PLATOON Seoul

The Platoon Kunsthalle Seoul opened in 2009 as a space to harness and develop the creative potential of subcultures in South Korea and other Asian countries. Its programmatic orientation towards cultural movements beneath the radar creates a dynamic space where new ideas are born and presented. The project is built of 28 intermodal shipping containers. As icons of a flexible architecture in a globalized culture, the stacked containers form a unique construction that can be rebuilt anywhere else at any time. The interior design finishes and furniture of the Seoul container architecture are developed by Platoon and Baik Jiwon.

Unlike typical ‘white cube’ art institutions, it provides a home for subculture initiatives: events, exhibitions, workshops, lectures and discussions on urban street art, graphic design, performance, fashion, digital art, music, film, club culture and political interventions.