A collection of must-see July exhibitions in Seoul

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《The 20th century design exhibition that fascinated us》, where you can meet the vintage furniture collections of world-famous design masters 2022.7.8 (Fri) - 8.21 (Sun)
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A total of seven design galleries that introduce their own collections based on their beliefs and philosophies are gathered in one place to convey the message that good design still has the power to be loved even after a long period of time. design'. In this exhibition, the world-class original design collection that contains the essence of modern design from the 1920s to the 1960s, the most dynamic period in design history, and heritage lighting and contemporary lighting brands meet and are harmoniously presented in two spaces, DDP Gallery Moon and Salimteo D-8. . A large number of 20th century collectible high-end design pieces are exhibited, and you can take a look at the beginning of the modern life prototype.
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[Participating Design Gallery]
-Mr Anderson @andersonc_design
-lemodulor @lemodulor_official
-Mittembauhaus @mitdembauhaus
-Alkov @alkov.kr
-Henry Beglin @galleryl993
-Aimvilla @aim_villa
-Mimihwa Collection @mimihwa_collection
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📍 DDP Gallery Moon & Salimteo 1F D-8 @ddp_seoul
✔️ 281 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.7.8 (Fri) - 8.21 (Sun)
✔️ Daily 10:00 - 20:00 (Open all year round)
✔️ FREE EXHIBITION, BOOK X
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《Olafer Eliasson: Inside the new blind spots》 2022.6.15 (Wed) - 7.30 (Sat)
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The solo exhibition of Olafur Eliasson, who has led the contemporary art world with phenomenal works that change our perception, will be held at the PKM Gallery. This is a solo exhibition held in Korea for the first time in 5 years since the exhibition at the PKM Gallery in 2017. In this exhibition, carefully selected works of images representing the world of his works, such as new sculptures, watercolor paintings, and large prints, will be unveiled.
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Along with works that show the starting point of the artist's work, such as the watercolor series based on the exploration of 'color phenomenon', which is Eliasson's main interest, and <Your Polyamory Area>, which transforms it into a field of colorful experiences due to the color shadows cast on the entire wall, In the basement of the annex, there is a special reading room where you can read 39 major publications of the artist, such as catalogs for solo exhibitions, artist books, project and workshop materials, and studio magazines, providing an opportunity to view the world of Eliasson's work.
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📍PKM Gallery @pkmgallery
✔️ 40, Samcheong-ro 7-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.15 (Wed) - 7.30 (Sat)
✔️ 10:00 - 18:00 (last entry 17:30)
✔️ Closed every Sunday and Monday
✔️ Admission fee 5,000 won
✔️ Book X
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《2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Award》, where you can meet the works of 30 world craft artists in one place, 2022.7.1(Fri) - 7.31(Sun)
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The '2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Award', an annual event organized by the Loewe Foundation to celebrate the excellence, artistry and originality of modern crafts, will be held at the Seoul Craft Museum for the month of July. Among the 3,100 works submitted by artists from 116 countries and regions, 30 finalists selected by an expert panel will be presented. You can see works from leather, basketry, glass, metal, jewelry and lacquer, covering a variety of craft fields. @_chong_bang_
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📍Seoul Craft Museum Exhibition Building 1, 1st floor @seoulmuseumofcraftart
✔️ 4, Yulgok-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.07.01.(Fri) - 2022.07.31.(Sun)
✔️ 11:00 - 21:00
✔️ Closed on Mondays
✔️ Free admission, reservation X
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A feast of crafts in an unfamiliar space 《Craft, Defamiliarization》 2022.6.24 (Fri) - 8.28 (Sun)
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This exhibition, held at Avenuel Art Hall, is a place where each of us can enjoy a time of their own thinking in an unfamiliar space with a surreal atmosphere, by making unfamiliar craft works that have felt familiar due to the automation of perception. The title-worthy 'stranger' atmosphere provides audiences with a fresh synesthetic experience, from artisans who use traditional techniques to those who complete crafts in a modern way. We present our work.
