Archive
Works
Issu du feu
Speaker boxxx 3, 2013
Untitled
Library-Paradise, 2016
Landscape
Pens - The six celestial bodies, 2014
Untitled
Library-MT.Everest, 2014
Issu du feu
Reflection 1, 2013
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
《ENDLESS: Expanded Vision》, 2020.06.23 – 2020.07.31, Atelier Aki
Atelier Aki, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has organized two commemorative exhibitions—《Brave New Gaze: Vision, Perspective, and Beginning》 and 《ENDLESS: Expanded Vision》—to present the worldviews of various artists, the spirit of the times, and a new vision for Korean contemporary art.
2020.06.18
Exhibitions
"o’Object" on View Through March 30, 2025, at Mimesis Art Museum
Mimesis Art Museum presents a special exhibition “o’Object” as its first exhibition of 2025, on view through March 30.
2025.01.21
Exhibitions
“KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now” on View Through September 13, 2025, at Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai
The Seoul Museum of Art and the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) as part of the 2025 Touring K-Arts program, present the exhibition 《KITSCH & POP: Korean Pop Art Now》, on view at the Korean Cultural Center in Shanghai (3rd Floor Exhibition Hall) through September 13.
2025.07.08
Exhibitions
The Third Print 《Homo Archivist; The Artist’s Intervention》, 2018.05.30 – 2018.07.31, Dohing Art
The second theme of The Third Print is ‘Archiving’. Since the birth of mankind, documentation has evolved in various ways. During the ancient times, before written text was invented, human beings documented everyday life for memory by using paintings or drawings such as Altamira murals.
2020.06.18
Exhibitions
Hong Kyoungtack's Solo Exhibition in Nine Years "Pen, Library, Funkchestra: Play of Desire, Order, Sense"
Aproject Company, committed to globalizing Korean art, is delighted to announce a solo exhibition featuring Hong Kyoungtack, a representative artist of post-2000s contemporary Korean painting.
2023.09.03
Activities
Activities
Artist Hong Kyoungtack Draws the Raw Reality of Our Time Through Vibrant Patterns and Everyday Materials
Hong Kyoungtack (b. 1968) has explored the theme of obsessive desires in modern life through everyday materials such as pens, pencils, and books. Additionally, he has opened up new possibilities in painting by traversing between design and painting, blending pop art and realism, while also achieving a universality that resonates with people.
2024.10.08
Activities
Western painter Hong Kyoungtack selected as the recipient of the 14th LEEINSUNG Art Prize
Western painter Hong Kyoungtack (Seoul, 46) has been selected as the recipient of the 14th LEEINSUNG Art Prize.
2013.10.25
Activities
Hong Kyoungtack's Solo Exhibition "Full of Love" on View Through April 29, 2012 at DOOSAN Gallery, Seoul
DOOSAN Gallery is pleased to announce Full of Love, a solo exhibition by Kyoung Tack Hong, whose powerfully colorful paintings capture daily objects like pens, pencils and books that fill the entire surface of the canvas.
2012.04.05
Activities
[Review] 《Funkchestra》 Review
I knew that he titled his first solo exhibition “Shrine,” but I only learned this time that he is a devout “child of the Lord.” This was not apparent from the meticulously arranged, eventful new works in the exhibition, but rather something I learned by chance after asking him an unrelated question.
2005
Activities
[Review] PERIGEE ARTIST #3 Hong Kyoungtack "Green Green Grass" : I just want a perfect world
The artist Hong Kyoung tack has demonstrated contemporary humans’ obsessive desire with specific objects such as pens, pencils, and books as well as diverse patterns.
2014.12.05
Writings
Criticisms
[Critique] The Tower of Babel Built by Books
Hong Kyoung-tack is an artist who presented a new milestone of contemporary still life painting. He opens our eyes to realize that still life painting is not about painting of objects literally still but about painting full of images emitting intense energy like fireworks.
2019.10.16
Texts
[Essay] Hong Kyoungtack’s 'Funkchestra' Series: Harmony of Colors, Shapes, and Icons
The title of Hong Kyoungtack’s (b.1968) series, Funkchestra, is a combination of the words “funk” and “orchestra.” In this series of works, various elements such as religion, pop culture, consumer culture, music, and art are in harmony with each other as a reflection of contemporaneity.
2023.06.16
Criticisms
[Critique] A World of Painting Without Shadows – Hong Kyoungtack’s Paintings that Simultaneously Evoke Fascination and Blasphemy
I am Christ, crucified against a dazzling fluorescent background or waiting for resurrection amid the words ‘power, corruption, and lies.’ I am also the hidden creator/ruler of esoteric knowledge and seductive images, and a conductor who DJs the refined grammar of high art and the ephemeral tastes of popular culture.
2009
Texts
[Column] The Artist’s Room – Pop Artist Hong Kyoungtack
There are not many artists who are both critically acclaimed and widely popular. This is even more true in the art world. Last year, artist Hong Kyoungtack (46) experienced two significant milestones. His work Pencil 1 was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong for the highest price ever recorded for a Korean artwork (approximately 960 million KRW), bringing him widespread recognition.
2023.06.16
Texts
[Essay] Hong Kyoungtack's 'Pen' Series: A Vibrant Explosion of Color and Emotion
Hong Kyoungtack’s large paintings from the Pen series feature colorful pencils and pens bursting forth like fireworks in all directions. The series showcases the smooth surfaces of densely packed pens and pencils, creating a sense of overwhelming pressure for the viewer.
2023.06.14