As I pile up my work and mash it into canvas, I feel transported to a chance encounter—a fateful moment suspended within the canvas. I approach art not as a methodical process, but as a series of intuitive accidents. Each mark becomes a trace of something unplanned, yet somehow inevitable.

OBJECTHOOD

Still Table

THEO

Summer Drop

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K250723

Behind a  trellis full of blooming flowers a peeping face appears, with two blue eyes, and, two braids hang on the other side of the wooden trellis. seeking connection, but also shy, the girl is looking at the viewer as if seeking recognition. The flower hides her face, no need to see her, she wants to see and not be seen, but her braids tell a different story about her playfulness. like a climbing plant she wants to reach beyond and look for a human connection. 

Artemin Gallery

Soft Spot

This limited edition by Philippe Parreno is a unique object consisting of a custom-made plexiglass box, a special, clothbound edition of the Revue and its accompanying booklet and a double-sided print of Parreno’s Iceman (2020), 2023, in two stages.

Cahiers d'Art

Philippe Parreno, Limited edition including original artwork

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Through both figurative and abstract interpretations, Seonggwang Yun (b.1999) invites us to confront our instincts and primal emotions. The air spray and physical brushstrokes of the monsters in his works aggrandize their expressions and visualize the tension between the suppression and release of emotions. For Yun, the monsters embody the suppression of emotions and function as a medium to project the viewer's memories and emotions. Going beyond language, the artist focuses on non-verbal communication such as facial expressions and gestures. The clothes worn by the monsters actively reflect the artist's taste as demonstrated by the various hats. These devices conceal their faces while reinforcing their presence—condensing mechanisms of modern culture.


ROY GALLERY

I'm Crazy, at Sunset

Jack Kabangu (b.1996, Zambia) is a Copenhagen-based self-taught contemporary artist whose practice fuses the rhythms of urban culture with the layered identity of the African diaspora. His paintings are charged with bold color contrasts, tactile textures, and recurring mask-like faces that recall both tribal iconography and contemporary street culture. Drawing inspiration from graffiti, hip-hop, and personal memory, Kabangu stages the dualities of joy and pain, beauty and ugliness, light and darkness in a raw yet poetic manner. Using brushes, fingers, and scrapers, he leaves visceral traces that infuse his canvases with immediacy, evoking echoes of Jean-Michel Basquiat while forging a distinct visual language of his own. Rapidly gaining international recognition through exhibitions across Europe, Asia, and the U.S., Kabangu is emerging as one of the most compelling voices reimagining identity and expression in today’s global art scene.

Dark face painting (Untitled water boy)

Passionate about prints, Lee Ufan had, for many years, the desire to succeed in creating an extremely long etching. He wanted to push horizontality to its limits. It was at Michael Woolworth’s studio that he was able to realize this dream. Confronting himself, with all his physical strength, to the hardness of the steel plates and the vastness of their length, he created two different works as two ways to explore an infinite trajectory. Together an artistic, physical and technical feat, these impressive etchings are the result of a very intense cooperation between the artist and the entire workshop team.

Untitled (II)

Luke Park creates a new beauty through the aesthetics of imperfection and minimal expression on an empty canvas. The artist, who majored in Business at Hongik University and received a master's degree in Arts and Cultural Management from the graduate institution, is claimed to have been interested in traditional Japanese culture for a long time. In particular, the Japanese dry garden culture, known as Zen Garden, influenced his current style of painting. Instead of incorporating incidental components in his works, he attempts to convey the meaning solely through the flow of brushstrokes. Exploring the true nature of life, the artist reveals via his works the necessary approach to life in our materialistic society. 

Artue - Korea

Equilibrium

Zelalem Merga, an Addis Ababa–based artist, transforms discarded materials into evocative portraits that explore the complexities of contemporary life. His practice reimagines the value of everyday objects, urging us to reflect on consumption, renewal, and the resilience of human creativity. Through this dialogue between nature and society, Zelalem’s work captures both the unease and the beauty of our times.

