Major exhibition by MMCA views Korean War from new perspective
- 4 years ago
50여명의 작가 250여개의 작품으로 전쟁, 실향민의 아픔 다룬 국립현대미술관
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has prepared a major exhibition to shine light on the war and give viewers an opportunity to ponder over the importance of peace.
Our Kim Bo-kyoung tells us more.
A woman in front of a barbed-wire fence is crying as a soldier points a gun at her.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War,... the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's new exhibition, under the name 'Unflattening', tries to shine a light on the different viewpoints of people caught up in the war.
Some 250 works by around 50 artists are on display, depicting the suffering of civilians forced to leave their homes,... as well as the works by the war artist corps.
"It's worth taking a look at the sketches of the Korean War by Kim Song-hwan. As a recorder of that time, he portrayed the horrendous scenes of war that he witnessed by date, region and time."
Although the armistice agreement was signed in 1953, the war continues to scar people seven decades on.
“The artist’s grandfather was a man from the North who couldn’t go back to his home. Although he settled in South Korea,... he filled this small container with videos, books and other items related to North Korea,... expressing his lifelong yearning towards his home.”
Siblings are waving their hands upon reuniting,... and their different ways of waving show how they spent their lives in two different worlds.
The death certificates of 12 French soldiers who were in fact still alive shows how war doesn't care about the difference between life and death.
Art by foreign artists show other places that have suffered from war.
One artist depicted 50 full-size bombs and on the other side drew the suffering of refugees in the form of rural painting.
By displaying memories of the Korean War and other conflicts,... the exhibition tries to deliver the message of peace as well as reminding people of the wounds left by war.
Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has prepared a major exhibition to shine light on the war and give viewers an opportunity to ponder over the importance of peace.
Our Kim Bo-kyoung tells us more.
A woman in front of a barbed-wire fence is crying as a soldier points a gun at her.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War,... the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's new exhibition, under the name 'Unflattening', tries to shine a light on the different viewpoints of people caught up in the war.
Some 250 works by around 50 artists are on display, depicting the suffering of civilians forced to leave their homes,... as well as the works by the war artist corps.
"It's worth taking a look at the sketches of the Korean War by Kim Song-hwan. As a recorder of that time, he portrayed the horrendous scenes of war that he witnessed by date, region and time."
Although the armistice agreement was signed in 1953, the war continues to scar people seven decades on.
“The artist’s grandfather was a man from the North who couldn’t go back to his home. Although he settled in South Korea,... he filled this small container with videos, books and other items related to North Korea,... expressing his lifelong yearning towards his home.”
Siblings are waving their hands upon reuniting,... and their different ways of waving show how they spent their lives in two different worlds.
The death certificates of 12 French soldiers who were in fact still alive shows how war doesn't care about the difference between life and death.
Art by foreign artists show other places that have suffered from war.
One artist depicted 50 full-size bombs and on the other side drew the suffering of refugees in the form of rural painting.
By displaying memories of the Korean War and other conflicts,... the exhibition tries to deliver the message of peace as well as reminding people of the wounds left by war.
Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.