Gallery Baton

Current

Off the Beaten Track
Matt Connors, Alex Dordoy, Noémie Goudal, Jim Lambie, Victoria Morton, Ji Xin 18 May - 18 June 2022 Read more

Past

Markus Amm
7 April - 7 May 2022 Read more

Hybrid Baton: Atypical Feast
Kwon JungMo, Kim Beom, Kim JiEun, Park HyeSoo, Oh YouKyeong, Ju SeKyun, Choi Sun, Ham Jin, Hoh WooJung, Hong JangOh, Hwang HakSam 24 February - 26 March 2022 Read more

The Flexible Boundaries
Bae YoonHwan, Rho EunJoo, Kang CheolGyu, Lee UeSung, Rhee ChaeEun, Choi SooJung 12 January - 12 February 2022 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce "The Flexible Boundaries", a group exhibition of works by 6 Korean artists, from 12th January to 12th February 2022 in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

This exhibition has an omnibus structure presenting each result of challenging, accepting and breaking limits by the six artists, Bae YoonHwan, Rho EunJoo, Kang CheolGyu, Lee UeSung, Rhee ChaeEun and Choi SooJung. What the audience could enjoy in the exhibition is a rhizomatic harmony achieved by different approaches; an extension and modification of fundamental limitations and properties of specific media (Choi SooJung, Lee UeSung); an investigation into possibilities of coexistence between fine art and particular messages (Bae YoonHwan, Kang CheolGyu, Rhee ChaeEun); a new alternative of painting’s performative procedures (Rho EunJoo).

Read more

Anne Collier
19 November - 23 December 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by the New York-based artist Anne Collier from 19 November to 23 December, 2021. This is Collier’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, and her first solo exhibition in Korea. Read more

Liam Gillick
The Knot of Which I Speak Cannot be Knotted 1 October - 5 November 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce, The Knot of Which I Speak Cannot be Knotted, a solo exhibition by Liam Gillick (b.1964) from 1st October to 5th November in Hannam-dong, Seoul. As one of the significant figure in the contemporary art scene, Gillick’s practice spans multi-disciplined fields producing artworks, public installations, journals and critiques about issues derived from the aesthetics of contemporary social phenomena and their influence upon society. He presented a large-scale installation project in Art Basel Unlimited section this year, and this exhibition is the second solo exhibition to be held after the first exhibition in Gallery Baton in 2018.

Read more

Yuichi Hirako
Mount Mariana 13 August - 16 September 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce, Mount Mariana, a solo exhibition by Yuichi Hirako (b. 1982) from 13th August to 16th September. Since Cygnus Loop—a group exhibition in 2019, it is the first solo exhibition at Gallery Baton by the artist who has gained growing international recognition by dealing with significant issues related to human and nature, environment and coexistence with his own styles full of metaphors and symbols through his authentic hybrid-figurations. Read more

Bin Woo Hyuk
Promenade 16 June - 23 July 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce, Promenade, a solo exhibition by Bin Woo Hyuk (b.1981) from 16th June to 23rd July in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Bin who moved to Berlin several years ago will introduce the new achievement of his long-term dedication and research into ponds and their ever-changing surfaces at this third solo presentation with Galley Baton. Read more

Koen van den Broek
In Between Memory and Dream 21 April - 28 May 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce In Between Memory and Dream, a solo exhibition by Koen van den Broek b. 1973, from 21st April to 28th May in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Koen van den Broek has established his current growing presence by developing his own style crossing the boundary of the figurative and abstract, as one of the leading artists from Belgium, a historically significant repository of paintings over centuries and a pivotal place of the European contemporary art. Read more

The Secret Life
Jaye Rhee, Max Frisinger, Sejin Kim, Hans Op de Beeck, Mark Manders 9 March - 9 April 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to present “The Secret Life” from 9th March to 9th April in the Hannam-dong exhibition space, Seoul. Constructing sophisticatedly-crafted unique mise-en-scène of an association of videos, sculptures and collages by five artists, the exhibition carefully portrays an undertone of ‘the secret life’ through their authentic narratives as though a collection of short tales unfolds distinctive separate storylines. Read more

Tatsuo Miyajima
Connect with Everything 26 November 2020 - 8 January 2021 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce “Connect with Everything”, a solo exhibition by Tatsuo Miyajima b.1957 who is one of the international figures of contemporary art, from 26th November 2020 to 8th January 2021. This exhibition will provide a great opportunity to experience the wide spectrum of his overall artistic career including not only his representative LED (Light Emitting Diodes) work series but his recent paintings. Miyajima’s media practice transcends visual functionality of electronic materials including LED and IC and converts them into his authentic formative language. Read more

A Little After the Millennium
Markus Amm, Anne Collier, Liam Gillick, Philippe Parreno, Tobias Rehberger, Rebecca Warren 20 October - 20 November 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to present “A Little After The Millennium”, a group exhibition by six contemporary artists who are internationally acclaimed: Liam Gillick (b.1964), Rebecca Warren (b.1965), Markus Amm (b.1969), Philippe Parreno (b.1964), Anne Collier (b.1970), and Tobias Rehberger (b.1966) from October 20th to November 20th. The exhibition began with the fundamental question of “Why does art exist?” in a situation where human lifestyle and social systems are threatened by the pandemic. Through a selection of works by the artists who have been at the forefront of the international art scene and broadened the horizons of contemporary art, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the meaning of the existence of art to each of us at this point. Read more