I know Love

오토니엘에게 꽃은 자연의 경이로움을 넘어 살아있음을 일깨우는 매개체입니다. 꽃의 의미와 상징을 반영해 세상을 새롭게 바라보는 통로로 삼는 그의 작업은 많은 이들의 공감과 사랑을 받아 왔습니다. 아투에서 만나는 “더 문 로즈(The Moon Rose)”는 2019년, 파리 루브르박물관이 영구 소장을 결정한 그의 회화 연작 〈루브르의 장미〉를 모티브로 해 그 의미를 더합니다. 순수하고 영원한 사랑, 그 꽃말처럼 자신의 정열을 만개하는 장미는 보름달 모양 거울에 담겨 서정적인 분위기를 자아냅니다.

For Jean-Michel Othoniel, flowers are not just natural wonders but also mediums awakening the essence of life. His work, which reflects the meanings and symbols of flowers, offers a fresh perspective on the world and has garnered widespread empathy and love. "The Moon Rose" at Artue is inspired by his series "La Rose du Louvre," a collection permanently housed at the Louvre Museum since 2019, adding depth to its significance. It captures the essence of pure and eternal love, symbolized by the rose in full bloom, set against the backdrop of a full-moon-shaped mirror, creating a poetic harmony.

The Moon Rose

Framing: Prints can be ordered float-mounted in oak-painted wood.

The Orbit of a Red Comet

Architecture is a practice of space and design—and also of sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and more; it is art in action and interaction, use and relation. Directed by an architect, “The Untitled Void” is a space intended for thought, inviting the formulation of new and living questions rather than the simple display of packaged conclusions.

The Untitled Void values collaborative process as a part of our curatorial approach. We are committed to showcasing artists and projects that trouble binaries and transcend the ego, boldly engaging the issues of our shared past, present, and future. We place no limits on genre or medium; we love to be surprised and challenged.

The Untitled Void

Facing Each Other #1

"Chess" encompasses all that is deeply contemplated.

아투(Artue)는 동시대 예술 현장의 역동성을 자양분으로 삼은 역량 있는 예술가들의 작품을 엄선하여 생동감 넘치는 미술의 본질을 세계에 알리는 데 헌신하고 있습니다. 예술가들을 위한 플랫폼 구축은 갤러리, 컬렉터 및 미술 애호가들을 연결해 지리적, 물리적 경계를 넘어선 총체적 경험을 제공하려는 아투의 핵심 미션과 연결됩니다. 아투를 통해 매력적인 미술의 세계를 발견하고 그 어디에서도 만날 수 없는 기회를 경험해 보시기 바랍니다. 

Artue is dedicated to bringing the vibrant essence of art to the world stage, presenting a curated selection of works by talented artists who embody dynamic contemporary scenes. By creating a platform for these artists, we foster connections among galleries, collectors, and art enthusiasts, offering an immersive experience that transcends geographical boundaries. Discover the captivating world of contemporary art through Artue and unlock unparalleled opportunities for growth, exposure, and success. Join us in celebrating the diverse and remarkable contributions of artists to the global art community.

Chess

The artwork is a collage that combines film images with abstract paper patterns. The artist is fascinated by the non-existent inner world and attempts to communicate the emotions of the unconscious. Black and dark colors are utilized to create a tranquil internal environment. The work's collage sculpture represents the artist's inner world's shape. The canvas is composed by organically arranging the fragments of the inner side, which change and disperse over time. This method's arrangement of unstructured and unrecognizable visual pieces symbolizes unconscious emotions. This completed piece is an invitation to her unreal inner universe, guiding her to a meaningless universe that changes every instant and increases the viewer's mental state.

Forest Series - frost forest

“I examine the existent uncertainty belying this world and aim to affirm this palpable instability of human nature and existence. My paintings express such sentiments through metaphors of the city, sky, universe, or even as a courtship of dancing peacock spiders. In other instances, they are drawn as straight lines and curves. Today‘s drawing become materials for the next—paving a path to follow. The moment I sense it, it exists as a backdrop, a guide. In the end, it is the measuring of the immeasurable, the longing for the unrevealable that remains true even if only for a moment. It is through this process that I present abstraction and attempt to expand the senses.” - Hyunmo Yang


Launched in 2022, ROY GALLERY currently operates four total exhibitions spaces located in the Apgujeong and Cheongdam neighborhoods of Seoul. Soon to open a new project space across from Dosan Park, the gallery seeks to solidify its position in the art world with an expansionistic and progressive mindset.  
ROY GALLERY actively engages with domestic and international artists through extensive research and exchange and embraces experimental genres through curatorial emphasis on creative exhibitions for collectors. As a new gallery, we develop programs that respectfully examine the core intrinsic values of artists and their works. By underscoring distinct and diverse projects, the gallery explores ways to appreciate art and creativity from its own unique perspective.

