JUNG Kangja
JUNG Kangja(1942-2017) is one of the representative female artists who addressed a turbulent historical era in Korea. She emerged in Korean art circles through the Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition in 1967. In the 1960s and the 70s, when the Korean military government and ideologies were in conflict, JUNG tried to make voices in society through various formative experiments as a member of 'New Exhibition Coterie' and 'The Fourth Group'. Introducing the real politics into the context of art by using an artist's body and performance was a challenge to the traditional ideas and a resistance on the social system. However, in 1970, the government started to impose more severe sanctions against all activities using the human body. After her solo exhibition in 1970, JUNG moved to Singapore with her family and spent time away from the Korean art scene for over 10 years. The artist's socially critical mind and subjective spirit in the 1960s were connected to formative experiments in the paintings she was devoted to after her return to Korea in 1981. JUNG's strong willpower became an impetus to allow her to overcome alienation, and a driving force to make her stand in front of the canvas despite the harsh struggle with cancer. JUNG's work over the last 15 years does a poignant job of displaying her interest in something concrete and realistic, something that had expanded into interest in human beings through abstract, transcendental forms. In short, she wanted to liberate herself through "imaginations that I stretch in my own way in an unlimited, free space that is bound to nothing."
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Untitled, Unknown
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Untitled, Unknown
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Untitled 무제, Late 1990s
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Untitled 무제, Late 1990s
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Untitled 무제, Late 1990s
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Untitled, ca. 1977-1980
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Life II, 2016
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Text of Semi-Circle, 2016
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Untitled 무제, 2016
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Dance of Skeleton, 2015
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Don't Cry, 2015
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I Want My Last Trip to the Moon 마지막 여행은 달에 가고 싶다, 2015
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Invited to My Funeral. 71 Days since My Surgery, 2015
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The Milky Way and Cancer Surgery, 2015
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Woman Dancing in Rapid Tempo, 2015
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Dying Out, 2014
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Floating in the Forest 숲 속을 부유하는 여인, 2014
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Limited Life, 2014
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Mother and Child, 2014
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Arirang Becoming Constellation, 2013
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Couple in the Jungle, 2013
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Dance of the Sun Goddess , 2013
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Janggu Dance, 2013
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Buddhist Dance, 2012
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Dance 12-4, 2012
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Giwa and Dance, 2012
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Homage to Pina Bausch, 2012
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Sahara, 2012
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Child Playing with Mother, 2011
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Drawing for Buddhist Dance, 2011
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The Sahara, 2011
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Fan Dance, 2010
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Floating in a Forest 숲 속을 부유하다, 2010
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Jungle 정글, 2010
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My First Love, Our Joyful Young Days, 2010
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Woman Floating in a Forest 숲 속을 부유하는 여인, 2010
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Hibiscus and Bird Catching Fish, 2009
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Janggu Dance, 2009
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Lovers in a Jungle 정글 속의 연인, 2009
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Lovers in a Jungle 정글 속의 연인, 2009
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Swimming 수영, 2009
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Group 군상, 2007
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Janus in a Jungle 정글 속의 야누스, 2007
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Mother and Son, 2007
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Mother and Son on a Pond 연못 위의 모자, 2007
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Sound of Drums 북소리, 2007
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Spin Dance, 2007
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Untitled 무제, 2007
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Vase with Roses and a Nude, 2007
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Dance, 2006
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Limited Life, 2006
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The Lovers 연인, 2006
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The Woman 여인, 2006
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Untitled 무제, 2006
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Mother and Child 엄마와 아이, 2005-2006
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Floating in a Forest 숲 속을 부유하다, 2005
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Hanbok 한복, 2005
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Mother and Son Floating in a Mystic Forest, 2005
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The Buddhist Dance, 2005
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The Face 얼굴, 2005
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Untitled, 2005
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Untitled 무제, 2005
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A Lonely Voyage, 2004
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Born in a Forest, 2004
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Hanbok 한복, 2004