Jinnie Seo
Her Sides of Us 27 August - 29 September 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘Her Sides of Us’, a solo exhibition by Jinnie Seo, from August 27th to September 29th, 2020. Seo creates a visionary landscape of her mind delving into certain sensibilities of emotions dwelling in her consciousness. Her creative approach starts with the rhythmic interplay of hand gestures, which movement tells intimate stories unfurling from her memories. The course of her methodology includes carefully unwinding strands of emotions forming a series of visual lexicons and ultimately materializing them in the realm of reality. An emotion is a state of intuitive feeling derived from experiences stemming from one’s surrounding space or interrelationship with others. These salient points trigger the immersive spatial and temporal transformation of the exhibition space encapsulating her core idea of on-site installation works. By constructing experiential space interwoven with personal memories, she shares her visualized emotion with the viewers and invites them to have their own experiences of consciousness. Read more

Yoon Suk One
Enfolding Landscape 3 July - 7 August 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce ‘Enfolding Landscape’, a solo exhibition by Yoon Suk One (b.1983) from 3rd July to 7th August. Yoon treats painting as a medium for documenting his unique observation and contemplation. In many cases, artists employ photography as an effective means of supplementing evanescent visual memories. Like this tendency, Yoon also constructs a fundamental resource of his practice by collecting and taking pictures of city landscapes constantly shifting their appearances depending on the change of light and seasons. For years, Yoon has paid attention to plants, especially flowers and foliage plants artificially cultivated for an ornamental purpose. In his previous works, ‘Dry Plant’ series, he attempted to draw the profound theme—the cycle of nature—into his practice by paradoxically and splendidly portraying ‘the last moment’ of the plants whose commercial value as a product no longer operates. Read more

Rinus Van de Velde
On Another Plane of Existence 27 May - 27 June 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘On Another Plane of Existence’, a solo exhibition by Rinus Van de Velde(Belgian, b.1983), from 27th May to 27th June. Despite his relatively young age, Rinus Van de Velde has firmly established a reputation as one of the young leading figures in the international art scene, with his solo exhibitions presented by prestigious museums including S.M.A.K.(Belgium, 2016), Stedelijk Museum(Netherland, 2012), CAC Málaga(Spain, 2013), CAFA Art Museum(China, 2014), and upcoming exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern (Switzerland) and BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts(Belgium) in 2021. His first exhibition at Gallery Baton opens an opportunity to audience for discovering his multidisciplinary practice embracing paintings, drawings, videos and ceramics. Read more

Tobias Rehberger
Truths that would be maddening without love 18 March - 13 May 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce ‘Truths that would be maddening without love’, a solo exhibition by Tobias Rehberger (b. 1966) from 18th March to 13th May. Tobias Rehberger is a German artist who has achieved international repute in winning the Golden Lion Award at the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009) and having solo exhibitions at numerous prestigious institutions including Foundation Beyeler (Basel), Rockbund Art Museum (Shanghai), Whitechaple Gallery (London), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Museum of Contemporary Art (Busan) and Art Sonje Center (Seoul). Rehberger, who began his career as a sculptor, has achieved his unique cross-disciplinary aesthetic whose broad range embraces images, objects, installations and collaborations. Though viewers are easily attracted by exceptionally sensual and intense colours and patterns of his works at a glimpse, his practice addresses multi-layered theoretical questions about ‘art’ itself instead of remaining as a mere visual amusement. Crossing dichotomous boundaries or hierarchies which revolve around dynamics of diverse genres and roles such as sculpture/installation/architecture, fine art/design, art/daily life and aesthetic/function, he also explores ‘in-between’ realms among those different fields consistently. In this context, his practice can hardly be included in a certain sphere; therefore, it is rather a conceptual hybrid, being serious and delightful, at the same time, abstract and poetic. Read more

In Lieu of Higher Ground
Park Suk Won, Park Jang Nyun, Song Burnsoo 30 January - 29 February 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘In Lieu of Higher Ground’, a group exhibition by three Korean contemporary artists, Park Suk Won, Park Jang Nyun and Song Burnsoo, from 30th January to 29th February, 2020. The exhibition attempts to highlight the life-long commitment to creation by three masters who have a great influence upon the process of establishing the current hybrid cultural-geography of ‘Korean contemporary art’ from its beginning period to the present phase which conveys diversified identities and zeitgeist. The title, ‘In Lieu of Higher Ground’, implies the remarkable achievement of the three artists whose life consequently became their artistic trajectories by embracing an attitude of seeking unity of the physical and the spiritual. As they have dedicated their entire life to investigating into aesthetic accomplishment and manifestation of their own creative world instead of chasing after personal fame and materialistic advancement, we dare to speak that they have silently but stubbornly broadened the scope of their artistic territories by exploring unknown realms from a perspective of a seeker rather than trying to set up another monument on the existing land—Korean contemporary art. Read more

Djordje Ozbolt
Greetings from a Far Away 28 November 2019 - 3 January 2020 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Djordje Ozbolt’s solo exhibition ‘Greetings From A Far Away’ from November 28th, 2019 to January 3rd, 2020. Constantly exploring a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, and sculpture, Djordje Ozbolt(b. 1967), who successfully held the Pavilion of Serbian at the 58th Venice Biennale this year, has gained global reputation for his unique works. Following the first exhibition at Gallery Baton in 2017, this second exhibition aims to showcase a selection of new works embodying the artist’s playful and witty, yet truly individualistic sense of humour. Read more

