PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, http://www.plateau.or.kr November 2012 – February 2013 The show brought together a number of Korean artists by selecting artworks that have a relation to the central topic of “landscape”. In the entrance space of the gallery the visitor was greeted by a sound installation of bird and animal sounds accompanied…
Kukje Gallery, Seoul, http://www.kukjegallery.com November – December 2012 Yuko Shiraishi is primarily and abstract painter and paintings is what is primarily on display. Paintings are usually in one background color, combined with thin stripes or small dots. The dots or stripes make them look a bit like linen or cloth designs. The gallery’s materials say:…
Artsonje Center, Seoul, http://artsonje.org/eng/ November 2012 – January 2013 Shinro Ohtake is a Japanese artist working in collage, drawing and installation; he is also known for his involvement in the Japan noise music scene. The show at Artsonje spread over two floors.
In December, I visited South Korea and had a look at what is happening there in terms of Fine Arts. I checked out some smaller privately managed spaces around Seoul like Artsonje Center, Kukje Gallery and Plateau as well as some public institutions like the Nam Seoul Museum of Fine Art and the National Museum…