{"product_id":"155618","title":"MMCA Seoul Permanent Exhibition: Highlights of Korean Contemporary Art ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYDOVoDOoEJ4j2qYhORmosjugGDyW.png?v=1765018079\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e MMCA Seoul Permanent Exhibition: Highlights of Korean Contemporary Art \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/148342334\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e This catalog contains information on the MMCA Seoul permanent exhibition “Highlights of Korean Contemporary Art.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMMCA Seoul's permanent exhibition \"Highlights of Korean Contemporary Art\" examines the flow of Korean contemporary art through 86 works from the 1960s to the 2010s, among the approximately 11,800 pieces collected since the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's opening in 1969.\u003cbr\u003e This permanent exhibition is an attempt to present a single perspective on Korean contemporary art, while also opening up the possibility of different perspectives and diverse interpretations based on the collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The exhibition is organized around six themes (abstraction, experimentation, figuration, hybrid\/globalism, concept, and documentary) that have been majorly addressed in the flow of Korean contemporary art within Korea's unique socio-political situation, cultural changes, media shifts, and its relationship with the international art world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The catalog includes a planning note by Bae Myung-ji, a curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, along with an explanation of the six thematic sections of the exhibition, illustrations, a panoramic view of the exhibition, and a list of exhibited works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eYou can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 4. Preface - Kim Seong-hee, Director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art\u003cbr\u003e 8 Feature Article - Bae Myung-ji, Curator, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 22 \u003cb\u003e1.\u003cbr\u003e Abstract: Novelty and Avant-Garde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Han Muk, Yoo Young-guk, Kim Hwan-ki, Nam Kwan, Kwon Ok-yeon, Kwon Jin-gyu, Moon Shin, Lee Seong-ja, Choi Wook-kyung, Yun Myeong-ro, Kim Jong-hak, Choi Man-rin, Song Young-soo, Jeon Seong-woo, Ha In-du, Seo Seung-won, Lee Seung-jo, Ha Chong-hyun, Lee U-fan, Park Seo-bo, Jeong Sang-hwa, Yun Hyung-geun, Kim Jong-yeong, Kim Gi-rin, Jeong Chang-seop, Kim Chang-yeol, Kwon Young-woo, Lee Eung-no, Seo Se-ok, Jeong Tak-yeong, Um Tae-jeong, Jo Seong-muk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 98 \u003cb\u003e2.\u003cbr\u003e Korean Experimental Art: Objects, Time, and the Body\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kwak In-sik, Lee Seung-taek, Park Hyeon-gi, Kwak Deok-jun, Kim Gu-rim, Shim Moon-seop, Lee Kang-so, Park Seok-won, Kim Yong-ik, Lee Geon-yong, Seong Neung-gyeong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 128 \u003cb\u003e3.\u003cbr\u003e figuration and realism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joo Tae-seok, Ji Seok-cheol, Go Young-hoon, Han Woon-seong, Han Man-young, Lee Seok-ju, Oh Yoon, Min Jeong-gi, Kim Jeong-heon, Shin Hak-cheol, Hwang Jae-hyeong, Joo Jae-hwan, Yoon Seok-nam, Park Saeng-gwang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 164 \u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHybrid Spaces: Diversification and Globalization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kang Ik-joong, Kim Soo-ja, Seo Do-ho, Lee Bul, Choi Jeong-hwa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 180 \u003cb\u003e5.\u003cbr\u003e Conceptual Shift: Between Things and Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Park Yi-so, Ahn Kyu-chul, Kim Beom, Jeong Seo-yeong, Kim Hong-seok, Yoon Dong-cheon, Yang Hye-gyu, Hong Seung-hye, Moon Beom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 208 \u003cb\u003e6.\u003cbr\u003e Re-examining reality through documentary and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jeong Yeon-doo, Noh Soon-taek, Lim Min-wook, Kang Hong-goo, Park Chan-kyung, Moon Kyung-won \u0026amp; Jeon Jun-ho, Lee Yong-baek, Kim A-young, Song Sang-hee, Hong Young-in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 242 List of Entries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e This permanent exhibition, which examines the flow of Korean contemporary art through the collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, is an attempt to present a single perspective on Korean contemporary art.\u003cbr\u003e This opens up the possibility of another perspective and various interpretations based on the collection. \u003cbr\u003eIf history is not a single, fixed entity, but rather constantly reconstructed and reinterpreted according to the conditions and discourses of the times, then the history of Korean contemporary art also needs to be approached within a flexible framework that can encompass various layers of micro-narratives, marginalized voices, and cultural hybrid zones.\u003cbr\u003e We hope that this permanent exhibition, which uncovers and re-examines the multi-layered dynamism and historical gaps of Korean contemporary art, will continue in the future.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Bae Myung-ji - Planning Article\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Korean abstract art intersected with various layers of Korean society, including ethnicity, tradition, the Cold War, modernization, and institutions, and developed dynamically while intertwined with contemporary realities such as post-war anxiety and urbanization.\u003cbr\u003e At the same time, abstract art developed as a collective movement, intertwined with the process of cultural translation in its relationship with Western and Japanese art.\u003cbr\u003e ---「1.\u003cbr\u003e From \"Abstract: Newness and Avant-Garde\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePark Hyun-ki recalled being deeply impressed by the sight of people gathering stones during their escape, building a tower, and making a wish on it.\u003cbr\u003e For the author, stones are both material and cultural anthropological objects that project wishes and hopes.\u003cbr\u003e ---「2.\u003cbr\u003e Korean Experimental Art: Objects, Time, and the Body - Park Hyun-ki, from \"Untitled\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The pursuit of new figurative forms first appeared in the hyperrealistic paintings of the late 1970s, characterized by meticulous depictions of objects and people, and progressed to the folk art of the 1980s, which sought to practice realistic aesthetics in everyday life through criticism of reality and social participation.\u003cbr\u003e ---「3.\u003cbr\u003e From “Formality and Realism”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 〈Floor〉(1997-2000) is one of Seo Do-ho's representative installation works that explores the relationship between individuals and between individuals and groups.\u003cbr\u003e Tens of thousands of tiny human figures made of transparent polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material form a unique structure that supports a glass panel with the palm of their hand. \u003cbr\u003e---「4.\u003cbr\u003e Hybrid Space: Diversification and Globalization - from Seo Do-ho's \"Floor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The works by Kim Beom, Park Iso, Ahn Kyu-chul, and Jeong Seo-young featured in this exhibition challenge stereotypes by maintaining the original form and function of objects while imbuing them with unfamiliar meanings and situations, or by revealing the imperfect relationship between objects and the language that defines them.\u003cbr\u003e ---「5.\u003cbr\u003e From “Conceptual Transition: Between Things and Language”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This work is a unique form of performance documentary that uses the urban space of the Han River as a stage, inducing the audience to experience a series of events through physical movement, and it clearly demonstrates Im Min-wook's keen political and social sensibility.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e ---「6.\u003cbr\u003e Re-examining reality through documentary and fiction - Lim Min-wook, \"SOS\"\u003cbr\u003e ? 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