KOREAN MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS SHOWCASE ‘SOCIAL CHANGE’ THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART
After highlighting Korean aesthetics in a modern home, this time the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines has teamed up with Korean Contemporary Artists Association (KCAA) for another multimedia exhibition.
Launched last Nov. 28, “Korean Contemporary Artists Association Exhibition 2019,” will run until Feb. 28, 2020, at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
The exhibit came to the country as one of integral parts of the art and cultural festivities for the 70th anniversary of Philippine and Korean bilateral relations, and the Asean-republic of Korea Commemorative Summit.
Seventeen artists, out of the 35 who participated in the exhibition, especially including KCAA chair Shin Cheol-kyun, flew to the Philippines to take part in the opening reception, which was attended by Ambassador Han Dong-man of the Republic of Korea.
In his congratulatory speech, Han praised the artists’ creativity and emphasized how contemporary art reflects social change.
With the theme “Korean Contemporary Art Today,” the exhibition featured paintings, sculptures and installations that presented a unique cultural identity of Korea that offers an alternative and deeper perspective about Korea and its people. Han hopes that the exhibit would also foster a deeper relationship between the Filipinos and Koreans through the language of visual arts.