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[Participating Author]
Seok-Geun Kang, Dong-Wan Kim, Dong-Hae Kim, Hee-Soo Seo, Su-Oh, Kyung-Kyun Shin, Hyeon-Min Wang, Jeong-Hee Yoon, Jeong-Mu Lee, Hye-Mi Lee, Ji-Woon Yang, Oh Ma, Su-Kyung Su-Kyung, Jae-Na Jeong, Yoo-Jeong Huh
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📍 Avenuel Art Hall @lottegallery_official
✔️ 6th floor, Lotte Department Store Jamsil Branch, 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.24 (Fri) - 8.28 (Sun)
✔️ Daily 10:30 - 19:00 (Closed when department stores are closed)
✔️ Free admission, reservation X
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Marie Claire Photo Exhibition, Beyond Fashion, which captures the emotions of 22 photographers beyond fashion, 2022.6.16 (Thu) - 8.9 (Tue)
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'Marie Claire: Beyond Fashion' is a photo exhibition presented ahead of the 30th anniversary of Marie Claire Korea. This is the second exhibition of 'Sinsa House', which has been transformed from an old villa on Garosu-gil to an exhibition hall, which is about to be demolished. 22 photographers collaborating with magazines, who are currently attracting attention both at home and abroad, gather to present their personal works that have been captured from their own perspectives outside of commercial photography. It is presented. You can meet the fresh senses and styles of photographers who communicate with the contemporary under the theme of values beyond fashion.
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[Participating Author]
Kwak Ki-gon, Kim Seon-hye, Kim Shin-ae, Kim Young-jun, Kim Je-won, Kim Hyung-sik, Kim Hee-jun, Mok Jeong-wook, Min Hyeon-woo, Park Bae, Park Jong-ha, Park Hyeon-goo, Shinseon-hye, Ahn Sang-mi, Ahn Ji-seop, Yoon Song-i, Yoon Ji-yong, Lee Jun-kyung, Cho Nam-ryong, Chae Dae-han, Pyo Pyo-sik, Han Hong-il
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📍Sinsahouse @sinsahouse
✔️ 27, Gangnam-daero 162-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.16 (Thu) - 8.9 (Tue)
✔️ 11:00 - 18:00 (last entry 17:00)
✔️ Closed every Monday
✔️ Naver advance reservation system
✔️ Free admission
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"A dining experience that makes your day special" - Cafe & Bar OnTheWhole's first exhibition "Pavlova"
Located in Yongsan, Lofa Seoul, a select shop, introduces unique vintage products brought from overseas, imported living products, and collections from domestic designers and artisans under the subtitle 'Where Time and Material Meet'. In the newly renovated 5th-floor showroom, the 'two way ego’ exhibition, which features artists and designers working in crafts such as metal and ceramics, will be held for the month of July. On the floor below, 'OnTheWhole', a new type of cafe & bar, has been launched where the exhibition experience of introducing and experiencing the artists' objects more closely is researched. Starting with the question, "Can a dining experience make your day special?", two reinterpreted menus of the dessert Pavlova, developed exclusively for one person, and a special tasting note are provided.

🍨🌽[BROWN PAVLOVA]
Ginger ice cream, cookie crumble, meringue, burrata cheese, pistachio, corn husk, whiskey syrup

*Pre-opening event until 7.31
- A free cup of coffee with SNS share
- Brown Pavlova 17,000 -> 13,000 discount

📍Lofa Seoul & OnTheWhole @lofa_seoul @onthewhole_
✔️ 4, 5F, 10-11 Hangang-daero 7-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
✔️ 11:00 - 19:00 (Last order 18:30)
✔️ Closed every Monday, Tuesday

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Seosomun Holy Land History Museum Special Exhibition 《PEACE for CHILD: Pray for Peace for Children in War》 June 12, 2022 (Sun) - August 28 (Sun)
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Children's Day, the Seosomun Holy Land History Museum is holding a special exhibition 'PEACE for CHILD: A Prayer of Peace for Children in War'. This exhibition introduces about 80 works by 14 artists who deal with the three themes of war, human rights, and children in various genres, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, object, and installation.
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Nam-shin Kwak, Yu-sun Kim, Joo-yeon Kim, Mun, Mi-hwa Park, Young-kyun Park, Yong-sun Seo, Jong-jun Son, Young-seon Lim, Jeong-joo Jeong, Su-jin Choi, Tae-beom Ha, Jin-su Han, Bo-ri Heo
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📍Seosomun Holy Land History Museum
✔️ 5, Chilpae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.12 - 8.28
✔️ 9:30 - 17:30
✔️ Closed every Monday
✔️ Free admission, reservation X
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A space of the past, present and future presented with vintage furniture 《Three Rooms》 2022.7.1(Fri) - 8.31(Wed)
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'Three Rooms' is an exhibition designed to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of Kinfolk's bankruptcy opening and the launch of the slow beauty brand 'Kinfolk Notes'. In this exhibition, spaces for people in their 20s, 30s, 40s and older are decorated and presented with works and styles that represent yesterday, today, and tomorrow. A reproduction of the dormitory room at Anthony University outside Paris, designed by Prouvé in 1955, a studio in their 30s that Virgil Abloh wanted to inspire the youth of 2019 to the future in 2035, a studio of a 33-year-old artist World-class mid-century modern vintage colleté Through the stories of designers, architects, collectors and gallerists such as Virgil Abloh, Jean Prouvet, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, Isamu Noguchi, Serge Moui, and Huh Myeong-wook, from the setting of the suite of a collector in their 40s, which highlighted the tastes of three people. You can experience the most universal kinfolk value that can be obtained from different times and spaces.
