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Yun Hyong-keun’s blue-and-umber world unfolds in Seoul retrospective

Thirty paintings spanning four decades reveal the late monochrome master’s evolving artistic vision at PKM Gallery and his newly opened Seogyo-dong home.

2026.8.27

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Reconstructing a legacy: Park Seobo Museum delves into what late painter left behind

The first exhibition at the Park Seobo Museum pairs the late artist Park Seo-bo's works with those of Vietnamese French painter Huong Dodinh.

2026.8.25

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Art collectors and buyers are seen at a Christie's auction on Korean dansaekhwa artist Kim Whan-ki's works at a venue in Hong Kong in 2019. [JOONGANG ILBO]

현대미술계 휩쓴 한국 단색화 성공신화, 계속되는 서사 논쟁

Most everyone has heard of dansaekhwa, the Korean monochrome style of painting which has set sale records at global auctions. But its global rise raises a larger question: Why did this particular genre become the face of Korean art? And what's next?

2026.5.29

'Dansaekhwa' has taken over the modern art world. But the story of how that happened is up for debate.

2026.5.26

Chung Sang-hwa works in his studio in Yeoju, Gyeonggi, in 2023. [GALLERY HYUNDAI]

Chung Sang-hwa, monochrome painting pioneer, dies at 94

Chung Sang-hwa, a pioneering figure in Korea’s Dansaekhwa, or monochrome painting, died on Wednesday. He was 94.

2026.1.28

Ha Chong-hyun poses alongside his 'Conjunction' paintings at the Art Sonje Center in central Seoul on Feb. 13. [ART SONJE CENTER]

Ha Chong-hyun retrospective showcases evolution of artist's styles, colors and shapes

The transformation of artist Ha Chong-hyun's works, particularly amid the socially tumultuous period between 1959 and 1975, is reflected in the Art Sonje Center’s latest exhibition, “Ha Chong-Hyun 5975.”

2025.2.24

Dansaekhwa master Park Seo-bo stands with one of his works from the “late-ecriture period,” in 2021 at Kukje Gallery in central Seoul. [MOON SO-YOUNG]

[THINK ENGLISH] 박서보, 한국 미술계에 절대적 영향력 끼친 인물로 기억속에 남다

Park Seo-bo, who led the movement of dansaekhwa, or Korean monochrome painting, as one of the most influential 20th-century Korean artists, died Saturday morning. He was 91.

2023.10.26

Park Seo-bo remembered for influence on Korean art scene

Park Seo-bo, who led the movement of dansaekhwa, or Korean monochrome painting, as one of the most influential 20th-century Korean artists, died Saturday morning. He was 91.

2023.10.15

Park Seo-bo, 91-year-old master of the Korean abstract art scene, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for his upcoming eponymous museum at the JW Marriott Jeju Resort and Spa in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on March 14, 2023. [GIZI FOUNDATION]

Renowned dansaekhwa artist Park Seo-bo dies at 91

Park Seo-bo, one of Korea’s most renowned masters of dansaekhwa (Korean monochrome painting), died Saturday morning, according to a Chosun Ilbo exclusive. He was 91.

2023.10.14

Park Seo-bo, 92-year-old master of the Korean abstract art scene, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for his upcoming museum at the JW Marriott Jeju Resort and Spa in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Tuesday. [GIZI FOUNDATION]

Dansaekhwa master Park Seo-bo to achieve goal of building museum

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island – Park Seo-bo, the 91-year-old master of dansaekhwa, or Korean monochrome painting, surprised his fans last month by announcing on his Instagram that he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He wrote it's "not a big deal" and said...

2023.3.19