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Korea Herald
03-04-2025
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Gallery Hyundai's 55 years of history on view
As Korea's leading commercial art space, Gallery Hyundai's 55th anniversary exhibition reflects on its history through the works of artists it has represented over the decades Behind the Korean art scene's growth are pioneering galleries that supported artists and consistently served collectors -- and one of those is Gallery Hyundai, founded in Seoul's Insa-dong neighborhood 55 years ago. The leading gallery is now located in Samcheong-dong, led by Do Hyung-teh, president of the gallery and son of the founder, Park Myung-ja. Marking its 55th anniversary, the gallery opened the exhibition '55 Years: A Legacy of Modern & Contemporary Korean Art,' which looks back on the history of the commercial gallery and its artists. When the gallery was founded on April 4, 1970, as Hyundai Hwarang, the Korean art market was still developing, and the gallery played a major role in cultivating and supporting talented Korean contemporary artists. "Through this exhibition, the gallery invites visitors to explore the past, present and future of Gallery Hyundai and Korean modern and contemporary art," the gallery noted on the exhibition. The first section of the exhibition brings together artists who had a special relationship with the gallery, dating back to its founding by Park in the 1970s through the 1990s. The artists include Park Soo-keun, Chang Uc-chin and Lee Jung-seob who are widely regarded as masters of Korean art, known for paintings that portray family life and evoke Korean sensibilities. Two other masters -- Kim Whan-ki and Yoo Young-kuk -- whose popular works have led the Korean art market, are presented in the show as pioneers in the history of Korean contemporary abstract art. Under Do's leadership, the gallery has worked to raise the profile of Korean experimental artists such as Quac In-sik, Sung Neung-kyung, Lee Kun-yong and Lee Seung-taek. Their works were shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York last year at the exhibition titled 'Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s.' Among the artists whose works are on display at the exhibition is Paik Nam-june, who also had a special relationship with the gallery under Park's leadership. Famously, Paik performed at the gallery in 1990 in tribute to his long-time friend and German artist Joseph Beuys, who died in 1986. Paik later had two solo exhibitions at the gallery in 1992 and 1995. Another artist, Shin Sung-hy -- whose 'sewn-canvas' series was highlighted at the Venice Biennale last year in a solo collateral exhibition -- is also part of the exhibition. A total of 36 artists and 180 of their works will be on view starting Tuesday. Due to its proximity to the Constitutional Court, the gallery will be closed this Friday and Saturday as security measures intensify ahead of the impeachment ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Korea Herald
05-02-2025
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- Korea Herald
Experimental paint artist Shin Sung-hy's works unveiled at Gallery Hyundai
Shin's 10th exhibition at Gallery Hyundai runs through March 16 Pushing the boundary of painting is what painter Shin Sung-hy pursued before passing away at the age of 61 in 2009. Gallery Hyundai has unveiled some of the artist's last works created before his death, which feature his distinctive techniques, such as tearing up thick cardboard. The exhibition 'Couturage, Nouage' marks the 10th exhibition of the artist's works at the gallery, celebrating more than 35 years working with the pioneering artist. 'The works the artist created just before his passing are bursting of his experimental spirit for painting,' said Kwon Young, a senior director at the gallery, on Tuesday. 'He strove to go beyond painting as a traditional art medium, yet, and this is what is unique about the artist, is that he never left the canvas as medium of painting.' Shin's last series made of knotted canvas -- also called 'Nouage' in French by the artist -- integrates surface and volume by gathering strips of colored canvas and tying them to a frame or other support structure. He painted, cut, tore and tied the canvases by hand as though reconstructing space and time through his act. Shin's art can be categorized into four distinct periods over a span of four decades – the hyperrealistic painting series 'Jute paintings,' the collaged paperwork series 'Collage,' the sewn-canvas series 'Couturage' and the knotted-canvas series 'Nouage.' The gallery -- also host of the solo exhibition of the artist in 1988 -- last year presented his works at the historic Palazzo Caboto in Venice from April to July, coinciding with the 2024 Venice Biennale. Shin, who moved to Paris in 1980, remained active there until his death in Seoul in 2009. The exhibition runs through March 16.
