Kim Inbai’s A Man Asleep at Arario, on until Oct. 24
Sculptor Kim Inbai’s solo show A Man Asleep runs at Arario Gallery Seoul through October 24, using boxes, columns and rubbings to examine the gap between seeing and touching.
A wooden box has openings for hands and a cut-away side that reveals a black figure. Method of Modeling 2 starts from a scenario Kim imagined: sculpting by touch alone, without seeing inside. The opening lets viewers look in on that experiment.
The show takes its title from Georges Perec’s novel. Pillar of Light pairs a tapering form with a hand-smudged surface. Touching Perspective is a rubbing made by pressing paper against a relief, producing an image of distance through close contact.
Across four floors, the exhibition includes 21 sculptures, seven drawings and one audio work. It runs through October 24, Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 85 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 180 m from Exit 3 of Anguk Station on Line 3.
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Hanok stays nearby
Bukchon Bingwan by RakkojaeBukchon, Seoul · 11 min walk from Anguk Station
SieunjaeJongno, Seoul · 5 min walk from Jongno 3-ga Station
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2026-10-13T10:32:58.466Z
Official exhibition text/date/artwork list ↗Official bilingual press release, exact work caption, counts and image reuse/credit instructions ↗Official current hours/address/closures ↗Current bilingual press packet, artwork captions and editorial media credit permission ↗Current Seoul hours, closures, address; separate Cheonan fee ↗Official Seoul tourism route; page modified 2026-09-15 ↗Nearby gate identity, address and individual-photo rights ↗Installation view, KIM Inbai: A Man Asleep, Arario Gallery Seoul, first floor, 2026.
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© 2026. KIM Inbai. Courtesy of the Artist and Arario Gallery. · Gallery press release (editorial use)KIM Inbai, Method of Modeling 2, 2026. A cut-away box reveals the sculpted body inside.
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© 2026. KIM Inbai. Courtesy of the Artist and Arario Gallery. · Gallery press release (editorial use)KIM Inbai, Pillar of Light, 2026. A tapering form with a hand-smudged surface.
Photo credit
© 2026. KIM Inbai. Courtesy of the Artist and Arario Gallery. · Gallery press release (editorial use)KIM Inbai, Touching Perspective, 2026. A rubbing made by pressing paper against a relief surface.