Array: EACA 2019
Kwon Yongju, Kim Inbai, Ma Haijiao, Masaya Chiba, Hu Wei, Sun Peimao, Jung Jihyun, Choi Sujin 16 October - 16 November 2019 한국 청년작가들에 대한 꾸준한 관심과 지원을 아끼지않은 갤러리바톤의 열정과 노력에 힘입어, 아트미아재단과 갤러리바톤은 EACA 2019 전시를 함께 하게 되었습니다. EACA(East Asian Contemporary Art)는 동아시아 문화예술의 정체성 확립을 추구하는 중국 아트미아재단의 핵심 프로그램입니다. 부단히 변화하는 세상에서 심중에 간직하고자 하는 정신적인 가치, 지혜로운 상태를 예술을 매개로 현실적 삶의 공간과 환경에 확장 혹은 연결시키고자하는 재단의 이념인 “이징(藝境)”에 근거해서 EACA는 동시대의, 동아시아 현장의 예술을 탐구하고 지원합니다. 올해 프로그램에서는 엄중한 심사를 통해 독창적인 사고와 통찰력, 표현력을 가진 우수한 작가 8인, 최수진 (한국, b.1986), 후 웨이 (중국,b. 1989), 김인배 (한국, b.1978), 마 하이자오 (중국, b.1990), 마사야 치바 (일본, b.1980), 권용주 (한국, b.1977), 순 페이마오 (대만, b.1991), 정지현 (한국, b.1986)을 선출하였습니다. Read more

Koh San Keum
Infinite Tolerance 30 August - 2 October 2019 Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘Infinite Tolerance’, a solo exhibition by Koh San Keum (b. 1966) from Aug 30th to Oct 2nd, 2019. Read more

Cygnus Loop
Bae Yoon Hwan, Rinus Van de Velde, Yuichi Hirako, Alex Chaves, Misaki Kawai 28 June - 31 July 2019 Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘Cygnus Loop’, an exhibition of works by selected emerging artists: Bae Yoon Hwan, Alex Chaves, Yuichi Hirako, Misaki Kawai, Rinus Van de Velde. This exhibition will feature five artists who mainly focus on paintings and are actively pioneering their territory in there own regions such as Korea, Japan, USA and Europe. Through the recent major works we will explore their creative minds and at the same time search for a common objective for other modern painters in this age of multi layered divisions. Read more

Hugh Scott-Douglas
Hard Rain 17 May - 19 June 2019 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Hugh Scott-Douglas’s first solo exhibition ‘HARD RAIN’ from May 17th to June 19th, 2019. Scott-Douglas’ work is concerned with systems of value, trade routes and the circulation of currency and commercial goods, exploring and enacting methods of migration, translation and transaction. He makes use of a wide range of techniques and media, from laser cutting, inkjet printing and photography, to numerical data and satellite mapping software, and his practice is Interrogating tensions between analogue and digital modes of production. Read more

Hoh Woo Jung
Line, Curve, a Colorful Gesture 4 April - 4 May 2019 Gallery Baton presents Line, Curve, A Colorful Gesture, a solo exhibition by Hoh Woo Jung (b. 1987), from April 4th to May 4th, 2019. Hoh’s work begins with ambiguous and philosophical sentences combining abstract words and reflections of different states of objects. In his work, various different objects and figures unite, eventually arriving at a state of balance. Such images combining elements of uncertainty, tension, balance and imbalance function as a mechanism through which the artist portrays a sense of anxiety, emptiness and desolateness one habitually confronts in contemporary society. Read more

Germaine Kruip
After Image 22 February - 23 March 2019 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Germaine Kruip’s solo exhibition ‘After Image’ from February 22nd to March 23rd. This exhibition has been curated by Krist Gruijthuijsen, the director of KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Read more

Suzanne Song
Open Surface 27 December 2018 - 9 February 2019 Gallery Baton is pleased to present a solo exhibition ”Open Surface” with the new works by Korean American artist Suzanne Song (b. 1974) from December 27th, 2018 to February 9th, 2019. Suzanne Song has been exploring ’space’ as a nonmaterial being and a conceptual object. To Song, the reproduced subject, space, is not something that can be defined in philosophical or physical terms but a 'specific and concrete space' that can be compiled and collected in her perceptual domain through experience. The viewer perceives this 'space' with a familiar feeling because this 'space' reminds one of the commonplace walls of schools, public institutions, and office spaces in many cultures. Read more

Liam Gillick
There Should be Fresh Springs... 19 October - 23 November 2018 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of new works by Liam Gillick (b. 1964), , will take place at Hannam-dong in Seoul from 19th October to 23rd November. Liam Gillick is an important and influential figure in the contemporary art world. His work extends beyond his multi-faceted art practice to include critical writing, curating and frequent collaborations. This exhibition will focus on new wall based abstract works combined with a series of speculative wall texts. Read more

Kim Sang Gyun
Re: Masonry 30 August - 6 October 2018 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Re: Masonry, a solo exhibition by Kim Sang Gyun(b.1967), at the exhibition space in Hannam-dong from August 30 to October 6, 2018. Kim focuses on architectures which were built in the colonial style during Japanese occupation and now stand as historic sites that evoke of the past in the heart of an ultra-modern city. In the exhibition, he presents new works that compellingly integrate the spirit of the times, the hegemony of power, and detailed form of expression in the buildings with his own artistic methodology. Read more