Flexible Forms 12.03

Hyuck Jin Oh (b.1997) is a rising Korean artist whose work delves into the emotional complexity of the human experience. His distinctive approach to mixed media combines different materials with traditional pigments, creating textured, layered compositions that convey the emotional depth and warmth of life’s spectrum. Oh's art explores themes of healing, transformation, and inner balance, reflecting both the turmoil and tranquility that shape the human condition. Through his work, he captures moments of emotional struggle while offering a sense of peace—emphasizing that even in times of hardship, there is potential for personal growth and renewal.

In addition to his fine art practice, Oh actively collaborates with the music and media industries, contributing his visual work to album covers, films, and dramas. This interdisciplinary approach expands his creative reach, deepening his exploration of emotional landscapes. His exhibition in Bangkok marked an important step in his growing international presence, further establishing his unique voice in the global art scene. Through his art, Oh invites viewers to reflect on their own emotional journeys, offering a message of hope and transformation—that by confronting and overcoming adversity, one can make positive memories shine even brighter.

"Objecthood" is a concept that emerged from minimalism, often translated as "objecthood" or "materiality." It aims to strip objects of unnecessary elements, focusing on the essence of the object and the inherent properties of the material, to present works that are non-imitative and non-representational.

Based in Busan, Objecthood Gallery seeks to introduce the artistic worlds of emerging domestic and international artists who understand and interpret this pure concept of objecthood. The gallery also serves as a new platform to offer moments of relaxation and leisure in our modern lives.


A dark but bright day

I work primarily with oil paint, applying it with intention but disrupting it before it sets. While the paint is still wet, I smear it with a towel—blurring, lifting, softening. In these gestures, I relinquish control and make space for chance. Sometimes the towel removes an image I thought I needed. Other times, it leaves behind a trace more evocative than anything I could have deliberately created. The smearing becomes a collaboration between my hand, the material, and the moment.

Eunju Kim attempts to sense light and capture it as a unit of particles and waves. After earning a bachelor's degree in Western painting at Chung-Ang University and a master's degree in the School of Fine Art at the graduate institution, she is exhibiting her works in various venues. The artist creates her own artistic universe by casting light and circular units over all objects. Focus on the shape of light projected onto the object rather than the object itself, and consider the origin of visible and invisible beings and include them in her works. 

Born in Ukraine in 1993, Katia Lifshin lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel. She studied art at Pima College in Tucson, Arizona, before continuing her practice independently, gradually shaping a distinctive visual language.

Philippe Parreno is a French Artist who rose to prominence in the 1990s, earning critical acclaim for his work that spans a diversity of media, including film, sculpture, drawing, and text. Parreno’s work redefined the exhibition experience by taking it as a medium, placing its construction at the heart of his process.
Parreno has exhibited extensively and has work in major institutions worldwide. His presentation at Cahiers d’Art inaugurates a year of major exhibitions and projects, including solo presentations at the Leeum Museum in Seoul, the Haus der Kunst in Munich, and an important project at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel.

Born in Hanover in 1964, Baumgarten studied at the “Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe” and the “École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris”, later receiving his MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1999. Since 2008, he has served as professor in the Department of Painting at Hongik University, establishing his practice in Seoul. His sustained artistic concern has been the hybridity of architecture and lived experience within urban neighborhoods. When he first visited Seoul in 1993, the dense vistas of red-brick and concrete houses climbing the hillsides struck him as at once unfamiliar and compelling. He has since focused on the hybrid landscapes born of the encounter between Western architectural order and Korean sensibilities of habitation, articulating them through his visual idiom.

Through both figurative and abstract interpretations, Seonggwang Yun (b.1999) invites us to confront our instincts and primal emotions. His “monsters” embody human repression and mirrors the viewer’s memories and psychological states through anguished or vacant gazes. 

