Seoul, September 18 – October 18, 2015, https://www.somamuseum.org/, curator Younjeong Park 박윤정 SOMA is a museum that focuses on sculpture and drawing. It is also linked to its mother foundation, the Korean Olympic Committee, which means that the exhibitions do often somehow relate to the body, movement, etc., as was the case with this exhibition.
Seoul, October 20, 2015, Yogiga http://www.yogiga.com/ Yogiga is an independent space in a Hongdae cellar, mainly focusing on experimental performances. This evening was a hosted event, bringing in a screening program and two live art performances by Taiwanese artists.
Busan, September 15 – October 18, 2015, http://busanbiennale.org A sculpture festival on one of the beaches of Busan: I only managed to visit the site after dark, but I still got at least some impression. It had been quite a broad range of works, from monumental figurative works to abstract structures or smaller works sheltered…
Seoul, October 17 – 24, 2015, http://unofficialpreview.com Based on their on-line presence and digital artworks, Pussykrew create interesting stuff. It is fashionable stuff, but still, looks good. Their preference seems to be towards 3D scanning and modelling, not much about animation or rigging.
Seoul, October 14 – 18, http://goods2015.com One week after the main Korean art fair KIAF, which I unfortunately missed, Goods opened. Goods is the first instance of an alternative art fair, where artists sell works by themselves.
Daegu, May 30 – October 18, 2015 (Shonibare), September 22 – February 9, 2016 (Lee), February 10 – Secember 6, 2015 (Hörl) http://www.daeguartmuseum.org A trip outside of Seoul, and first a word of caution: It is not a good idea to make a one day bus trip from Seoul to Daegu. I have spent more…
Daegu, October 2015, http://www.daeguartfactory.kr/ DAF is located in an industrial area of the city which has a feeling similar to Mullae or Dongmyo in Seoul: Lots of small metalwork workshops, shops selling tools or raw materials, etc. The DAF is a rather large building, with an exhibition floor, two studio floors and a nice coffee…
Seoul, September 30 – October 6, 2015, http://www.galerie-gaia.net/ A painting exhibition I discovered by chance, right at the beginning of the main tourist-crowded Insadong Street. The strong colors and contrasts reminded me of Henri Matisse or other fauvists, but I had a hard time relating it to the here and now. The subject matter –…
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.…