CHUNG Hyun
Korean Sculptor · b. 1956
CHUNG Hyun gives new life and value to discarded and forgotten materials — wooden railway ties, asphalt, wood charred by fire, crushed iron and rusted rebar — working them into standing human figures. Across more than three decades his sculptures hold memory, endurance and the quiet traces of a life.
Current & Upcoming
- 2026 The 3rd Seoul Sculpture Festival Songhyeon Green Plaza, Seoul · outdoor exhibition, one of eleven invited senior sculptors · through 30 Nov 2026 On view
- 2026 The Unfolding Atlas Gimhae Kim Young-won Museum of Art, Gimhae · sculpture from the MMCA Art Bank · from 13 Oct 2026 Upcoming
- 2026 Frieze Seoul 2026 PKM Gallery, Booth A15, COEX · Untitled (1991, paint on bronze) and new drawings · 2 Sep 2026 – 5 Sep 2026 Art Fair
- 2026 Futures of the Images – Narrating Memories, Beyond Re-coloration Former Jinju Station Locomotive Shed, Railway Culture Park, Jinju · The Standing Man · 15 Jun 2026 – 25 Aug 2026 Group Exhibition
- 2026 THE FACE: Encounter — 3-Person Exhibition Seosomun Shrine History Museum, Seoul · with Yim Jiksoon & Hong Soonmo · 6 Jun 2026 – 6 Sep 2026 Group Exhibition
- 2026 Galleries Art Fair — CHUNG Hyun Solo Booth PKM Gallery, Seoul Art Fair · Solo Booth
- 2026 Art Basel Hong Kong PKM Gallery (with Yoo Young-kuk, Cody Choi, a.o.) Art Fair
- 2025 The Cumulative Burst PKM Gallery, Seoul · survey, 84 works 1991–2025 Solo Exhibition
- 2025 A Poem in Humble Materials Cheongju Museum of Art Solo Exhibition
- 2024 Recipient, 2nd Kim Bok-jin Art Award Award
- 2024 Art Basel Miami Beach — Solo Presentation PKM Gallery · Art Basel 2024 Editors’ Pick Art Fair · Solo Booth
Selected Works
All works →
Public Collections
Full CV →- Andong Sculpture Park
- Busan Museum of Art
- Cheongju Museum of Art
- Daejeon Museum of Art
- E-ham Campus
- Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
- Hongik University Museum
- Horim Museum
- Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture
- Korea University Museum
- Kumho Museum of Art
- Leeum Museum of Art
- Mokam Museum
- Mokpo Outdoor Sculpture Park
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
- Pohang Museum of Steel Art
- Savina Museum of Contemporary Art
- Seoul Museum of Art
- Seoul National University Museum of Art
- Seoul Olympic Museum of Art
- Suwon World Cup Stadium Foundation Sculpture Park
- Yeongju Outdoor Sculpture Park
