Highest art gallery in Seoul offers contemporary work by 14 N . Y . - based artists The dazzling night cityscape has always been an advantage for Sky Art Gallery , the highest art space in Seoul . Even more credit should be given to it this time , though , for providing a perfect background for the contemporary art show heralding the start of the holiday season . The jazzy artworks from New York showcased at the exhibition “ The City of Art : New York 1945 - 2000 ” meld in marvelously with the glitzy atmosphere of the traffic - jammed Seoul seen from the observatory and gallery on the 60 th floor of 63 building in Yeouido , central Seoul . The exhibition features contemporary paintings , photos , prints and sculptures spanning from 1945 to 2000 , by 14 well - known New York - based artists including Keith Haring , James Rosenquist and Frank Stella . They are some of the prestigious artists from all over the world gathered in the U . S . , namely New York , after World War II . Buoyed by the atmosphere of freedom , the artists led new and experimental trends like pop art , abstract expressionism , minimalism and post modernism . All 64 exhibits , surprisingly loaned from local collectors only , each represent a significant trend of the time . “ It is no exaggeration to say that New York art was equivalent to world art at the time , ” said Kwon Areum , curator of the exhibition . Andy Warhol ’ s silk screen works of Marilyn Monroe , Roy Lichtenstein ’ s comic book - like works and Joan Mitchell ’ s colorful and powerful scribbles assure that the exhibition has pretty much the essential pieces to depict the New York art scene of the time . Rather than the more famous and familiar works , though , Robert Longo ’ s “ Men in the Cities ” are unexpected gems that really add to the New Yorker vibe of the show . The two graphite and watercolor - paintings each feature a businessman decked in suit and a woman in a black cocktail dress , who seem to be either writhing in pain or experiencing a moment of ecstasy . The impressive images of the life - size human figures in chic attire and contorted postures have influenced many artists and commercials worldwide , including the early iPod ads . The gallery stays open until 10 p . m . , so consider visiting after sunset . The artworks and the cityscape stretching out beyond the glassed walls really shine in the evening . The exhibition runs through March 11 at Sky Art Gallery in Yeouido . Tickets range from 11 , 000 won to 12 , 000 won . For more information , call ( 02 ) 789 - 5663 or visit www . 63 . co . kr . By Park Min - young ( claire @ heraldm . com )