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Only those who pass the performance evaluation in the mission program included in the exhibition will receive a voucher worth KRW 10,000 that can be used to purchase 'Tartine Bakery' or 'Kinpok Notes' beauty products. (Hint provided when asking for help)
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📍 kinfolkdosan @kinfolkdosan
✔️ 2nd floor, 24, Eonju-ro 168-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022. 7. 1 (Fri) - 8. 31 (Wed)
✔️ Weekdays 13:00 - 18:00 / Weekends 11:00 - 17:00
✔️ Admission fee 15,000 won
✔️ Naver Reservation
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Tom Sachs : Boombox Retrospective 《Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective》 2022.6.22(Wed) - 9.11(Sun)
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A solo exhibition of the constantly innovative and subversive sculptor, Tom Sachs, is held simultaneously in three locations in Seoul.
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'Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective', held at 'Hive Insights', a museum operated by Hive, is reborn with Tom Sachs' unique bricolage technique, which is a 'Boombox' that the artist has developed over the past 20 years. ' We present a total of 13 points from the initial series to the latest works.

[100% advance reservation system, one time every Thursday and Sunday at 7 PM]
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[Art Sonje Center] 'Space Program' 6.22 - 8.7
[Hive Insight] 'Boombox Retrospective' 6.22 - 9.11
[Thadeus Ropac Seoul] 'Rocket Factory Painting'. 6.25 - 8.20
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📍HYBE INSIGHT @hybeinsight_official
✔️ B1, 2F, 42 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.22 (Wed) - 9.11 (Sun)
✔️ 100% advance reservation system (reservation can be made in HYBE INSIGHT web/app [Reservation for visit> Reservation for special exhibition])
✔️ Tours: Every Thursday, Sunday / 19:00
✔️ Hours: 19:00 - 21:00
✔️ Admission fee: 12,000 won⠀
✔️ Filming is only possible with mobile phones.
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Daniel Richter, Germany's leading contemporary artist, solo exhibition 《My Lunatic Neighbar》 2022.6.23(Thu) - 9.28(Wed)
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A solo exhibition of Daniel Richter, one of Germany's leading painters, will be held at Space K, located in Magok, Seoul. The title of the exhibition, 'My Lunatic Neighbar', contains the artist's unique free thoughts and expressions, who do not follow set rules by intentionally changing the spelling of Neighbor. This exhibition is an opportunity to see the world of Daniel Richter's work of the past 20 years, which is inspired by social phenomena surrounding us, such as social issues and media images, and synthesized into paintings in 2000, when the artist's figure painting begins. 25 major works of art from the beginning to the present that cross between form and abstraction are presented.
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✔️ Space K Seoul @spacek_korea
✔️ 32, Magokjungang 8-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.23 (Thu) - 9.28 (Wed)
✔️ 10:00 - 18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
✔️ Adult 8,000 won | 5,000 won for children
✔️ Book X
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“Moon exploration was the greatest art project of the 20th century.” - Tom Sachs ⟪Tom Sachs Space Program: Indoctrination⟫ 2022.6.22 (Wed) - 8.7 (Sun)
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This exhibition at Artsonje is Tom Sachs' first solo exhibition in Korea, and it is the fifth exhibition of 'Space Program' that he has been conducting since 2007. In Exhibition Room 1, the bricolage version of the Saturn V Moon Rocket of the Apollo program and the 'special effects (special effects) ( Special Effects)' works and sculptures are exhibited. At the 'Indoctrination Center' in Exhibition Room 2, visitors take part in an expedition, learn the doctrines and rituals of the Tom Sachs Studio, and test whether they have acquired the knowledge necessary to be recognized as a new member of Tom Sachs' Space Program. If you do not pass the exam, you will be given a chance to retake the exam by watching various essential viewing videos at the 'Re-education Center' in the Art Hall of the Artsonje Center.
