Project Space SARUBIA
Ham Jin-Imaginative Diary, Invitation, 1999, MMCA Art Research Center Collection, Gift of Park Sungwoo

Project Space SARUBIA

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A non-profit exhibition space that opened in October 20, 1999 in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The name derived from the coffee shop which existed at the same location before it was transformed into an exhibition space. The exhibition space supported a wide range of experimental culture including architecture and music, in addition to contemporary art. The inaugural exhibition, Journal of Daydreams was a solo exhibition by Ham Jin. The SARUBIA organizers aimed to select artists who attempt to make use of the specific spatial characteristics of the exhibition space, then provide them with a month’s time for installation work in order to produce a site-specific piece. SARUBIA registered as an art corporation in 2007, and it moved to Jongno-gu, Changseong-dong in 2011. In 2014, the art space shifted to a membership system, operating solely on donations, and in 2015, it became a non-profit organization.
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service