In-ter-alia Gallery

It's hard to believe that the Internalia Gallery (next to Coex Mall at the Samseong subway station in Seoul) was established as recently as 2002. Talk about perfect timing. It's ridden a 7 year international art wave to crest and has become one of the wealthiest private galleries in Korea. Just a couple months back I attended an opening there that included work by Alex Katz, Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, and Keith Haring. So yes, they've got a lot cash. 

Next time you visit COEX, I'd recommend dropping in on Internalia to see what's going on. They are located across from the Duty Free corner of the mall, just beyond the Buddhist temple. I stopped in last night before they closed at six and was surprised to discover four artists that were new to me in a group exhibition that seemed to be united by the content of butterflies and/or flowers in their work. Unfortunately, no information was available in English. 

The work that follows is that of Kyung Dal Pyo, Choe Hyun Joo, Chung Young Han, and Cha Kyu Sun (in that order).