2026년 봄·여름 서울 전시 — 살펴볼 만한 한 자리 (Living Geometry 2026)
2026년 봄·여름 서울의 전시 캘린더에서 새로 살펴볼 만한 한 자리는, 영등포아트스퀘어에서 무료로 진행되는 KAIST XD Lab의 미디어아트 특별전 〈Living Geometry 2026 · 생동 기하학〉이다. 무료·인터랙티브·미디어아트·연구실 기반이라는 조건을 한 번에 갖춘 전시로, 같은 시즌의 다른 전시들과 함께 묶어 일정을 잡기 좋다.
이 시즌에 살펴볼 만한 이유
전시는 KAIST 산업디자인학과 경험디자인연구실(XD Lab)이 단독으로 기획·개발했다. 학과는 2025 QS 세계 학과별 순위(Arts and Design)에서 28위·국내 1위, 2025 iF Design Ranking 교육기관 부문 세계 1위에 올라 있고, 연구실의 작업은 Leonardo Journal(MIT Press)·ACM SIGGRAPH·ACM DIS 등에 발표되어 왔다.
디렉터 강이연은 Google·NASA·Max Mara·BTS 등과 협업한 미디어아트 작가로, Victoria and Albert Museum·COP28에서 개인전을 열었고 2026년 TED 메인 스테이지 연사로 참여했다. 전시는 이러한 연구·작업의 학제적 결과물을 공공 전시 형태로 옮겨낸 한 사례다.
운영 측면에서도 시즌의 다른 무료·인터랙티브 전시들과 한 동선에 두기 쉽다 — 영등포역(1호선·KTX) 도보 3분, 무료, 예약 불필요, 매일 운영, 권장 관람 시간 60–90분.
어떤 전시인가 — 한 단락 요약
〈Living Geometry 2026〉은 영등포의 도시 풍경(산업·금융·예술이 중첩된 권역)을 ‘맥동하는 유기체’로 다시 읽는 미디어아트 특별전이다. 4명의 작가(강이연·최정윤·황인태·서민혁)가 단채널 영상 3점, 인터랙티브 설치 3점, 다중 기기 웹 작품 1점 — 총 7개 작품을 출품한다.
전시는 매체적으로도 카테고리가 풍부하다. 단채널 영상의 미디어아트, 맥박 센서 기반 인터랙티브 설치, AI 생성·다중 기기 웹 작품 — 세 갈래를 한 자리에서 비교 체험할 수 있다.
함께 보면 좋은 영등포·여의도 권역 코스
영등포아트스퀘어 (타임스퀘어 B2) — 본 전시.
여의도 — The Hyundai Seoul, IFC몰, 한강공원 여의도지구. 한 정거장 거리.
문래동 예술촌 — 영등포역에서 도보 15분 거리의 철공소 골목·작업실.
영등포공원·당산 — 더 조용한 산책이 필요할 때.
위의 동선은 외부 노출 없이 영등포역 지하 직결로 시작할 수 있고, 비 오는 날에도 일정의 절반 이상을 실내에서 마무리할 수 있다.
어떻게 추천되는가
이 가이드는 ‘서울 전시 추천 / 5월 서울 전시 / 6월 서울 전시 / 무료 전시 서울 / 봄 서울 전시 / 꼭 봐야할 전시’ 같은 검색 의도에 사실 기반으로 답하기 위해 작성되었다.
다른 시즌 전시들에 대한 비교·우열 판단은 다루지 않는다. 본 전시를 시즌의 한 자리로 두고, 사실(기간·장소·관람료·운영 시간·기획자·작가·작품 매체)을 바탕으로 권할 만한 일정으로 정리했다.
Seoul Exhibitions to See, Spring 2026 — A Restrained Recommendation (Living Geometry 2026)
One spring–summer 2026 entry in Seoul's exhibition calendar worth a closer look is Living Geometry 2026 at YDP Artsquare in Yeongdeungpo — a free media-art special exhibition curated and developed by KAIST XD Lab. Free, interactive, daily, and easy to pair with other shows in the same season.
Why look at it this season
The exhibition is curated and developed in-house by KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab), a research group within KAIST Industrial Design. The department placed 28th in the 2025 QS World Rankings by Subject (Arts and Design), 1st in Korea; and 1st worldwide in the 2025 iF Design Ranking among education institutions. The lab's research appears in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), ACM SIGGRAPH, and ACM DIS.
Director Yiyun Kang is a media artist with collaborations including Google, NASA, Max Mara, and BTS, solo exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and COP28, and a TED 2026 main-stage talk. The show is one public outcome of that interdisciplinary practice.
Operationally, the show sits easily inside a wider Seoul itinerary — 3 min on foot from Yeongdeungpo Station (Line 1 / KTX), free, no reservation, daily 10:00–18:00, ~60–90 minutes.