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Image of Hanbok 한복의 이미지, 2004
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Lady Moon Crowned with a Laurel, 2004
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Mother and Child, 2004
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Mother and Child Playing on a Tree, 2004
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Mother and Children, 2004
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Mother and Children, 2004
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Nap in the Forest 숲에서의 오수, 2004
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The Tears, 2004
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The Valley 계곡, 2004
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Untitled, 2004
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Untitled 무제, 2004
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Untitled 무제, 2004
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Untitled 무제, 2004
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Untitled 무제, 2004
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정글 속으로 떨어지는 야누스, 2004
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Fruit Shop in Mexico 멕시코의 과일가게, 2003
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Hanbok and Floating Janus, 2003
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Janus Floating in a Forest 야누스 숲 속을 부유하다, 2003
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Lady Moon Crowned with a Laurel 월계관을 쓴 달님, 2003
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Mother and Son, 2003
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Untitled, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2003
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월계관을 쓴 여인, 2003
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Untitled 무제, 2002
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Kiss Me 키스미, 2001 (1967)
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Buildings and Hanbok 빌딩과 한복, 2001
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Hanbok, 2001
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Title Unknown, 2001
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Untitled 무제, 2001
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Untitled 무제, 2000s
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Limited Life 유한한 인생, 2000
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Limited Road, 2000
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Limited Road, 2000
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Thoughts on Hanbok 한복에 대한 고찰, 2000
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Untitled 무제, 2000
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Untitled 무제, 2000
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Mother and Children 엄마와 아이들, 200
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From the Earth to the Moon 지구에서 달에로 이동, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Untitled 무제, 1999
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Hanbok 한복, 1998
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Limited Road, 1998
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Monument of Hanbok, 1998
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Monument of Hanbok 한복의 모뉴먼트, 1998
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Red Skirt 붉은 치마, 1998
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Scenery of Hanbok and Nightscene 한복과 밤의 풍경, 1998
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The Lovers 연인, 1998
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Untitled 무제, 1998
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Dancing Trees 춤추는 나무들, 1997
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Dreaming of a Trip to Mars 화성에 가는 꿈꾸다, 1997
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Hanbok and Janus, 1997
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Hanbok in Space 우주 속의 한복, 1997
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The Bird and a Woman 새와 여인, 1997
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The Conversation with the Moon 달과의 대화, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Untitled 무제, 1997
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Woman 여인, 1997
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아프리카 인상, 1997
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화성에 가는 꿈을 꾸다, 1997
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City Women 도시의 여인들, 1996
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Self-Portrait, 1996
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The Dreary View 삭막한 풍경, 1996
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The Father 아버지 , 1996
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The Universe Through Knitting 뜨개질로 우주를, 1995-1996
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Desert Landscape 사막의 풍경, 1995
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Even If the Earth Falls Tomorrow…, 1995
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India, 1995
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Rheumatism, 1995
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Spider 거미, 1995
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Homecoming, 1994
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Polynesians in the South Pacific 남태평양 포리네시안인들, 1994
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The South Pacific Ocean, 1994
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Untitled, 1993
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Untitled, 1993
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Self-Portrait, 1992
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Untitled, 1992
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Picking Flowers, 1991
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Self Portrait with Dragon, 1991
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The Dancing Polynesian (Samoa), 1991
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Woman of "Tonga" with "Tapa Clothes", 1991
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Flower and Two Women, 1990
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Landscape with Dragon, 1990
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Masai Dance at Kilimanjaro, 1990
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Travel to AFRICA, 1990
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Baobab Tree on Senegal, 1989
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Côte d'Ivoire, 1989
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The Sahara, 1989
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The Tuareg Tribe Crossing a Desert (Niger), 1989