Marcin Maciejowski
Rephrase It Positively 22 June - 3 August 2018 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Marcin Maciejowski's solo exhibition, “Rephrase it Positively”, from June 22 through August 3, 2018. It is Gallery Baton’s inaugural exhibition in Hannam-dong since relocating from Apgujeong-dong. As Maciejowski's first exhibition in Korea, “Rephrase it Positively” will survey his works from the past decade as well as showcase a large selection of paintings from his newest series. Read more

Koen van den Broek
A Glowing Day 20 March - 4 May 2018 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koen van den Broek’s solo exhibition, 'A Glowing Day', on view from March 20th to May 4th in Apgujeong, Seoul. The exhibition unveils new paintings by the internationally renown artist, works that readily traverse—or question—the boundaries between abstract and figurative art. Read more

The Ubiquity of Borders: Japanese Contemporary
Tatsuo Miyajima, Tomoo Gokita, Izumi Kato, Daisuke Ohba, Mika Tajima, Soju Tao, Hirofumi Toyama 7 February - 10 March 2018 Gallery Baton is pleased to present, ‘The Ubiquity of Borders: Japanese Contemporary,' an exhibition of works by internationally renowned Japanese artists: Tomoo Gokita, Izumi Kato, Tatsuo Miyajima, Daisuke Ohba, Mika Tajima, Soju Tao, and Hirofumi Toyama. Read more

Bae Yoon Hwan
Breathing Island 20 December 2017 - 27 January 2018 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce Bae Yoon Hwan(b.1983)’s solo exhibition, ‘Breathing Island’, from 20th December 2017 to 27th January 2018 in Apgujeong, Seoul. This exhibition will unveil new large scale paintings by Bae who has dedicated himself to producing drawings in order to investigate and extend meanings and possibilities of paintings despite the overflow of contemporary art’s media and modes. Read more

Peter Stichbury
High Strangeness 27 October - 30 November 2017 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce ‘High Strangeness’, a solo exhibition by Peter Stichbury (b. 1969), from 27th October to 30th November in Apgujeong, Seoul. Stichbury has built a loyal audience in the US and Oceania, his portraits the visual accomplice to his elaborate, exhaustively researched case studies. This exhibition represents the first opportunity for the Asian and Korean audience to discover his work. Read more

Kim Yun Chul
Gyre 30 August - 30 September 2017 갤러리바톤은 김윤철(Yunchul Kim, b. 1970)의 개인전 <자이어(Gyre)>를 8월 30일부터 9일 30일까지 압구정동 전시 공간에서 개최한다. 전자음악 작곡가이자 시각 예술가로 한국과 독일을 중심으로 활약하는 김윤철이 신작 키네틱 설치를 최초로 공개하는 자리다. Read more

Bin Woo Hyuk
Luftwald 29 June - 29 July 2017 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce Bin Woo Hyuk(b. 1981)’s solo exhibition from 29th June to 29th July in Apgujeong, Seoul. It will offer an opportunity to discover new paintings of Bin Woo Hyuk who has presented his distinctive sensitivity and an unique sensibility for colour, working based in Berlin and Seoul. Read more

Rosa Loy
Spring 17 May - 17 June 2017 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce Rosa Loy (b. 1958)’s solo exhibition, ‘Spring’ from 17th May to 17th June in Apgujeong, Seoul. Rosa Loy is a key figure of New Leipzig School(NLS) which has established its solid position since 1990’s, anticipating the re-emergence of two- dimensional artworks. This exhibition will present Loy’s artistic universe created by romantic colours and an expression mode of portraying women as an autonomous agent. Read more

Djordje Ozbolt
Lost and Found 6 April - 6 May 2017 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce Djordje Ozbolt’s first solo exhibition in Korea from 6th April to 6th May in Apgujeong, Seoul. Ozbolt, Serbian-born artist, currently lives and works in UK and his practice embraces a broad range of media including drawings, paintings and sculptures. As Ozbolt’s sphere of artistic activities has been mostly in Europe, USA and Japan, this exhibition will offer a meaningful opportunity to an audience by introducing his new pieces which have been rarely displayed in Korea. Read more

Anna Han
Pawns in Space 0.5 16 February - 18 March 2017 Gallery Baton is delighted to announce Anna Han’s solo exhibition ‘Pawns in Space 0.5’ from 16th February to 18th March in Apgujeong, Seoul. Anna Han reveals a series of paintings and installations adopting ‘Place and Space’ as their main subject in this solo show. Read more

Germaine Kruip
Project Exhibition 'Resonance' 20 January - 7 February 2017 Read more

David O'Kane
The Glass Harmonica 1 December 2016 - 7 January 2017 갤러리바톤은 데이비드 오케인(David O’Kane, b. 1985)의 개인전 를 12월 1일부터 2017년 1월 7일까지 압구정동 전시 공간에서 개최한다. 아일랜드 출신으로 유럽을 무대로 활동하는 데이비드 오케인은 구상회화에 기반을 둔 독창적인 작품 세계로 인정받은 차세대 대형 페인터다. 회화, 사진, 애니메이션, 영화, 드로잉 등 다양한 장르를 넘나들지만, 특히 사실적인 기법으로 그려낸 서사적이고 몽환적인 회화가 그를 대표한다. Read more