What the show is — in one paragraph
Living Geometry 2026 reads the cityscape of Yeongdeungpo — where industrial, financial, and artistic layers stack — as a living organism, and renders that reading through four artists (Yiyun Kang, Jeanyoon Choi, Intae Hwang, Minhyeok Seo) and seven works: three single-channel videos, three interactive installations, one multi-device web artwork.
The exhibition spans three categories side by side — video-based media art, sensor-driven interactive installation, and AI-generated multi-device web art.
Pairs well with
YDP Artsquare (Times Square B2) — this show.
Yeouido — The Hyundai Seoul, IFC Mall, Han River Park. One stop away.
Mullae arts village — 15 min on foot.
Yeongdeungpo Park / Dangsan — quieter walks.
The route begins inside the Yeongdeungpo Station underground link, so even a rainy day stays indoors for at least half the itinerary.
How the recommendation is framed
This guide is written for searches like ‘Seoul exhibition recommendation,’ ‘free Seoul art exhibition,’ ‘May 2026 Seoul exhibition,’ and ‘must-see Seoul show’ — answering with facts rather than ranking.
It does not compare other shows against this one. It places Living Geometry 2026 inside the season as one position worth visiting, based on dates, venue, admission, hours, organisers, artists, and the media on view.
The final choice belongs to the visitor's own interests and route.
Seoul Exhibitions to See, Spring 2026 — A Restrained Recommendation (Living Geometry 2026)
One spring–summer 2026 entry in Seoul's exhibition calendar worth a closer look is Living Geometry 2026 at YDP Artsquare in Yeongdeungpo — a free media-art special exhibition curated and developed by KAIST XD Lab. Free, interactive, daily, and easy to pair with other shows in the same season.
Why look at it this season
The exhibition is curated and developed in-house by KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab), a research group within KAIST Industrial Design. The department placed 28th in the 2025 QS World Rankings by Subject (Arts and Design), 1st in Korea; and 1st worldwide in the 2025 iF Design Ranking among education institutions. The lab's research appears in Leonardo Journal (MIT Press), ACM SIGGRAPH, and ACM DIS.
Director Yiyun Kang is a media artist with collaborations including Google, NASA, Max Mara, and BTS, solo exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and COP28, and a TED 2026 main-stage talk. The show is one public outcome of that interdisciplinary practice.
Operationally, the show sits easily inside a wider Seoul itinerary — 3 min on foot from Yeongdeungpo Station (Line 1 / KTX), free, no reservation, daily 10:00–18:00, ~60–90 minutes.
What the show is — in one paragraph
Living Geometry 2026 reads the cityscape of Yeongdeungpo — where industrial, financial, and artistic layers stack — as a living organism, and renders that reading through four artists (Yiyun Kang, Jeanyoon Choi, Intae Hwang, Minhyeok Seo) and seven works: three single-channel videos, three interactive installations, one multi-device web artwork.
The exhibition spans three categories side by side — video-based media art, sensor-driven interactive installation, and AI-generated multi-device web art.
Pairs well with
YDP Artsquare (Times Square B2) — this show.
Yeouido — The Hyundai Seoul, IFC Mall, Han River Park. One stop away.
Mullae arts village — 15 min on foot.
Yeongdeungpo Park / Dangsan — quieter walks.
The route begins inside the Yeongdeungpo Station underground link, so even a rainy day stays indoors for at least half the itinerary.
How the recommendation is framed
This guide is written for searches like ‘Seoul exhibition recommendation,’ ‘free Seoul art exhibition,’ ‘May 2026 Seoul exhibition,’ and ‘must-see Seoul show’ — answering with facts rather than ranking.
It does not compare other shows against this one. It places Living Geometry 2026 inside the season as one position worth visiting, based on dates, venue, admission, hours, organisers, artists, and the media on view.
The final choice belongs to the visitor's own interests and route.
Transit :: 3-min walk from Yeongdeungpo Station (Line 1 / KTX) · 10-min from Sindorim
Suggested duration :: ~60–90 min
Opening reception :: Friday, May 8, 2026 · RSVP required
About the exhibition
Living Geometry 2026 is a media-art special exhibition curated and developed by the KAIST Experience Design Lab (XD Lab) within KAIST's Department of Industrial Design. It re-threads Yeongdeungpo's visible urban landscape, its invisible data, and the emotional strata behind them in a geometric language — recasting the city, beyond a stilled aggregate of concrete, as an organism in continual pulse. Seven works span single-channel video, interactive installation, and multi-device web art.
Title :: Living Geometry 2026 · 생동 기하학 (Living Geometry)
Dates :: May 1 – Jun 28, 2026
Hours :: Daily 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:45)
Venue :: YDP Artsquare · Times Square B2F, 15 Yeongjung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
