Beginning in 2009 as an art consultancy, BB&M has been instrumental in the ascendance of some of the most acclaimed contemporary Korean artists now on the international stage. BB&M’s current iteration as an independent art gallery is a joint effort between James B. Lee (Founding Principal) and Si Young Hur (Principal), who brings extensive experience in Seoul’s commercial sector, as director at Gallery Hyundai and PKM Gallery and as partner at Gallery Baton.
BB&M inaugurated its gallery space in 2021 with a solo exhibition of Lee Bul, widely recognized as the leading Korean artist of her generation. In addition to Lee, BB&M’s roster includes such critically important Korean figures as Minouk Lim, Bae Young-whan, and Heecheon Kim, working across a range of genres and shaping contemporary Korean art in an international context. The gallery also represents younger international artists rising in recognition and spanning different visual cultures, among them Alex Dodge and Miko Veldkamp.