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The Women in a Clothes Market (Gambia), 1989
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Untitled, 1989
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Wedding Party at Sudan, 1989
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인도네시아 풍경, 1989
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A Journey Far Away, 1988
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Kilimanjaro and Safari, 1988
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Ms. Gil's Wedding Party, 1988
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Night Blooming Flower, 1988
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The Female Shaman and a Boy, 1988
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The Maasai and Kilimanjaro, 1988
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Untitled, 1988
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Haiti, Dancing People, 1987
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Haiti, Festival of Fantasy, 1987
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Nude in Spotlight, 1987
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Rose Festival, 1986
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Rebirth, 1985
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Self-Portrait, 1984
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Self-Portrait, 1983
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A Chinese Woman, 1981
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In Singapore, 1981
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The Girl and a Cat, 1981
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The Tree, 1981
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Consecutive Faces 연속적인 얼굴, 1980
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Untitled, 1980
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Untitled 무제, 1980
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Untitled 무제, 1980
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Cola Bottles, 1979
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Mrs. K 미세스 케이, 1979
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The Room in Singapore 싱가포르의 방, 1979
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Art Studio, 1977
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Self-Portrait 자화상, 1975
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Myeong-Dong, 1973
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The October Yusin Rebellion, 1973
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To Repress, 1968
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Melancholy Self Portrait 우울한 자화상 , 1966
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JUNG Kangja: It Has Always Been The Beginning
15 November - 30 December 2023 Seoul -
JUNG Kangja: LIFE GOES ON
3 November 2023 - 6 January 2024 Shanghai -
Forêt
25 May - 17 July 2021 Seoul -
Dancing Queen
19 May - 11 October 2020 Cheonan -
JUNG Kangja: I Want My Last Trip to the Moon
31 January - 6 May 2018 Seoul -
JUNG Kangja: I Want My Last Trip to the Moon
31 January - 6 May 2018 Cheonan
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The Korea Herald: JUNG Kangja
Park Yuna, The Korea Herald, 2 January 2024 -
Munwha Magazine: JUNG Kangja
Hwang Myung Yeol, Munwha Magazine, 15 December 2023 -
Kookmin Ilbo: JUNG Kangja
Son Young Ok, Kookmin Ilbo, 5 December 2023 -
Economic Review: JUNG Kangja
Kim Yeon Jae, Economic Review, 2 December 2023 -
INTERIORS: JUNG Kangja
INTERIORS, 1 December 2023 -
YTN: JUNG Kangja
LEE Kyojoon, YTN, 26 November 2023 -
Hankyung: JUNG Kangja
SUNG Suyoung, Hankyung, 23 November 2023 -
Kyunghyang: JUNG Kangja
LEE Youngkyung, Kyunghyang, 23 November 2023 -
Donga Ilbo: JUNG Kangja
KIM Min, Donga Ilbo, 23 November 2023 -
Aju Korea Daily: JUNG Kangja
Jeon Seung Min, Aju Business, 22 November 2023 -
Maeil Business: JUNG Kangja
Kim Seul Gi, Maeil Business, 21 November 2023 -
Segye Ilbo: JUNG Kangja
Park Miran, Segye Ilbo, 18 November 2023 -
News1: JUNG Kangja
KIM Il Chang, News1, 16 November 2023 -
Yeonhap News: JUNG Kangja
Hwang Hee Kyung, Yeonhap News, 15 November 2023 -
Jayu Press: JUNG Kangja
Lim So Yool, Jayu Press, 15 November 2023 -
SayArt: JUNG Kangja
Nao Yim, SayArt, 15 November 2023 -
Newsis: JUNG Kangja
Park Hyun Joo, Newsis, 14 November 2023 -
The Korea Times: Jung Kangja
The Korea Times, 10 August 2023
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[News] 'Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists'…130 Works to be Exhibited at the Seoul Branch of MMCA
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[News] Seoul Art Walk in May
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[News] Into the world of paintings, which is a little unfamiliar...The collection exhibition of Daegu Art Museum
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[News] Korean Art Goes Global
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[News] Dream, Fantasy, and Challenge
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[News] Avant-garde exhibit ‘Only the Young’ explores artistic rebellion of Korea’s youth
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[News] Celebrating the Artistic Legacy of Jung Kangja: A Pioneer of Feminist Expression
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[News] Arario Gallery Participates in International Art Fair Frieze Seoul and KIAF Seoul 2023 at the same time
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[Exhibition] Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s
26 May 2023JUNG Kangja's installation work < Kiss Me> (1967), archival photographs and video work of her performance and CHOI Byungso's video work < Unititled 9870000> (1978)...Read more -
[ FAIR ] ART SG 2023
3 January 2023Arario Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in ART SG 2023. With 12 artists, whose artworks derive from diverse cultures and societies, Arario Gallery...Read more -
[Exhibition] JUNG Kangja: The Poetic Collection
30 April 2022'Self-Portrait' by JUNG Kangja is currently on view at the collection exhibition, taking place at Seoul Museum of Art. “We were young, and believed that...Read more -
[Art Fair] KIAF Seoul 2021
8 October 2021Arario Gallery participates in Korea’s most important art fair KIAF Seoul 2021 at COEX from 13th October until 17th October 2021. Arario Gallery’s Booth presents...Read more -
[Publication] JUNG Kangja: Gallery of Women Artists
1 February 2021'Gallery of Women Artists' has been published in order to redefine the biased narrative of art history through the introduction of 15 Korean and international...Read more -
[Event] Arario Gallery Cheonan: International Women's Day
8 March 2018 Read more