PKM Gallery
Since its opening in 2001, PKM Gallery has been consistently presenting exhibitions of both Korean and international artists whose artworks keenly reflect the trends of contemporary art. The gallery not only exhibited the works of Yun Hyong-keun, the master of Dansaekhwa, along with the works of leading figures in Korean contemporary art such as Koo Jeong A, Bae Young-whan, Lee Bul, Kwang Young Chun, Cody Choi, but also succeeded in introducing renowned international artists such as John Baldessari, Olafur Eliasson, Dan Flavin, Carsten Holler, and Claes Oldenburg & Coosge van Bruggen to the Korean audience. As an incubator for emerging young artists, PKM Gallery has been organizing exhibitions of Bek Hyunjin, Koo Hyunmo, Wonwoo Lee, Toby Ziegler, Brent Wadden, and Hernan Bas to encourage their growth as leading artists of the next generation.
PKM gallery, the first amongst the Korean galleries invited to participate in the Frieze Art fair in 2004, played a major role in advancing Korean contemporary art to the global art market. PKM Gallery continuously exhibited in prestigious international art fairs including Art Basel, FIAC, Armory Show, and Expo Chicago and introduced works of Korean and international artists to global collectors and related art professionals, thus contributing to the global recognition of Korean art.
PKM Gallery was founded in Hwa-dong, Jongno-gu in 2001. In 2006, PKM Gallery launched a branch in Beijing, China, then opened PKM Trinity in Cheongdam-dong in 2008. For several years, PKM Gallery has been collaborating with Bartleby & Meursault located in Bukchon, Jongno-gu. In the April of 2014, in commemoration of its 14th anniversary, PKM Gallery was relocated to Samcheong-dong, a district where tradition and modernity coexist. PKM’s spectacular architecture includes a main building with maximum height of 5.5 meters that is comprised of two upper stories and a two-story basement. PKM+, an annex built in 2018, has one upper story and a basement floor and is equipped with a boutique-like gallery space. PKM Gallery, now providing 893 square meters of total gross area and 397 square meters of exhibition space, will continue to strive for opening up a new paradigm in the contemporary art world with its extensive and experimental activities.