Ha Chong-hyun’s radical practice comes into full view in San Francisco

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will shed light on the leading dansaekhwa figure Ha Chong-hyun in a retrospective this September. Though Ha is widely known for dansaekhwa — a Korean painting movement also known as monochrome-style painting — the exhibition seeks to highlight the breadth of his practice. Now in his later years, Ha's decadeslong career traces the evolution of modern Korean art while reflecting the country’s turbulent history and rapid transformation. “We wanted to examine wh

By The Korea Herald