Monochrome painting master Ha Chong-Hyun will have his first North American museum retrospective at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (AAM) from September 25, 2026, to January 25, 2027. The exhibition, titled "Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective," will feature about 50 works spanning over 60 years, including his early Art Informel experiments, his politically charged works, and his iconic "Conjunction" series created with his signature Back Pressure Technique.
This retrospective is a significant event as it marks the first solo show by a Korean artist at AAM and is a rare major U.S. museum retrospective for a Korean artist, following in the footsteps of Nam June Paik, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and Lee Ufan. The exhibition aims to reposition Ha's work within the global contemporary art narrative and highlight the trajectory of Korean and Asian abstraction, signaling a growing institutional focus on Korean art in the United States.