Prelude / Subversion
Rodney Graham, David Diao, Koen van den Broek, Je Yeo Ran, Oh You Kyeong 18 October - 19 November 2016 갤러리바톤은 5인전 “전조와 전복(Prelude/Subversion)”을 10월 18일부터 11월 19일까지 압구정동 전시공간에서 개최한다. 롤랑 바르트가 그의 에세이 “저자의 죽음 (1968)"에서 주창하였듯이 "작품의 창조"라는 개념은 사전적인 의미를 따르기 보다는 조금 더 포용적으로 해석될 수 있는데, 이는 한 작품의 창조에는 필연적으로 작가가 속한 사회, 예술가간의 교류, 미술사조, 개념, 기법 등 작품의 모티브 또는 영향을 미친 요소들이 결부되기 때문이다. 이번 전시에서는 이러한 요소를 ‘전조’로 설정하고, 그것의 기본적인 속성을 따르면서도 자신만의 관점과 방식으로 차용하고 ‘전복’해 독창적인 작품세계를 창조한 작가를 한 자리에 모은다. 다양한 국적의 다섯 예술가, 로드니 그레이엄(Rodney Graham, b. 1949) 데이비드 디아오(David Diao, b. 1943), 쿤 반 덴 브룩(Koen van den Broek, b. 1973), 제여란(Je Yeo Ran, b. 1961), 오유경(Oh You Kyeong, b. 1979)이 참여해 모방과 창조의 중간 지점에 존재하는 세계를 만들어낸다. Read more

Chung Chi Yung
Tabula Rasa 1 September - 1 October 2016 갤러리바톤은 정치영(Chung Chi Yung, b. 1972)의 개인전 <타불라 라사(Tabula Rasa)>를9월 1일부터 10월 1일까지 압구정동 전시 공간에서 개최한다. 전시제목 <타불라 라사>는 정해진 것이 없는 상태, 백지상태를 뜻하는 라틴어다. 제목처럼 가장 단순하고 근원적이며 아무것도 추가하지 않은 기본 상태를 나타내는 백색 천이 이번 개인전에서 정치영이 주목한 대상이다. 작가가 꾸준히 주력하는 기법인 포토리얼리즘으로 재현한 천은, 사진을 바탕으로 한 사실적 표현 단계를 넘어서 회화적 요소를 강조한 새로운 형식의 사실주의를 탄생케 했다. 무에 가까운 색을 지닌 대상을 표현하는데 있어 그의 이러한 접근법은 대상의 즉물적인 반영과 묘사를 넘어서 정서적 감정을 자극하며 천 너머 존재하는 또 다른 의미를 탐구하도록 이끈다. Read more

Yoon Suk One
Things Not Seen 14 July - 20 August 2016 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Yoon Suk One (b. 1983)’s solo exhibition, ‘Things Not Seen’, from 14th July to 20th August in Apgujeong, Seoul. Yoon Suk One unfolds the world containing those conflicting yet conjunct notions such as individuals and society, memory and record, and present and past within canvases. He takes roles of an observer and a messenger through paintings reflecting his own experiences ranging from exceedingly trivial and personal incidents to social issues delivered by various media. Read more

Koh San Keum
Hommage to You—Capital and Love 2 June - 2 July 2016 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koh San Keum (b.1966)’s solo exhibition ‘Hommage to you - Capital and Love’ from 2nd June to 2nd July 2016. Read more

Philippe Vandenberg
Abstract Works 27 April - 28 May 2016 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Philippe Vandenberg (1952–2009, Belgium)’s solo exhibition ‘Abstract Works’ from 27th April to 28th May. Read more

Stef Driesen
Stef Driesen 11 March - 12 April 2016 Gallery Baton is pleased to present Stef Driesen’s solo exhibition from 11th March to 12th April 2016. Stef Driesen already showed abstract paintings distinct from his previous style through the group show ‘Belgium Contemporary Now’ at Gallery Baton in 2012. Yet, in this solo exhibition, he reveals new pieces more freewheeling and bolder than the previous works, solidly reflecting the artist’s theoretical foundation for a commitment to subjective creation. Read more

Max Frisinger
Goddess of Industry 27 January - 4 March 2016 Read more

Kim Sang Gyun
Kim Sang Gyun 11 December 2015 - 20 January 2016 Gallery Baton is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Kim Sang Gyun(b.1967) from 11th December to 20th January 2016. This solo show will reveal new sculptures and installations based upon external features of colonial architecture appeared in Gyeongseong (京城) during the Japanese occupation period, Seoul at present. Read more

Suzanne Song
Intervals 23 October - 24 November 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Korean-American artist, Suzanne Song. Read more

Koen van den Broek
Sign Waves 27 August - 8 October 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to present the third solo show “Sign Waves” by Koen van den Broek(b. 1973), a painter who has built up a solid presence in Europe and has gained a global reputation. The title of the exhibition “Sign Waves” is the main subject embracing a wide spectrum of his paintings. It is a notion which the artist has had in mind while he produces the paintings and is also a signpost directly and ideologically connected to each piece of work. Read more