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[Artist talk will be held on June 26th at 3pm]
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🎬 Special screening program
• Screened works: <Space Program> | 66min
• Screening Date: Every Wednesday 19:00
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✉️ ID card issuance
• 10 people on a first-come, first-served basis for each session
• Issuance fee: 10,000 won (Payable on-site by cash or bank transfer)
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[Art Sonje Center] 'Space Program' 6.22 - 8.7
[Hive Insight] 'Boombox Retrospective' 6.22 - 9.11
[Thadeus Ropac Seoul] 'Rocket Factory Painting'. 6.25 - 8.20
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📍Artsonje Center @artsonje_center
✔️ 87, Yulgok-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.22 (Wed) - 8.7 (Sun)
✔️ 12:00 - 19:00 (extended until 21:00 on Wednesdays)
✔️ Closed every Monday
✔️ Naver Reservation
✔️ Admission 10,000 won
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🚀Tom Sachs : Rocket Factory Paintings 2022.6.25 (Sat) - 8.20 (Sat)
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The 'Rocket Factory Painting' exhibition held at Thadeusropak is one of the projects that Tom Sachs has been paying close attention to, and it is the first exhibition that focuses on the NFT project Rocket Factory. More than 150,000 rocket combinations can be created from rocket parts engraved with 30 brands such as Chanel, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, and Apple that are accepted worldwide, and the community can present 1,000 NFT rockets combined with their own choice . The artist presents a new approach to creating a virtual rocket as a physical sculpture and further reinventing it as a painting, unlike the method that many platforms distributing NFTs use to digitally replace physical works of art. In this exhibition, 14 paintings created by selecting 14 of rocket parts and rocket NFTs that assembled them are presented.
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The NFT rocket is built at Tom Sachs Studios in the south of Manhattan, New York from a real-world model rocket that perfectly matches the digital NFT, and after launch, the recovered rocket is sent to the owner of the NFT artwork.
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[Art Sonje Center] 'Space Program' 6.22 - 8.7
[Hive Insight] 'Boombox Retrospective' 6.22 - 9.11
[Thadeus Ropac Seoul] 'Rocket Factory Painting'. 6.25 - 8.20
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📍Thaddeus Ropacseoul @thaddeusropacseoul
✔️ 2nd floor, 122-1, Dokseodang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.25 (Sat) - 8.20 (Sat)
✔️ 10:00 - 18:00
✔️ Closed every Sunday and Monday
✔️ Free admission, reservation X
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Photo exhibition <Magic Shot> held at The Hyundai Seoul, 2022.6.17(Fri) - 9.25(Sun)
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This is a photo exhibition, Magic Shot, where you can see the works of 48 contemporary fashion photographers who blur the boundaries between commerce and art in one place. This exhibition will be held in Seoul this year, following Hong Kong in 2019, Shanghai in 2020, and Changsha in 2021, through the same artist and composition as the 'Magic Shot Exhibition' as a tour of FEP, a non-profit independent organization founded in Minneapolis, USA in 2003. . The exhibition space is divided into four sections: fantasy, beauty, daily life, and surrealism, featuring over 100 photos and videos of newly emerged young artists, including works by Peter Lindbergh, Paulo Roversi, and Nick Knight, who are called the world's three greatest fashion photography masters. Each section has a photo zone with motifs from the works.
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📍 The Hyundai Seoul ALT.1 @thehyundai_seoul
✔️ 6th floor, 108 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
✔️ 2022.6.17 (Fri) - 9.25 (Sun)
✔️ Weekdays (Mon-Thu) 10:30 – 20:00 (last admission 19:00)
✔️ Weekends (Fri-Sun) 10:30 – 20:30 (last admission 19:30)
✔️ Adults 18,000 won I Youth 14,000 won
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Newly opened complex cultural space in Huam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Comfort Seoul Special Exhibition 2022.6.25 (Sat) - 8.24 (Wed)
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On the 26th of last month, Comfort Seoul, a 'culture platform for new inspiration', opened on Sowol-gil, Namsan, Huam-dong. Its unique exterior catches the eye and consists of a concept store, exhibition space, and rooftop cafe on the 4th floor. The store on the first floor displays clothing, accessories, and living accessories composed of a selection of domestic and foreign brands, and the 'COMFORT UNIVERSE' special exhibition is being held in the ground-by-comfort exhibition hall on the second floor, where you can feel the world view of Comfort in various senses.
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✨Special exhibition _ COMFORT UNIVERSE
@groundby.comfort
2022.6.25. - 8.24. (Book X)
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📍Comfort Seoul @comfort.seoul
✔️ 45 Dutubbawi-ro 60-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
✔️ Comfort Store & Exhibition 11:00 - 20:00
✔️ Cafe Comfort 11:00 - 23:00
✔️ Closed every Monday
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