The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will present a major retrospective of Korean artist Ha Chong-hyun in September 2024. The exhibition, the artist's first full US retrospective, will span his decades-long career, showcasing his evolution from art informel works to his renowned 'Conjunction' series and his role as a leading figure in the dansaekhwa (Korean monochrome painting) movement.
The exhibition is significant as it highlights the breadth of Ha's practice beyond his monochrome paintings, contextualizing his work within Korea's turbulent modern history, from the trauma of war to rapid industrialization. It represents a major institutional recognition of a pivotal Korean artist in the US, particularly in a city with a large Asian diaspora, and will be a flagship show for the museum's new contemporary art Pavilion.