The Gallery

Marlowe Contemporary opened in 2016 in a former print works in Seongsu, on the eastern edge of Seoul. We kept the concrete floors, the sawtooth roof and the north light, and built a programme around them: three to four major exhibitions a year, each given the room and the time to be seen properly rather than rushed on and off the wall.

We represent a small roster of living artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and installation, and we stay with them for the long term — from early studio visits to museum placements a decade later. Between the headline shows, a rotating archive keeps their earlier work in view for collectors, curators and anyone who wanders in off the street.

The gallery is directed by its two founders, who are on the floor most days. We believe a good exhibition should be legible without a press release, warm without being loud, and open to a first-time visitor and a seasoned collector in exactly the same way. Admission has been free since the day we opened, and it always will be.

Beyond the exhibitions we run a modest programme of talks, publications and school visits, and we lend regularly to institutions at home and abroad. If you would like to know more about a particular artist, an available work, or a possible collaboration, the door — and the inbox — is open.