Image: Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul
Ilmin Museum of Art in Seoul has announced 'Off the White: Patterns and Information', on view from August 14 to October 18, 2026. The museum’s notice describes the presentation as part of 'Off the White', a broader project marking the 100th anniversary of the museum building and examining contemporary art’s experiments and prospects in relation to the museum as a place.
Within that larger framework, 'Patterns and Information' is identified as the second installment. The museum says the section includes work by Kwak Ibe and Noh Songhee, though no further details about their individual contributions are provided in the source announcement.
The project’s framing places the museum itself at the center of the inquiry. Rather than presenting the exhibition as a conventional survey of artists or a single thematic subject, Ilmin’s announcement emphasizes the institution as a site that can be tested, interpreted and reconsidered through contemporary artistic practice.
The title 'Off the White' suggests a sequence or series, and the museum’s wording indicates that 'Patterns and Information' follows an earlier part of the project. The announcement does not specify the contents of the first installment, but it makes clear that the current chapter is positioned as the second in the overall structure.
Ilmin Museum of Art’s public notice is brief, but it establishes the essential facts of the exhibition: the dates, the museum, the title and the participating artists named for this section. The run begins on August 14 and continues through October 18, 2026, at Ilmin Museum of Art in Seoul.
