Exploring the Many Ways of Giving Love Through Art... Seoul Auction Special Exhibition "with LOVE"

Around 40 Works by Hockney, Othoniel, Koons, and Hirst on Display

Seoul Auction announced on the 6th that it will hold its first exhibition of 2026, the special exhibition "with LOVE," from February 9 to 27 at the basement level 1 of the Seoul Auction Gangnam Center in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Jean-Michel Othoniel, painting on canvas, red ink on green gold leaf, 124x164x5 ed. 1/2, edition of 2 + 1 AP, 2021. Photo by Seoul Auction

Set against the season where the excitement of the new year intersects with the warmth of anniversaries, "with LOVE" is an exhibition that sheds light on the ways we have expressed love and on the moments when those feelings have been preserved through choices in art and design. Around 40 works by masters of contemporary art, cherished with particular affection by collectors, will be brought together in one place for this exhibition.

The exhibition is centered on edition works by leading contemporary artists such as David Hockney, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst. In addition, lighting by French lighting designer Serge Mouille has been incorporated to complete a three-dimensional exhibition space where painting, sculpture, and design are organically interwoven.

Hockney David, Inkjet on paper, 86.4 x 109.2 cm, Edition of 35 TP, 2019. Photo by Seoul Auction

David Hockney's "In Front of House Looking North" captures the kindness and solace discovered in repetitive daily life through the view in front of the house where he stayed during the pandemic. Jean-Michel Othoniel's "Rose of the Louvre" uses the form of a rose to unravel a metaphor for relationships that transcend history, memory, and death.

Alongside these, Jeff Koons's sculptural work intuitively reveals how love, success, and desire operate beneath their glittering surfaces, while Damien Hirst's work quietly reminds viewers that disappearance and death coexist behind the moments when we are captivated by beauty. Though composed in different media and artistic languages, all of the works converge in that they are traces of gazes and choices directed toward someone.

A representative of Seoul Auction stated, "This exhibition will be a journey that follows the artists' unique attitudes toward their subjects and the traces of their choices."

The exhibition will run from February 9 to 27 and is open to everyone free of charge.