Seoul, October 27,2015 – January 3, 2016, http://www.mmca.go.kr/eng/ A Korean ink painter, with a special interest in the calligraphic depiction of dot types and later persons as simple pictographs (originating also from the Chinese pictograph for men “人”).
Seoul, November 4 – 29, 2015, http://www.mmca.go.kr/eng/ An exhibition of the three Korean artists-in-residence at the MMCA Changdong studios: Im Heungsoon 임흥순, Chang Yoonseong 장윤성 and Jin Dallae 진달래.
Seoul, August 4 – November 1, 2015 – February 24, 2016, http://mmca.go.kr The show featured four Korean artists nominated for the KAP. I went very quickly through the show but still, I got some impressions, and most importantly, some afterthoughts (see below).
Seoul, September 22, 2015 – February 24, 2016, http://mmca.go.kr The theme of the show was announced to be the relationship between humans and non-human entities. The title was taken from a wrong translation of William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer. And indeed the show consisted of works that made objects come alive or humans seem as objects.…
Seoul, September 15, 2015 – February 14, 2016, http://mmca.go.kr The interesting thing about this show was that there was almost nothing in the space. Ahn Kyuchul seems to be a seriously “conceptual” artist, and this seriousness is something to be respected. At the same time, the show did not feel like something detached and theoretical.…
Seoul, June 23 – November 1, 2015 (The Sound of Things) and September 1 – November 29, 2015 (Choi Jong Tae), http://mmca.go.kr “The Sound of Things” presented 30 or more years of Korean minimalist/nature-related art in the large circular exhibition space of MMCA Gwacheon and adjacent rooms. It was a comprehensive selection and very worthy…
Seoul, Jul.28,2015 – Oct.11,2015 (70th Anniversary), May.27,2015 ~ Aug.02,2015 (World of Xijing), Apr.14,2015 ~ Aug.23,2015 (Interplay), Nov.04,2014 ~ Sep.13,2015 (Port of Reflections) http://www.mmca.go.kr The main and newest branch (Seoul Branch) of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is a huge space next to Gyeongbokgung Palace opened in 2013. The large monolithic spaces…
Midori Harima’s Democracy Demonstrates – What I have consumed in 90 days in Korea was one the works at the MMCA Goyang The Big Scene: Seven Sights exhibition. I instantly felt very connected to it and enchanted by it. First a brief description: Harima collected each day’s trash and assembled it into a modest ‘sculpture’ which…
Gyeonggi-do, July 23 – August 12, 2015, MMCA Goyang MMCA Goyang is one of the artist studio spaces maintained by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA). It is located in the North-West of Seoul, which is actually already outside of the city boundaries and in Gyeonggi province. It is a rural atmosphere…
July 2 – July 17, 2015, Facebook So I just happened to arrive in Seoul for the opening of this show. A group of artists called MOUNT decided to use the project money they got to pay for enhancing their skills and then “exhibit” the skills they went through: They joined academies and clubs for…