On Asia Week New York 2026, Space 776 presents Genealogies of Time: Korean Modern and Contemporary Art, an exhibition that examines the present condition of South Korean contemporary art through the coexistence of multiple temporal layers. Rather than following a chronological narrative, the exhibition brings together works from different generations to reveal how artistic questions persist, shift, and reemerge over time.

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The exhibition foregrounds the practices of Jeoung Keun Chan (b. 1965, South Korea), Hyeongsoo

Kim (b. 1961, South Korea), and Hak Il Kim (b. 1965, South Korea). Working across distinct

formal and conceptual approaches, these artists articulate current positions within South Korean

contemporary art, engaging with enduring concerns related to form, materiality, perception, andstructure. Their works reflect how inherited artistic sensibilities are tested and reconfigured under present-day conditions.

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Alongside these contemporary practices, works by Kim Guiline (1936–2021, South Korea) are

presented to expand the exhibition’s temporal scope. Shown in proximity to contemporary works,

his paintings allow different moments in South Korean art history to be viewed together,

emphasizing continuity and transformation rather than linear progression.

Genealogies of Time presents South Korean modern and contemporary art as an evolving field

shaped by accumulated experience, reinterpretation, and ongoing inquiry. Through the

juxtaposition of works across generations, the exhibition offers a focused view of how

contemporary practice appears from layered historical conditions while remaining firmly grounded

in the present.