Re_SPECT : Korean Modern Art

Re_SPECT : Korean Modern Art

 

 

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The "Re_SPECT : Korean Modern Art" special exhibition commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Seoul Olympics is being held at the SOMA Museum of Art (located in the Seoul Olympic Park) from April 6th to August 27th.

 

 

 

​Yi, Kwe-dea's "Self-portrait in a Robe," circa 1948-49 이쾌대 '두루마기를 입은 자화상' http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=108292

 

 

 

 

This exhibition showcases the development of Korean modern art from the 1920s, when Western painting styles were introduced, to the cultural turning point of the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

 

It features works by 25 influential artists in Korean art, including Koo Bohnchang, Kwon Jin-kyu, Na Hye-sok, and Lee Jung-seob, and displays over 160 works including paintings, sculptures, and drawings.

 

 

 

 

​Lee, Jung-seob's "Ox," 1953-54 이중섭 '황소' http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=108292

 

 

 

The exhibition is divided into five sub-themes.

 

The first room, "Our Land, Songs of the People," showcases works that express the impact of foreign culture on Korea and how it was expressed through local themes and styles.

 

Representative works include Lee Jung-seob's "The Yellow Ox" and Park Soo-keun's "Alley in Changsin-dong."

 

The second room, "Women, Another Art History," and the third room, "Diaspora, Gaps in National History," exhibit works by female artists and those who emigrated abroad (to North Korea), who were once on the fringes of art history.

 

Representative works include Park Rae-hyun's "Early Morning" and Yi Kwae-deok's "Self-portrait Wearing a Scarf."

 

The fourth room, "Abstract Art, Challenges and Achievements in Globalization," introduces abstract art, which emerged in opposition to the academic style pursued by the Korean National Art Exhibition.

 

Representative works include Yoo Young-kuk's "Mountain" and Kim Whanki's "Mountain."

 

The final room, "Sculpture, Shaping and Carving the Times," displays the process by which sculpture expanded from "Korean-style ideas" to abstraction.

 

Representative works include Kwon Jin-kyu's "Standing Horse" and Kim Jong-young's "Work 75-11."

 

 

 

 

​Pai, Un-soung's "Family Portrait," 1930-35 배운성 '가족도' http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=108292

 

 

 

 

 

The exhibition is jointly organized by the Korea National Sport University, the Chosun Ilbo, and Dicommunication/SOMA Museum of Art.

 

Admission fees are KRW 15,000 for adults and KRW 9,000 for teenagers and children.

 

For more information, please refer to the official Instagram of the Korean Modern Art exhibition (@koreanmodernart).

 

 

 

 

 

 

​Kim, Whanki's "Mountain," 1955 ⓒ Hwanki Foundation and Hwanki Museum of Fine Arts. 김환기 '산' http://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=108292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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