Yun’s first solo exhibition was with ROY GALLERY (2025). He has further participated in group exhibitions at Lotte Gallery (2024) alongside famed contemporary artists in Mr. Doodle and Travis Fish. He has also exhibited actively at Postedit Gallery (2025), Space Fountain (2023). He continues to garner international attention through shows at Monat Gallery (Spain, 2023), Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery (Philippines, 2025) and Verygood Gallery (Philippines, 2025).


HUH, HU?, Solo Exhibition, ROY GALLERY, Seoul, South Korea


Jack Kabangu (b.1996, Zambian) is a Copenhagen-based self-taught contemporary artist whose practice fuses the rhythms of urban culture with the layered identity of the African diaspora. His paintings are charged with bold color contrasts, tactile textures, and recurring mask-like faces that recall both tribal iconography and contemporary street culture. Drawing inspiration from graffiti, hip-hop, and personal memory, Kabangu stages the dualities of joy and pain, beauty and ugliness, light and darkness in a raw yet poetic manner. Using brushes, fingers, and scrapers, he leaves visceral traces that infuse his canvases with immediacy, evoking echoes of Jean-Michel Basquiat while forging a distinct visual language of his own. Rapidly gaining international recognition through exhibitions across Europe, Asia, and the U.S., Kabangu is emerging as one of the most compelling voices reimagining identity and expression in today’s global art scene.

Lee Ufan is a South Korean artist and art critic born in 1936 in Haman-gun on the southern Korean peninsula, then part of the Japanese empire. He moved to Japan when he was 20 years old, and developed a practice anchored in an Eastern understanding of the nature of materials together with an appreciation of modern European phenomenology. In 2009, the Japanese government honored Lee by conferring the Order of the Rising Sun for “contributing to the development of contemporary art in Japan.” In 2010 the Lee Ufan Museum, designed by Tadao Ando, opened at Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan. Lee has had major exhibitions worldwide, including a retrospective at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 2011. In 2014, he was selected for the contemporary art program of the Palais de Versailles, and in 2019 the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC commissioned a site-specific installation for the museum’s plaza. Lee divides his time between Kamakura, Japan and Paris.

Ed. 6/10, 4AP, 3HC

Ed. 7/10, 4AP, 3HC

Equilibrium Mono Black

Zelalem Merga, a visionary artist hailing from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is known for his profound connection to emotions and the natural world. Born in 1989, he earned his BFA from Addis Ababa University Alle School of Fine Arts and Design (Graphics Department) in 2013, and currently resides in the vibrant Ethiopian capital.
Driven by passion and an unwavering commitment to innovation, Zelalem transforms discarded materials into mesmerizing works of art. His creative process is fueled by an innate desire to elevate the ordinary, encouraging viewers to reconsider the value of everyday objects and contemplate their own consumption habits.
In Zelalem's artwork, there is an underlying sense of disquiet, reflecting the complexities of the modern world in which we live. Through his masterful use of recycled materials, he constructs captivating portraits that challenge the status quo and leave a lasting impression on the art world. Each piece is a testament to the transformative power of art and the potential for renewal within ourselves and the world around us.
Zelalem Merga's work is not only an ode to the beauty and splendor of nature but also a celebration of human creativity and resilience. As an artist who truly embodies the essence of Artue's brand, we are honored to showcase his remarkable talent and share his unique perspective with our community of art enthusiasts.

장 미셸 오토니엘은 프랑스를 대표하는 현대미술가로서, 그의 예술 작품은 주로 설치미술, 사진, 조각 등 여러 매체를 통해 표현된다. 삶에서 이뤄지는 다양한 만남과 문화에서 끊임없는 영감을 받는 그는 80년대 후반부터 이를 자신의 개인적 경험과 결합해 왔다. 특히 주재료 유리를 이용한 독특한 작업 방식으로 유명한데, 다채로운 색상과 크기, 투명성, 반짝임 등을 활용해 인간 존재와 관념, 삶의 의미를 다룬다. 영롱한 그의 유리구슬은 수공 과정에서 생긴 일부 흠집들과 공존하며 깨지기 쉬운 유리의 본래 속성을 동시에 연상시킨다. 오토니엘은 이를 인간 삶과 연결해 현재를 살아가는 모든 이들이 상처와 고통을 극복하고 세상과 마주할 수 있는 희망을 전한다.

