Sujin Lee's Guide to Seoul’s Art Scene
Sujin Lee's Guide to Seoul’s Art Scene
Sujin Lee was born in Jeju Island, Korea, famous for its rich landscapes, and has since moved to Seoul, a contrasting metropolitan hub of Korea where she currently lives and works. She makes work about language using a combination of text, video and performance.
Check out Sujin's top spots to explore Seoul's cultural art scene below.
In this Guide
Samcheon-dong
Jongno-guSeoulSouth Korea
“Samcheon-dong is a very old classic art area. There have many art galleries and it’s also near by Gyeongbokgung Palace where you can experience old art culture.”
More Info
Gyeongbokgung Palace
161Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-050South Korea
+82 2 3700 3900
“I love to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace when I want to feel calm.”
More Info
MMCA Seoul
30Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-220South Korea
+82 2 3701 9500
“This is a very nice spot to see local Korean art exhibitions. If you want to feel some young art, you have to go Hongdae. This area is very famous in young art culture because of Hongik-university which is one of the famous art universities in Korea.”
More Info
Homi Art Supply Store
20Mapo-gu, Seoul 04039South Korea
+82 2 336 8181
“I usually visit here for buying art suppliers, especially Homi art supply store. You can see good quality art supplies here.”
More Info
Samuel Smalls
25Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-120South Korea
“Sungsu-dong is getting popular not just for art, you can see the fashion and design culture. Samuel Smalls is really good to see vintage furniture and home accessories.”
More Info
Million Archive
24-18Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-120South Korea
+82 50 71404 2973
“If you like vintage clothes you have to visit Million Archive! So many beautiful vintage clothes are there, you can enjoy to see.”
More Info