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| Gallery Hyundai | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gallery Hyundai |
| Established | 1970 |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Type | Commercial art gallery |
Gallery Hyundai Gallery Hyundai is a contemporary art gallery founded in Seoul in 1970 that played a central role in the development of modern and contemporary art in South Korea. The gallery has interacted with major institutions such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, the Gwangju Biennale, the Seoul Museum of Art, and the Korean Cultural Service while exhibiting artists linked to movements represented at the Venice Biennale and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It has served collectors, critics, curators, and museums including the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, the MMCA, and international fairs like Art Basel and Frieze Art Fair.
Gallery Hyundai was established in 1970 during a period of rapid change in Seoul and the broader Republic of Korea. In the 1970s and 1980s the gallery exhibited artists associated with the Dansaekhwa movement and worked alongside institutions such as the National Museum of Korea and the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service to promote Korean modernism. During the 1990s, the gallery expanded programming in tandem with events like the Gwangju Biennale and collaborations with the Asia Society and Tate Modern through exchanges and loans. In the 2000s and 2010s Gallery Hyundai engaged with global markets via participation in Art Basel Hong Kong, the Armory Show, and partnerships with museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the British Museum for touring exhibitions. The gallery’s history intersects with collectors such as Suh Kyung-ok and foundations like the Korean Art Foundation.
Originally located in central Jung District, Seoul, the gallery later moved to spaces in neighborhoods associated with contemporary culture, including Samcheong-dong and Pyeongchang-dong, positioning itself near institutions such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (Seoul), the Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, and the Seoul Arts Center. Its facilities have included white-cube exhibition rooms, project spaces for installations, and viewing rooms designed for sculpture, video, and performance works. The gallery’s spaces have accommodated large-scale works by artists represented at the Venice Biennale and site-specific commissions related to municipal programs run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration.
Gallery Hyundai has mounted solo exhibitions, group shows, and historical surveys featuring works by artists active in movements documented by the Gwangju Biennale, the Asia-Pacific Triennial, and retrospective installations akin to exhibitions at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. The gallery has shown paintings, prints, sculptures, installations, and new media by artists whose works entered collections at institutions such as the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exhibition topics have ranged from explorations of Dansaekhwa aesthetics to contemporary practices resonant with themes in shows at the Tate Modern and Centre Pompidou. The gallery has organized catalogued exhibitions and collaborated with curators from the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the Busan Biennale.
The gallery represents and has represented a roster of artists who have participated in international exhibitions including the Venice Biennale and the São Paulo Art Biennial. Its affiliations span generations connected to figures exhibited at institutions like the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea and collections of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. Artists associated with the gallery have also been part of group projects at the Asia Society and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The gallery’s program has included painters, sculptors, installation artists, and multimedia practitioners who worked in dialogue with peers showcased at the Whitney Biennial and the Documenta.
Gallery Hyundai has hosted artist talks, openings, panel discussions, and educational programs in collaboration with organizations such as the Korean Cultural Service New York, the British Council Korea, and university art departments at Seoul National University and Yonsei University. The gallery has participated in international art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze Art Fair, and FIAC, and has mounted special projects and collaborations with museums like the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Modern. Residency and exchange initiatives have linked the gallery to programs run by the Asia Culture Center and the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation.
Critics from publications associated with institutions such as the Korean Art Critics Association, international journals, and reviewers linked to the Times Literary Supplement and the New York Times have noted the gallery’s role in promoting artists to major exhibitions like the Venice Biennale and fairs such as Art Basel Hong Kong. Its influence is cited in studies of postwar Korean art histories curated by scholars affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, the British Museum, and university programs at Cornell University and Columbia University. The gallery’s legacy is visible in collections at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, and private collections formed by patrons like Suh Kyung-ok.
Category:Art galleries in South Korea