Jihyun Jung: Hangdog Art Sonje Center Until Jan. 21, 2024 Passage between the Real and the Unreal

explores the ambivalence of the comic genre and Neo-Expressionism. His oeuvre is influenced by the likes of Willem de Kooning and Phillip Guston. The Page Gallery will features some of the painter’s most recent works at the upcoming show.

Admission is free. Call (02) 34470049 for more information.

Jung Ji-hyun, the winner of the 2023 Kimsechoong Award for Young Sculptors, explores themes of resilience in his new exhibition, “Hangdog,” at Art Sonje Center. His sculptures incorporate unconventional materials, such as urban driftwood and discarded industrial debris. By transforming the items that have lost their original functionality into an art form, the artist remains in a unique dialogue with the rapidly changing urban landscape.

Tickets cost from 5,000 won to 10,000 won. Call (02) 733-8377 for more information.

Arario Gallery Cheonan Until March 3, 2024

The Arario Gallery Cheonan hosts a solo exhibition, “Passage between the Real and the Unreal,” featuring veteran artist Han Man-young. The show spans Han’s half-century oeuvre, showcasing his experimental artistic methods that blend styles like surrealism and hyperrealism, as well as an assemblage of objects and images sourced from various contexts. The exhibition includes some 70 pieces, offering an in-depth look at Han’s creative evolution.

Tickets cost 3,000 won. Call (041) 551-5100 for more information.

Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Lightroom Seoul Until May 31, 2024

British artist David Hockney holds his first immersive media show, “Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away),” at the newly opened Lightroom Seoul in the city’s southeastern Godeok-dong. The show opened in Seoul after debuting in London earlier this year. The exhibition, arranged in six sections, brings to life Hockney’s iconic oil paintings, watercolors, sketches, videos and opera stage designs via immersive digital projections.

Tickets cost from 15,000 won to 30,000 won. Call (02) 3442-6460 for more information.