Rhythmscape Close

• Period/ 2017.10.20(Fri) ~ 2017.11.07(Tue)

The Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art (director Choi Eun-ju) co-sponsors with the Korean Cultural Center in Japan to present Rhythmscape from October 20 through November 7 in a travelling exhibition, which was also held in 2015 at the GMMA under the same title.

Special Exhibition Commemorating 120 Years of Korean and Russian-Korean Studies at St. Petersburg University 《The Ascetic Path: Korean DANSAEKHWA》 Close

• Venue/ Russia St. Petersburg The ERARTA Museum of Contemporary Art, Exhibitions Wing, floor 5
• Period/ 2017.10.13(Fri) ~ 2017.11.12(Sun)

In the early 1970s, contemporary Korean artists were undergoing a period of serious experimentation. Going beyond the traditional questions of "What do I paint and how", they tirelessly asked themselves, "Why must I paint?", "What is painting?", and "What is the spiritual essence of Korea?" It was in this process of soul-searching that the truest form of Korean contemporary art was born: Dansaekhwa

2017 Republic of Korea-Germany Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition IRONY & IDEALISM Close

• Venue/ Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
• Period/ 2017.09.28(Thu) ~ 2017.12.03(Sun)

Together with the Korea Foundation and the Kunsthalle Münster, the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art is co-organizing Irony and Idealism, a cultural exchange exhibition featuring contemporary art from South Korea and Germany. Demonstrating current trends in contemporary art, eight artists from South Korea and Germany are presented who have been actively working beyond their national borders. The exhibition also shows how cultural exchange can be driven and achieved by public museums and institutions.

Lee Su-jin’s The Ilex Rotunda Village – Quantum Jump 2017, 4 Artists Relay Show Close

• Period/ 2017.09.07(Thu) ~ 2017.10.22(Sun)

Lee Su-jin is the second relay artist for the annual special exhibition ‘Quantum Jump’, which was planned based on the collaboration between the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art and the Gyeonggi Creation Center in order to introduce the new aspirations of young artists.

Craft Climax: Gyeonggi Contemporary Craft 2017 Close

• Period/ 2017.07.21(Fri) ~ 2017.09.17(Sun)

The Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art is unveiling a contemporary craft exhibition on a large scale to mark the 11th anniversary of its opening. This exhibition brings together works by 32 craft artists in the fields of woodcraft, textile art, metalcraft, ceramics, and glasswork who have lived or actively worked mainly in the Gyeonggi area.

Hoh Woojung’s Social Fiction – Quantum Jump 2017, 4 Artists Relay Show Close

• Period/ 2017.07.13(Thu) ~ 2017.08.27(Sun)

Hoh Woojung takes the politics and social issues in Korea as the theme of his work. Based on scandals, corruption, and lies of upper-class figures that are known through the mass media and the internet along with the stories of the individuals who are oppressed in the capitalistic system, the artist creates on canvas a dangerous, urgent, and mysterious scene.