Kim Hong Joo
Johyun Gallery_Seoul is pleased to present Kim Hong Joo's solo exhibition, on view from September 2 through November 16, 2025. Kim Hong Joo has devoted his practice to exploring the fundamental conditions of painting, beginning with the ST Group in the 1970s and moving through hyperrealist painting, calligraphic works, and figurative imagery to arrive at his current investigations. His trajectory represents not simply a series of stylistic transitions, but a sustained examination of the very foundations upon which painting might be established鈥攅ach period articulated through its own distinct visual language. This exhibition extends that inquiry, presenting recent works alongside selected historical pieces to interrogate painting's essential possibilities.
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Johyun Gallery_Seoul is pleased to present Kim Hong Joo's solo exhibition, on view from September 2 through November 16, 2025. Kim Hong Joo has devoted his practice to exploring the fundamental conditions of painting, beginning with the ST Group in the 1970s and moving through hyperrealist painting, calligraphic works, and figurative imagery to arrive at his current investigations. His trajectory represents not simply a series of stylistic transitions, but a sustained examination of the very foundations upon which painting might be established鈥攅ach period articulated through its own distinct visual language. This exhibition extends that inquiry, presenting recent works alongside selected historical pieces to interrogate painting's essential possibilities.