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Sesame and Saatchi – two contemporary Korean art exhibitions

by Philip Gowman on 9 July, 2009

in Bahk Seon-gi, Cho Hoon, Choi Tae-hoon, Choo Jong-wan, Han Ki-chang, Han, Debbie, Jang Seong-hyo, Kang Hyung-koo, Kim Seung-wook, Kim, Luca Sangjun, Koh Sang-woo, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Hyung-koo, Lee Rim, Lee Yong-baek, Park Seungmo, Phillips de Pury, Sesame, Song, Gee, Yi Hwan-kwon

The first hanging of the Moon Generation exhibition, for all the fanfares which went with it, was disappointing. Single works by different artists can work in a room together – Christie’s showed us how with their recent photography sale – but the Moon Generation curator’s first shot at doing so failed. In part, this was [...]

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Guerrilla artists take on the establishment

30 June 2009 Back Seung-woo
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In the north-east extremities of the City, on the fringes of bohemian Hoxton, is I-MYU, a small gallery on the first floor of a shared block. You need to ring the doorbell to gain admittance. Since its opening nearly two years ago, I-MYU has been championing the cause of Korean artists. Im Jeongae and Yu [...]

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London salerooms get Korean bug

24 June 2009 Christie's
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Two of London’s main art dealers and auction houses are majoring in Korean art at the moment. Phillips de Pury, tucked in behind the old Army & Navy store in Victoria, has an exhibition and sale of major contemporary artists which it hopes will become an annual event, while Christie’s is preparing for an auction [...]

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