The Liminal Space
Carol Anne McGowan, David O’Kane, Eamon O’Kane 2 July - 1 August 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to present "The Liminal Space", the group exhibition of Ireland painters, from 2st July to 1st August 2015. “The Liminal Space” brings together the artwork of three Irish artists, Carol Anne McGowan (b. 1983), David O’Kane (b. 1985) and Eamon O’Kane (b. 1974). These three artists, work predominantly in the medium of painting. The title of the exhibition refers to the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that can occur in time, space and beings. Read more

Ways of Recording
Chung Chi Yung, Kim Dong Yoo, Peter Stichbury, Cindy Wright, Yoon Suk One 27 May - 27 June 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to present an exhibition of selected works by five emerging artists from Korea and abroad, from 27 May to 27 June 2015. Artists Chung Chi Yung (b.1972, Korea), Kim Dong Yoo (b. 1965, Korea), Peter Stichbury (b.1969, New Zealand), Cindy Wright (b.1972, Belgium) and Yoon Suk One (b.1983, Korea) participate in this exhibition, “Ways of Recording”, offering spectators an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of painting as a method of recording artists’ contemplation and observation. Read more

Dirk Braeckman
Dirk Braeckman 16 April - 16 May 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce a new solo exhibition by the Belgian artist Dirk Braeckman (b. 1958, photographer) from April 16 to May 16 at its Apgujeong space. Photography’s recent growth and strong presence in the art market is noteworthy. Many top-tier museums across the world have opened photography departments, and prominent art fairs such as Paris Photo in France and UNSEEN in the Netherlands are successfully hosting major art events specifically focusing on photography. This exhibition of the work of Dirk Braeckman is his first showcase in Asia, and reflects contemporary photographic trends, utilising the qualities unique to the medium, while at the same time revealing Braeckman’s special darkroom practice. Read more

Simon Morley
Kiss Me Deadly 11 March - 11 April 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to showcase the solo exhibition of Simon Morley (b. 1958) “Kiss me deadly” from March 11th to April 11th at the Apgujeong exhibition space. Simon Morley’s exhibition at Gallery Baton presents a group of new paintings that bring cinema and literature into contact upon the monochrome surface of painting. The title of the exhibition, ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ is that of a classic Hollywood ‘film noir’ directed by Robert Aldrich made in 1955, starring Ralph Meeker as a tough private detective who kisses several women while trying to foil a plot to steal radioactive waste. The act of kissing and the threat of nuclear Armageddon are rather unsubtly bonded to each other in what is essentially a movie of Cold War paranoia. The font he has used throughout is called ‘American Typewriter’. These words appear in orderly rows, and are painted in relief and just a tone lighter than the rest of the painting. They cast shadows, and so are more clearly present, responding to the sense of touch. Read more

Paolo Ventura
Short Stories 4 February - 6 March 2015 Gallery Baton is pleased to showcase the third solo exhibition of Paolo Ventura (b.1968) Short Stories from February 4th to March 6th at the Apgujeong exhibition space. Read more

Bin Woo Hyuk
Arkadia 17 December 2014 - 17 January 2015 Gallery Baton is presenting the solo exhibition of Bin Woo Hyuk (b. 1981) "Arkadia" from December 17th to January 17th, 2015, at the Apgujeong exhibition space. Read more

Axel Geis
Persona 28 October - 6 December 2014 Gallery Baton presents , the solo exhibition of Axel Geis (b. 1970) from October 28th to December 6th at its Apgujeong space. Following the ardent support of the domestic and international art lovers on the current exhibition by Rosa Loy (b. 1958), is presented as part of the series of exhibitions that illuminate German contemporary art, exemplified by Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) and Neo Rauch (b. 1960) and pioneering the path of contemporary art, and it introduces a promising painter selected by Gallery Baton. Read more

Rosa Loy
Green Heart 9 September - 18 October 2014 Gallery Baton presents "Green Heart", the solo exhibition of internationally renowned painter Rosa Loy (b. 1958), from September 12th to October 18th at the Apgujeong-dong exhibit space. Rosa stands as the main axis of NLS (New Leipzig School) which is evaluated as the 21st century's first bona fide artistic phenomenon and has attracted the attention of the international art market. She was also the wife of Neo Rauch (b. 1960) who is ranked as a globally celebrated artist. Read more

Surface
Yoon Suk One, Bae Min Young 25 July - 23 August 2014 Gallery Baton is pleased to present "SURFACE", a group exhibition of the works by Yoon Suk One (b. 1983) and Bae Min Young (b. 1985), from July 25th to August 23rd at Apgujeong exhibit space. Read more

David O'Kane
The Zoetrope—Repetition & Difference 3 June - 12 July 2014 Gallery Baton presents "The Zoetrope - Repetition & Difference", the solo exhibition of an Ireland painter, David O'Kane (b.1985), from June 3rd to July 12th in Apgujeong space. Born from an artist's family in Ireland, he finished a bachelor’s degree on art in Dublin and continued his study at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. For five years, he studied under Neo Rauch (b.1960, German) who has made New Leipzig School (NLS) to receive major art world's attention after the 1990s with his own international reputation as an artist. Despite his young age, he was awarded with Golden Fleece Award, which is a renowned art award in Ireland for young artists, and he has been awarded with many other art awards. He also has had tens of solo and group exhibitions around the world, building a solid foundation to grow in to the next generation of art stars. Read more

