2012 Park Young-Geun Exhibition
“Insa-dong is the best brand in Korea with 600 years of history” Chairman Yoon Yong-cheol of the Insa Traditional Culture Preservation Committee said, “Insa-dong is the best brand in Korea with 600 years of history,” and is leading the way in ‘saving Insa-dong. ’ Galleries have come together again for Insa-dong, where the beauty of ‘culture and art’ flows. The Insa Art Festival, an ‘Insa-dong festival,’ will be revived and the 5th Insa Art Festival will be held from the 7th to the 13th. Chairman Yoon said, “Insa-dong, the center of art and culture, is a living history museum in the heart of Seoul and a mecca of modern art,” and “We will actively promote Insa-dong galleries, which are lined with member galleries of the Korean Gallery Association […]
2010 Jaehyo Lee Exhibition
The major galleries of Insa-dong, the 'Mecca of Art' where traditional and modern art coexist, have come together. 14 galleries in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, will hold the '2010 Insa Art Festival (INSAF)' from the 1st to the 7th of next month. Meanwhile, this year's Insa Art Festival has also prepared a special exhibition called 'Good Choice, Future Artist Exhibition' with the purpose of introducing the protagonists who will lead the future of Korean modern art. The special exhibition will feature 125 works by 117 graduate and college student artists, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, media, and installations. Insa Art Festival Steering Committee Chairman Yoon Yong-cheol said, "This year, along with thematic exhibitions at existing galleries, we will also introduce fresh young […]
2009 Youngnam Cho Exhibition
“Pop Art? It is both no art and all art.” [Why Pop Art] Pop artist Jo Young-nam transforms play culture such as Hwa-tu and Trump into works of art… Invited to the Insa Art Festival Jo Young-nam is a singer. The general perception of him is like that, and his official occupation is also listed as a singer. However, few people know that his becoming a singer, and a popular singer at that, is extremely ‘pop art-like.’ And he started art before his 40-year career in music, and has continued to pursue both music and art to this day, and has been praised by critics […]
2009 Salvador Dali Exhibition
Meet Don Quixote through Art Dali's work created by firing a matchlock gun on a slab of stone maximizes the superhuman image of Don Quixote An exhibition of Don Quixote prints by Spanish master Salvador Dali will be held at the Yoon Gallery in Insa-dong from the 22nd to the 28th. The exhibition was planned to commemorate World Book Day (April 23rd), designated by UNESCO to commemorate the deaths of the world-renowned British author William Shakespeare and the representative Spanish novelist Cervantes, and 25 lithographs by Dali based on the content of Cervantes' masterpiece, Don Quixote, will be exhibited. 'Don Quixote' is […]
2008 Park Young-Geun Exhibition
'Insa-dong Art Festival', 'Between Beauty and Ugliness' as the theme... 17 galleries from the 7th to the 18th Galleries Galleries and painters "Stop the transformation of the entertainment district and become a cultural center" The 'Insa Art Festival', which has become Insa-dong's representative art festival, will be held from July 7th to the 18th at 17 Insa-dong galleries with the theme 'Between Beauty and Ugliness'. The Insa Art Festival, which broke ground last year, has become a representative event that preserves Insa-dong's original culture, and was successfully held with the participation of 12 galleries and 21 artists in the Insa-dong area. This year, 17 […]
2006 3-person, 3-color multi-hwa exhibition
The fragrant scent of tea captured on canvas… Yoon Gallery’s ‘3-person, 3-color colorful tea ceremony exhibition’ exhibiting works by Song Yeong-bang, Lee Seong-ju, and Monk Suan The number of tea lovers in Korea has exceeded 5 million. The number has been increasing rapidly recently. Even without the help of alcohol, if you talk about tea with someone you just met, the awkwardness will disappear quickly. Many families set up a makeshift tea room in the living room and use it as a place for family conversation. By setting up a separate tea room in the house, you can deepen the human interaction with invited guests […]
2006 Artist Hanwoo Lee Exhibition
“The land we live on is art itself” Artist Lee Han-woo opens ‘50-year retrospective of painting’ “What I really want to do is to properly paint this land and leave it behind.” Artist Lee Han-woo (78, pictured) has enjoyed painting ‘our beautiful rivers and mountains’ with colors close to the five cardinal colors and unique and simplified objects. From the 20th to the 29th, he will be holding three exhibitions: ‘Our Beautiful Rivers and Mountains Exhibition’ at Hangaram Art Museum of Seoul Arts Center and Gallery Me in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and ‘A Small Feast in Spring Exhibition’ at Yoon Gallery in Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. […]
2005 Sculptor Tattoo 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Meet the works of the 'Master of Korean Abstract Sculpture' A total of 22 bronze sculptures of tattoo props by world-renowned sculptor Moon Shin (1923-1995) are gathered in one place. Yoon Gallery in Gwanhun-dong, Seoul, which has held special exhibitions such as the posthumous works of Goam Lee Ungno and the exhibition of six great oriental painters, held the 'Feast of Tattoo Props' on the 22nd. The props include the artist's famous ant series, protozoa, and abstract shapes such as love and harmony. In particular, this is the first time that all 22 bronze sculptures of tattoo props are exhibited in one place, and most of them […]
2004 Artist Kim Heung-soo’s solo exhibition
Artists Kim Heung-soo and Lee Dal-joo, '40-year reunion' & Artist Kim Heung-soo overcomes illness and holds solo exhibition at Gana Art Yoon Gallery & Artist Kim Heung-soo presents 18 works in 5 years "My senses have come alive" "I feel like I met my old best friend after 40 years, so I am overwhelmed with emotion. When I work on a piece, if I don't like it, I would crush it and draw on top of it, and repeat this process countless times. The day my friend died […]
2004 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Artist Park Young-seon
A rare 10th anniversary memorial exhibition of Park Young-sun (1910-1994), a senior artist known as a nude artist. Born in Pyongyang, Park Young-sun’s nudes evoke the urge to touch the woman’s milky skin, which is so sweet. The women’s statues, or the naked women lying on sofas or beds, painted with lyrical brushstrokes, look like young Korean women. However, as art critic Lee Gu-yeol points out, the side faces are mostly pretty, with a slender appearance and a straight nose, like Western women, who are his ideal type of beauty. […]