오토니엘은 1992년 제9회 카셀 도큐멘타 초대작가로 주목받았으며, 2000년 파리 지하철역 개통 100주년 기념 프로젝트로 세계적 명성을 얻었다. 최근인 2019년 루브르(Louvre)의 요청으로 작업한 회화 작업이 미술관에 영구 소장 되었고, 올해 문화 발전의 공로를 인정받아 프랑스 최고 영예인 레지옹 도뇌르 훈장을 수상했다. 한편 그의 작품은 미국 뉴욕 MoMA, 뉴욕 브루클린 미술관, 파리 퐁피두 센터, 파리시립 현대미술관, 까르띠에 현대미술재단, 이탈리아 베니스 페기 구겐하임 컬렉션, 서울 삼성미술관 리움 등에 소장되어 있다. 

Jean-Michel Othoniel, a prominent contemporary French artist, is renowned for his works spanning various mediums including installation, photography, and sculpture. Drawing continuous inspiration from diverse encounters and cultural experiences since the late 1980s, he blends these influences with his personal experiences. Othoniel is particularly acclaimed for his unique approach using glass as his primary material, employing a spectrum of colors, sizes, transparency, and shimmer to explore themes of human existence, concepts, and the essence of life. His luminous glass beads, coexisting with imperfections from the handcrafting process, reflect the fragile nature of glass, symbolizing hope for all to overcome life's challenges and pain.

Othoniel gained international recognition as an invited artist at the 9th Documenta in Kassel in 1992 and furthered his reputation with a major project commemorating the centenary of the Paris Metro in 2000. His recent achievements include permanent inclusion of his painting series by the Louvre in 2019 and receiving France's highest honor, the Légion d’honneur, for his contribution to cultural development. His works are housed in numerous renowned collections such as the Centre Pompidou, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, and the Louvre Museum Paris; Museum of Modern Art and New York Public Library, New York; Boghossian Foundation, Brussels; Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul; Budi Tek-Yuz Museum, Shanghai; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.

Heejoon Lee creates abstract paintings from images of the natural world. In 2012, he earned a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Sculpture from Hongik University, and a master's degree in Fine Art from the University of Glasgow School of Art in 2014. In this way, the artist collects, edits, and brushes the accumulated experiences and daily images obtained from travels from close surrounding to distinct locations, and incorporated them into geometric shapes. The composed instant images add the texture and time of the accumulated paint to generate a new space on the canvas. In addition to the photo collage and thick matière geometric shapes in <The Tourist> in 2020, the artist shifts his focus from minor objects to the surrounding landscape and extends the visual experience beyond abstract painting to the experience of space in which architecture and painting coexist.

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oo Young Choi(b.1993, Korea) works from a place of deep agony over the notion that ideas branching out from the root of the “I” must inevitably exist in the context of relationships with the other. Choi expresses this idea as a faceless “black dot,” a character that represents the artist’s thoughts — along with those of many others in modern society. Containing both the stability of belonging that comes from a uniting, intertwining crowd as well as the unavoidable sense of isolation that occurs in any relationship, the duality of the “black dot” is sure to strike a chord with anyone living in the present era. Individual yet multiple, unfamiliar yet comforting, the “black dot” speaks to us all.

Soyoung Seo is an artist who converts figurative components into abstract images. She recently worked in several fields, including graphics, painting, and design, and combining illustration with NFT works. She develops her work in the form of collages, pursuing the unique atmosphere formed by the collision of unrelated places and objects, and is fascinated by humans' raw and unrefined emotions. Since she describes her work as a series of daydreams and investigations, she allows the audience to join the beautiful and unstable realm of dreams and unconsciousness that we lose as we grow older, providing a vibrant world of inner sensations.

Nonsenso works to fill gaps in space. She connects the world inside and outside by projecting floating memories. By collecting floating emotions, overlapping faces, and dispersing colours, the artist tries to communicate with the audience about herself. She is inspired by objects in the world that make up daily life, such as forests, trees, and nights, and shapes them through collage techniques to capture the results she senses while looking at them with a clear gaze. 

For Hyunmo Yang, drawing is an observational attempt of self-reflection that leads to a process of balancing. Fragments of daily experiences and emotions manifest as oscillating lines or dense shadowy spaces-proving the interstices of Yang’s painting and existence.

Whispering Currents, Hyunmo Yang Solo Exhibition, ROY GALLERY Apgujeong

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