Lee Jin Yong
Trunk I 68m2 15 April - 24 May 2014 Gallery Baton presents the solo exhibition of Lee Jin Yong from April 15th to May 24th at the new exhibition space in Apgujeong. For this exhibition, the artist begins to focus on painting, presenting a diverse and in-depth variation in the essence of painting through bags and books. At the same time, the exhibition holds its significance in that the artist has concretized his unique approach and interpretation on realism. In particular, the highlight of this exhibit is Trunk Series, consisting of twenty six paintings, and the images of the bags that have existed within the artist’s intimate ceremonial area are installed compactly in a dozen of canvases on the large exhibition space(68 m2). Since the interaction, between the independent realities of the images of the bags, depicted densely along the wall, subconsciously reminds of the “valley” of endless bags over a simply horizontal joint, the work becomes a highly figurative installation reflecting the artist’s intention and is led to a stage of “admiration” in the end. Read more

Andreas Gefeller
Supervisions & Beyond 19 February - 27 March 2014 Gallery Baton presents “Supervisions & Beyond”, the first solo exhibition in Asia of German photographer Andreas Gefeller (b. 1970) from February 19th to March 27th at the Apgujung exhibition space. This exhibition presents leading works from the artist’s major series, “Supervisions” and “The Japan Series”. Both these series release in a visually interesting way how the structures that are familiar to us like parks, buildings and man-made urban spaces transform when the artist’s own interpretation and creative approach are intervened; therefore, it will provide an opportunity for the local art lovers to experience a new wave of contemporary photography and dwell upon the topic that each work brings. Read more

Koen van den Broek
Zylon 13 December 2013 - 29 January 2014 Gallery Baton is pleased to announce " ZYLON", the second solo exhibition of Koen van den Broek (b.1973) at the new exhibition space in Apgujeong(Gangnam, Seoul) from December 13th to January 29th, 2014. "From the East to the West and Back" was exhibited in the spring of 2011 at Gallery Baton, and it was the artist's first solo exhibit in Asia, in which the artist showed Street Motived Painting known as his trademark. Following the artist's previous exhibit, "ZYLON" presents the artist's new works that have more abstractness in quality. This opening exhibit of Gallery Baton's new exhibition space in Apgujeong will present a great opportunity for the art lovers to experience major European contemporary paintings. Read more

Andrea Ventura
Twins 10 October - 12 November 2013 Gallery Baton presents 'Twins', the solo exhibition of an Italian artist Andrea Ventura, from October 10th to November 12th. Since Andrea is one of the identical twins, the theme of this exhibition "Twins" is attributed to the artist's specific circumstances and experiences. It is generally regarded that the appearance of a person is regarded as one's unique identity. Therefore, due to the presence of someone who has the same appearance as himself, sometimes one is regarded as someone else, and vice versa. These situations are bound to repeat. The starting point of this topic is inspired from his experience that, even with the presence of the same appearance, this identity eventually becomes gradually deteriorated due to the change of time and difference of the circumstances. Read more

What the Baton Saw
Kim Young Il, Oh Tae Kwan, Woo Byung Jin 16 July - 17 August 2013 갤러리바톤에서는 7월 16일 부터 8월 17일 까지 “What The Baton Saw”라는 주제로 젊은 페인터들의 그룹전을 개최한다. 김영일, 오택관, 우병진 세 작가의 총 10점이 소개되는 이번 전시는 과거와 달리 시대적 장르 구분이 모호해진 그래서 어찌보면 그로 인해 자유로울 수도 있고 반면 막막할 수도 있는 전지구적 미술현상 속에서, 자신이 연마한 테크닉과 막연하지만 형태를 갖추어 가고 있는 미적 추구, 스스로 부여한 엄격성을 좌표 삼아 꾸준히 작업 활동을 이어가는 젊은 페인터들을 조명해 보자는 취지에서 기획되었다. Read more

Tobias Lehner
Unintended Consequences 29 March - 11 May 2013 From March 29th to May 11th, Gallery Baton is showing Unintended Consequences, a solo exhibition of Tobias Lehner (b.1974) who comes from a background of Leipzig tradition of figurative painting. The artist is expanding his international recognition through unique style of figurative painting. Read more

Paolo Ventura
Lo Zuavo Scomparso 13 February - 16 March 2013 From February 13th to March 16th, Gallery Baton presents "Lo Zuavo Scomparso(Lost in Rome), the second solo exhibition of Italian photographer Paolo Ventura. Read more

Divergence
David O'Kane, Shi Xinning, Suk Jong Lee, Sung Yoon Kim, Wen Wu 7 November 2012 - 15 January 2013 갤러리바톤에서는 12월 7일 부터 2013년 1월 15일 까지 사실주의 화풍의 신진작가 그룹전, “Divergence展”을 개최한다. 데이비드 오케인 (David O’kane, Irish), 스신닝(Shi Xinning, Chinese), 이석종, 김성윤, 웬우 (Wen Wu, Chinese) 등 다양한 국적의 작가 작품 총 10점이 선보이는 이번 전시는 사실주의적 화풍에 기반을 둔 신진・중진 작가들의 작품을 전시한다. Read more

Belgium Contemporary Now
Koen van den Broek, Cindy Wright, Patrick Van den Eynde, Guy Van Bossche, Stef Driesen 18 October - 20 November 2012 갤러리바톤(서울 서초동)은 미술사에 뚜렷한 존재감을 드러내며 서구 미술계를 리드해 온 벨기에 미술의 현재를 조명하고자 Belgium Contemporary Now전을 10월 18일부터 11월 20일까지 개최한다. Read more

