Minouk Lim
Biography
As one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Korean artists on the international stage today, Minouk Lim (b. 1968 in Daejeon, lives and works in Seoul) is a trenchant observer of the turbulent social, economic, and political dynamics of contemporary Korean experience amid the sweep of globalization and accelerated modernity. Spanning a range of media—from drawing and assemblage to video and sculptural installation—and embracing diverse modes of expression, including text, music, and performance, her practice is distinguished by a provocative fusion of the poetic and the political. Lim’s recent solo exhibitions include Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul (2025); Tina Kim Gallery, New York (2022); SeMA Buk Seoul Museum of Art (2021); Asia Cultural Center, Gwangju (2021), among others. She also participated in recent group exhibitions at LEEUM Museum of Art, Seoul (2025); Secession Vienna (2024); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2024); Daejeon Museum of Art (2024); Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam (2024); Philadelphia Museum of Art (2023); Minneapolis Institute of Art (2023); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2022), among others. Her works are collected by the Guggenheim Museum, New York & Abu Dhabi; Tate Modern, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Asia Society and Museum, New York, among others. Lim graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France.
Works
Minouk Lim
Wistful Star
2026
Driftwood, lotus pod, feather, ceramic, magnet, urethane
resin, spray paint, light bulb, light socket, resin drip on fishing line
105 x 27 x 20 cm | 41.3 x 10.6 x 7.9 in
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Wistful Star
2026
Driftwood, lotus pod, feather, ceramic, magnet, urethane
resin, spray paint, light bulb, light socket, resin drip on fishing line
105 x 27 x 20 cm | 41.3 x 10.6 x 7.9 in
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Minouk Lim
Ancient Applause
2026
Terracotta powder, cuttlefish bones, acrylic paint,
Prismacolor pencil, urethane resin on wooden panel
64.8 x 52.8 x 3.5 cm | 25.5 x 20.8 x 1.4 in
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Ancient Applause
2026
Terracotta powder, cuttlefish bones, acrylic paint,
Prismacolor pencil, urethane resin on wooden panel
64.8 x 52.8 x 3.5 cm | 25.5 x 20.8 x 1.4 in
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Minouk Lim
Pétale de l’univers
2026
Terracotta powder, cuttlefish bones, acrylic paint,
Prismacolor pencil, urethane resin on wooden panel
64.8 x 52.8 x 3.5 cm | 25.5 x 20.8 x 1.4 in
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Pétale de l’univers
2026
Terracotta powder, cuttlefish bones, acrylic paint,
Prismacolor pencil, urethane resin on wooden panel
64.8 x 52.8 x 3.5 cm | 25.5 x 20.8 x 1.4 in
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Minouk Lim
Wave Watcher
2024
Fabric ink and acrylic paint on linen mounted on panel
116.8 x 91.1 x 3 cm | 46 x 35.9 x 1.2 in
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Wave Watcher
2024
Fabric ink and acrylic paint on linen mounted on panel
116.8 x 91.1 x 3 cm | 46 x 35.9 x 1.2 in
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Exhibitions
Artists: Fran Chang, Omyo Cho, Soyoung Chung, Minouk Lim, Luis Xertu
Hong Kong
21 March—30 May 2026