Contemporary Art · Seongsu, Seoul
A gallery for living artists and considered surveys. We mount three to four major exhibitions a year, hold a rotating archive of the practices we represent, and open our doors to everyone — admission is always free. Current and past shows below.
On view & archive
Our programme moves between newly commissioned bodies of work and considered surveys of the artists we live with. Browse what is currently on view and what has come before — click any image to enter the exhibition.
Curatorial approach
Three commitments shape every exhibition we mount, from a first studio visit to the final wall label. They're why artists return to us — and why the work still holds a year after a show comes down.
We give each body of work the room and the year it needs. A show is built slowly, in conversation with the artist, so that what hangs on the wall reads as considered rather than staged — never over-produced, never rushed to fill a calendar slot.
Our two rooms in Seongsu were a working press before they were a gallery, and we kept the concrete and the light. Work is hung to breathe in that space, close to the neighbourhood that shaped it — not floated in a white cube that could be anywhere.
Representation continues long after the doors close. We place work thoughtfully, keep clear provenance, and stay in touch with the collectors and institutions who live with it. One point of contact from first viewing to final acquisition — no hand-offs.
Planning a visit
No barrier, no appointment needed for the galleries themselves. Here's exactly how a visit tends to unfold once you arrive.
Walk in during opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday — admission to every exhibition is free and there's no need to book ahead. A gallery assistant will greet you and hand you a printed guide to the current show if you'd like one.
Take the rooms in whatever order feels right. Wall texts and a longer curatorial essay accompany each exhibition, and our team is on the floor if you want context on a particular work, the artist, or the ideas behind the show. There is no set route.
If a work holds your attention, ask. We can arrange a quiet private viewing outside public hours, share the full catalogue and condition notes, and talk you through edition, provenance and price — with no pressure to decide on the day.
When you're ready, an acquisition is handled directly with the gallery: we confirm availability, arrange invoicing, and coordinate careful packing, delivery or installation. Loans to institutions and press requests are welcomed through the same door.
Visiting
Everything you need to plan a visit. Admission to all exhibitions is free; private viewings and acquisitions are arranged directly with the gallery.
FreeTue–Sun
By appointmentcollectors & press
On requestwith the gallery
Marlowe Contemporary is closed on Mondays and public holidays. Group and school tours are quoted separately — ask the front desk.
Press & collectors
One of the most quietly confident programmes in the city. Marlowe gives its artists the time other spaces won't, and you feel it the moment you walk in.
We acquired two works over three years and the gallery handled everything — provenance, framing, delivery to the foundation — with real care. A genuine partnership.
The kind of exhibition you keep thinking about on the train home. Considered hang, generous wall texts, and staff who actually want to talk about the work.
Good to know
No. Admission to every exhibition is free and you can simply walk in during opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 19:00. Reservations are only needed for private viewings and guided group tours, which we're happy to arrange.
Send us a note and we'll reply within two business days with hours, availability, or details on a particular work.