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A sensory journey through sixty years of innovative abstraction.
For over six decades, pioneering artist Ha Chong-Hyun (b. 1935) has explored what painting becomes when freed from all existing conventions. Ha’s work prizes the interaction of his materials: using pressure, gravity, and tools ranging from torches to everyday utensils, he transforms the surfaces of canvases up to eight feet tall into a treasure trove of texture and physicality. His first museum exhibition in North America, Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective offers an unprecedented look at the creative evolution of one of Korea’s most influential contemporary artists.
Asian Art Museum presents first North American survey of the acclaimed Korean artist (Apr. 20, 2026 Press Release)
Top image: Ha Chong-Hyun, Conjunction 74-26 (detail), 1974, Oil on hemp cloth. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Muzikar. Bottom image: Photo © Chunho An, courtesy Tina Kim Gallery.
