Artist Talk: Ha Chong-Hyun

Art Sonje Center is delighted to present a symposium dedicated to the work of Ha Chong-Hyun, serving as a preliminary research initiative for his upcoming solo exhibition, slated to open in early 2025. The period from 1959 to 1975 marks Ha’s graduation from Hongik University (1959) and the formative years of his career as an emerging artist. Before gaining recognition for his iconic Dansaekhwa (monochrome painting) series, Ha’s early works were created during a transformative era in Korea, reflecting the evolution of geometric abstraction in the late 1960s and experimental art practices of the 1970s.

The symposium aims to deepen the understanding by examining his works from the late 1950s to 1970s through the lenses of urbanism and materialism—key themes in the Korean art scene amidst the rapid industrialization of the post-war period. It will also contextualize Ha’s early artistic development within the broader international art scene, highlighting his participation in group exhibitions in Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Paris Biennale during this time.

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