A KOREAN ART SHOWCASE IN THE CAPITAL

Here’s an exhibition — a series of portraits, landscapes, animal figures and scenes from daily life that provides an intimate understanding of the social, cultural and political aspects of Korean life. The works of Ho-suk, a leading artist from South Korea, they are being staged in the Capital by National Gallery of Modern Art and Korean Cultural Centre India in collaboration.

Titled Hiding Inside the Light, the solo exhibition attempts to portray Ho-suk’s journey of exploration of Korea. The artist has presented total 83 works of art from the late 1970s to the present, which includes 30 new works.

“India and Korea have cultural and historical similarities. Both have taken significant steps to establish cultural centres to promote art, language and facilitate the exchange of experts,” said NGMA Director General Adwaita Gadanayak.