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Almine Rech London is pleased to present a new exhibition by Ha Chong-Hyun, the artist's third solo exhibition with the gallery.

“Back then... I tried to destroy the existing order, including the concept of painting on a canvas.”

That’s Ha Chong-Hyun, speaking to The Korea Times last year, reflecting on the beginnings of what he would later term his ‘Conjunction’ paintings, works that would, in turn, propel him to the forefront of what would eventually become known as the Dansaekhwa movement.

As is the case with anything revolutionary, the ‘Conjunction’ paintings, the first of which was …