Four Korea Artist Prize finalists turn cracks in history and painting into a major MMCA art feature MMCA Seoul’s 2026 Korea Artist Prize exhibition spotlights four sharply different finalists whose works probe disappearance, censorship, image-making and the unstable edges of contemporary art. 2026.7.24
Damien Hirst exhibition at MMCA attracts 540,000 visitors The British artist’s first solo exhibition in Asia closed at MMCA Seoul after attracting 541,889 visitors, with strong turnout from younger audiences. 2026.6.29
Artist Damien Hirst's iconic, contested works now on display at MMCA The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea’s (MMCA) exhibit on Damien Hirst, “Nothing Is True But Everything Is Possible,” almost serves as an homage to Hirst’s glory days, as it showcases his major works over 35 years. 2026.3.22
The beauty of rotting: MMCA's 'decay art' exhibit finds timeless wisdom in decomposition Decay art is a form of artistic practice in which change, breakdown and disappearance are intentionally built into the work. Rather than resisting damage or aging, artists allow materials to weaken, rot or dissolve over time. 2026.2.4
MMCA selects featured artists for 2026's Korea Artist Prize The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) selected Lee Jung-woo, Lee Hai Min Sun, Jeon Hyun-sun and Hong Jin-hwon as the featured artists for this year's Korea Artist Prize, Korea's largest art museum said Monday. 2026.1.19
She longs to be a mother. So she makes erotic art. Artist Tzusoo's work explores digital art and female sexuality in the new exhibition “Agarmon Encyclopedia: Leaked Edition." 2025.8.19
MMCA pulls souvenirs featuring Lee Jung-seob painting long ruled a fake The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) has halted the sale of souvenirs featuring a painting long ruled by courts as a forgery falsely credited to celebrated modern artist Lee Jung-seob. 2025.6.9
MMCA's Jung Young-sun landscape exhibition wins coveted Red Dot Design Award National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) landscape architecture exhibition "For All That Breathes on Earth" by Jung Young-sun won the 2024 Red Dot Design Award's Best of the Best award in the Brand and Communication category. 2024.8.6
MMCA and artist Kim Ku-lim fail to settle disputes over exhibition catalog The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) and Kim Ku-lim failed to reach an agreement regarding the publication of the 87-year-old artist’s exhibition catalog. 2024.6.5
Painting the real world: MMCA's new exhibition focuses on Korea's figurative art The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art kicked off a new exhibition last week, showcasing Korean figurative paintings from the 1960s and 1970s. 2024.5.29
![Damien Hirst poses with his much-contested “For the Love of God” (2007), a platinum skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and set with human teeth, displayed at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's exhibit “Nothing Is True But Everything Is Possible” in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 19. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12532099.jpg?imageId=12532099&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![“Echoes of Ancient Forms of Knowledge” (2021, remade in 2026) by Edgar Calel [LEE JIAN]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12348562.jpg?imageId=12348562&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Artists selected as this year's Korea Artist Prize 2026, from left: Lee Hai Min Sun, Lee Jung-woo, Jeon Hyun-sun and Hong Jin-hwon [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12112188.jpg?imageId=12112188&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Artist Tzusoo's agar-and-moss sculpture 'Agarmon' is on display at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jongno District, central Seoul, through Feb. 1, 2026. [MMCA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12009637.jpg?imageId=12009637&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Pictured is ″Children,″ a painting ruled a forgery by the Supreme Court in 2017. In addition to scientific, expert and documentary analysis by prosecutors, critics pointed out that the late artist Lee Jung-seob typically did not depict hair when drawing children and favored bolder lines — factors that further supported the forgery claim. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12427364.jpg?imageId=12427364&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) holds landscape architecture exhibition 'For All That Breathes on Earth' by Jung Young-sun. [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12267569.jpg?imageId=12267569&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Artist Kim Ku-lim speaks during a press conference for his solo retrospective at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's Seoul branch in central Seoul on Aug. 24, 2023. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10151927.jpg?imageId=10151927&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![″Zinnias″ (1970) by To Sang-bong [MMCA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12320744.jpg?imageId=12320744&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)