Johyun Gallery

"Marking the 30th anniversary this year, Johyun Gallery was founded by Jo Hyun in 1990. In 2005, the gallery reopened its current space in Dalmaji Hill near Haeundae Beach with a beautiful panoramic view down to the ocean of Busan. Along with the opening of another showroom in Pyeongchang dong, Seoul, it aims to take a key role as a leading instrument to introduce many of the acclaimed international artists and support the most promising Korean artists. Beginning by exhibiting representative artists of Dansaekhwa such as Park Seo Bo, Chung Chang Sup and Yun Hyong Keun, who were the leading pioneers of Korean contemporary, Johyun Gallery has been organizing exhibitions that reflect critical moments in the course of Korean contemporary art history. The gallery also has been continuously showcasing works of internationally acclaimed artists such as Jim Dine, Yayoi Kusama, Jesús Rafael Soto and Jean Pierre Raynaud. In the recent years, the gallery has introduced artists such as Aya Takano, Bernard Frize, Philippe Cognée, Thierry Feuz, Peter Zimmermann, Claude Viallat, Daniel Knorr and Bosco Sodi, who have active careers around the globe, and presented their first solo exhibitions in Korea, receiving significant reviews from the national and international art world. Johyun Gallery will continue to expand out to the national audiences by introducing and proclaiming the excellence of Korean contemporary art to the rest of the world."