Duncan Hannah
Pleasures & Follies 4 July - 4 August 2012 갤러리바톤은 美 painter인 Duncan Hannah(b.1953)의 개인전 “Pleasures and Follies”를 7월 4일(수)부터 8월 4일(토)까지 개최합니다. 20세기 아메리칸 아트를 자신만의 세련된 필치와 현대적 해석을 통해 발전시켜온 Duncan은 한국 등 아시아권에는 상대적으로 덜 알려졌으나, 2011 美 Guggenheim Fellow에 선정되었고 뉴욕 Metropolitan Museum, Art Institute of Chicago 등에 작품이 영구 소장되는 등 작품성과 미술사적 진가를 인정받아 왔습니다. Read more

Diplopia
Carl Hammoud, Jens Fänge 30 May - 30 June 2012 Gallery Baton is pleased to present 'Diplopia', an exhibition introducing new works by Swedish artists Jens Fänge and Carl Hammoud. Diplopia is the technical term for double vision; the simultaneous perception of two images. The title refers to the common denominators in the works of Fänge/Hammoud, such as the usage of two (or more) images, the double exposure of objects, or simply the equivocal nature of their works - where one interpretation is as true as another. Read more

Koen van den Broek
From the East to the West and Back 30 March - 19 May 2012 갤러리바톤은 국제적인 인지도와 함께 평단의 주목을 받고 있는 벨기에 작 가 코엔 반 덴 브룩(Koen Van Den Broek, b. 1973)의 개인전(From the East to the West and Back)을 개최한다. 특히, 이번 전시는 20대 후반부터 세계 최고의 갤러리 중 하나인 White Cube에 합류하여 3차례의 개인전을 통해 화려하게 데뷔하였고, SFMOMA에서의 그룹전, 현대미술의 거장인 존 발데사리(John Baldessari, b. 1931)과 공동 작품 제작 및 단독전을 갖는 등 유럽 및 미국을 거점으로 활발히 전시활동을 해오던 작가의 아시아 최초 개인전이라는 점에서 그 의의가 크다고 할 수 있다. Read more

Leipzig Painters II
Falk Gernegroß, Christoph Ruckhaberle, Henriette Grahnert, Tobias Lehner 9 February - 17 March 2012 갤러리바톤은 21세기 최초의 진정한 예술적 현상(The 21st century’s first bona fide artistic phenomenon)이라는 평가와 함께 90년대 이후 세계 미술시장에서 주목을 받고 있는 독일 라이프찌히 대표작가 그룹전을 개최한다. 이번 전시는 2011년 가을에 1차로 소개된 4명의 그룹전(AXEL KRAUSE, CHRISTIAN BRANDL, ROSA LOY, TILO BAUMGARTEL)에 대한 미술 애호가들의 뜨거운 관심에 부응코자 기획되었으며 라이프찌히를 기반으로 활발히 작품 활동을 이어가고 있는 4명의 젊은 작가를 추가로 소개한다. Read more

Collector X
Carl Hammoud, Christian Brandl, Joel Meyerowitz, Kim Dong Yoo, Paolo Ventura, Wang Yaqiang 21 October - 19 November 2011 Read more

Leipzig Painters I
Axel Krause, Christian Brandl, Rosa Loy, Tilo Baumgärtel 7 September - 11 October 2011 갤러리바톤은 21세기 최초의 진정한 예술적 현상(The 21st century’s first bona fide artistic phenomenon)이라는 평가와 함께 90년대 이후 세계 미술시장에서 주목을 받고 있는 독일 라이프치히의 대표작가 그룹전을 개최한다. Read more

Lee Ufan
GB Masters Series I 15 June - 5 August 2011 Read more

Paolo Ventura
L'automa 13 April - 21 May 2011 Gallery Baton will be featuring the first solo exhibition of Paolo Ventura in Korea, an Italian artist who has been building his worldwide reputation for his unique world of photography. The solo exhibition will showcase Automaton, a new theme started in 2010 following Winter Stories (2007-2008) which brought Ventura critical acclaim and international recognition. Read more

Kim Dong Yoo
Portrait 20 January - 5 February 2011 Pop Art began settling in as the mainstream in the 60s; which transcended into a new power and subsequently emancipated Western art world from the bondage within obsession of “image creation.” With an exception of an initial attempt (Readymade) by Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968); who all together lacked sufficient power to shake the plateau of art world. Rather it was viewed as an orthodoxical encouragement for what was to come in the near future. It is rare to find such genres like Pop Art, proactively engaging with changes in societies and industrial advancements, and closely netting with its foundations. Following the Second World War, “The Mass Production System,” which became the norm and the base of economy in the capital industry turned its focus on the private market in order to sustain dominion and justify the previous production system. Coincidently, the timely arrival of trends in television watching, booming film industry, and color printing all had contributed unprecedented levels of demand in image enlargement and mass reproduction. Images that were constantly reproduced through TVs and advertisements in print media along with Hollywood stars, concurrently acquainted as contemporary icons and loyal agents of industrial capital, embedded psychological fantasy that material affluence was the axis of the “American Dream.” As a result, companies like Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup who reacted to the market elastically with sharp agility to these social changes became one of the essential brand names wanted by the consumers. Read more

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.