Press Release

New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction brings together six significant Korean women artists whose practices expand the language of contemporary abstraction through material innovation, gestural expression, and poetic explorations of nature, memory, and perception. Working across ink, charcoal, oil, handmade paper, and richly layered surfaces, Jung Jong Mee, Lee Hyun Joung, Kang EemYun, Cha Won Hee (Whee), Roh Gippuem, and Estelle Tcha each transform abstraction into deeply tactile, immersive, and sensory experiences. While their visual languages are distinct, they share a commitment to material sensitivity and an intuitive dialogue between the physical world and inner experience, revealing the remarkable breadth and vitality of contemporary Korean abstraction.

Rather than treating abstraction as purely formal, these artists approach the surface as a living field shaped by rhythm, memory, movement, and time. Through repetition, layering, and physical interaction with materials, their works reveal an intimate dialogue between body, medium, and environment.

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Installation Views

Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.
Exhibition view: Group Exhibition, New Vision: Korean Female Abstraction, The Columns Gallery, Singapore (15 August–10 November 2026). Courtesy The Columns Gallery.

Artists Exhibiting

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Originally established in New York, The Columns Gallery came to bear its current name in 2005 after its operations moved to Seoul. Over the last 26 years, The Columns has cemented its reputation as one of the most powerful contemporary art galleries in Asia. Its overarching vision lies in bridging connections between emerging and established Korean artists and the global market by increasing their presence on the international art fair and biennial circuit. Since the addition of a new space in Singapore in 2019, The Columns has expanded its mission to include the promotion of Southeast Asian artists to a broader public. With far-reaching roots in Korea and Singapore, The Columns Gallery is perfectly positioned to seamlessly navigate the global market, as well as to tap the limitless potential for cross-cultural exchange between East and Southeast Asia.
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