The Modern and Contemporary Ink Art of the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China
Nov 28, 2024 - Feb 16, 2025
This exhibition offers a comprehensive view of representative works of modern and contemporary ink and color paintings from the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), and the National Museum of China (NAMOC), China鈥檚 sole state-run art institution. The first ever to be co-curated by Korea and China, this exhibition narrates the history of East Asian painting from an independent view, departing from the European and American perspectives that have long dominated the discourse. Examining how ink and color paintings鈥攖he very foundation of East Asian art鈥攈ave inherited and contemporized tradition since modern times, this exhibition highlights various aspects of the development and characteristics of East Asian ink and color paintings ranging from traditional portraits, landscapes, and flower-and-bird paintings to contemporary figurative and non-figurative paintings. Demonstrating how this genre employing common media manifests in distinct aesthetics and identities shaped by the unique cultures and sensibilities of Korea and China, this exhibition provides an opportunity to experience the beauty in each East Asian country鈥檚 approach to ink and color. Accompanied by an associated workshop and an international academic conference, this cultural and artistic exchange between Korea and China is expected to strengthen the ties between the two countries, especially in light of current political tensions.
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This exhibition offers a comprehensive view of representative works of modern and contemporary ink and color paintings from the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), and the National Museum of China (NAMOC), China鈥檚 sole state-run art institution. The first ever to be co-curated by Korea and China, this exhibition narrates the history of East Asian painting from an independent view, departing from the European and American perspectives that have long dominated the discourse. Examining how ink and color paintings鈥攖he very foundation of East Asian art鈥攈ave inherited and contemporized tradition since modern times, this exhibition highlights various aspects of the development and characteristics of East Asian ink and color paintings ranging from traditional portraits, landscapes, and flower-and-bird paintings to contemporary figurative and non-figurative paintings. Demonstrating how this genre employing common media manifests in distinct aesthetics and identities shaped by the unique cultures and sensibilities of Korea and China, this exhibition provides an opportunity to experience the beauty in each East Asian country鈥檚 approach to ink and color. Accompanied by an associated workshop and an international academic conference, this cultural and artistic exchange between Korea and China is expected to strengthen the ties between the two countries, especially in light of current political tensions.
Artists on show
- Lin Songnian
- Liu Yunquan
- Ahn Dongsook
- An Jungsik
- An Sangchul
- Ayoung Kim
- Chang Unsang
- Chang WooSung
- Chen Dayu
- Chen Jialing
- Chen Jian
- Chen Liu
- Chen Long
- Chen Shuren
- Chen Zhifo
- Chen Zifen
- Cho Hwan
- Cho Inho
- Cho PoongRyu
- Choi Seokhwan
- Choi Wooseok
- Chun Kyung-Ja
- Cui Jian
- Cui Jin
- Cui Zhenkuan
- Du Dakai
- Fang Jun
- Feng Changjiang
- Fu Baoshi
- Gao Jianfu
- Guan Liang
- Guo Yicong
- Han Guozhen
- Han Jingwei
- Han Shuo
- Heo Baekryeon
- Heo Geon
- Heo Haeng Myeon
- Hong Soonjoo
- Hong SukChang
- Hu Huidong
- Hu Mingzhe
- Hu Peiheng
- Huang Anren
- Huang Qiuyuan
- Huang Zhou
- Hur Jin
- Hwang Changbae
- Jaeho Jung
- Jiang Baolin
- Jin Meisheng
- Jung Jongmee
- Kang KyungKu
- Kim Bohie
- KIM Chun-ok
- Kim EunHo
- Kim Hodeuk
- Kim Jung Sun
- Kim Ki Chang
- Kim Kyounghwan
- Kim Sun Doo
- Kim Yongjin
- Kwon Youngwoo
- Lee cheoljoo
- Lee Doyoung
- Lee Eunsil
- Lee Geuntaek
- Lee Jinju
- Lee Jongmin
- Lee Jongmok
- Lee JongSang
- Lee Sang-Beom
- Lee Sook Ja
- Lee Ungno
- Lee Whaja
- Lee Yongwoo
- Lee Yootae
- Lee Youngchan
- Li Bo An
- Li Chuanzhen
- Li Keran
- Li Kuchan
- Li Xuesong
- Li Yuzi
- Liao Bingxiong
- Lin Fengmian
- Lin Rongsheng
- Liu Gang
- Liu Haisu
- Lu Qinglong
- Lu Xiujing
- Luo Ping'an
- Min Kyung Kap
- Mo Xiaosong
- Niu Kecheng
- Noh Soohyun
- Oh Sangtaek
- Oh Yongkil
- Pan Jiezi
- Park Daesung
- Park Nosoo
- Park RaeHyun
- Park SaengKwang
- Park Seungmoo
- Pyon Kwansik
- Qi Baishi
- Qi Kun
- Qian Songyan
- Rhee Chulryang
- Seung Hwan Oh
- Shim Kyungia
- Son Donghyun
- Song Soonam
- Song SooRyun
- Su Baijun
- Suh JungTae
- Suh Se Ok
- Suk Chul-Joo
- Te Wei
- Tian Liming
- Tong Zhongtao
- Won Moonja
- Wu Changshi
- Wu Weishan
- Wu Yueshi
- Wu Zuoren
- Xiong Honggang
- Xu Beihong
- Yang Zhiguang
- Ye Qianyu
- Yu Fei'an
- Zeng Sankai
- Zhang Daqian
- Zhang Ding
- Zhang Guiming
- Zhang Jian
- Zhang Lichen
- Zhang Shiying
- Zhao Long
- Zhao Zhiqian
- Zhou Ruolan
- Zhu Daoping
- Zhu Zhengeng
- Zong Qixiang
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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has brought together masterpieces of modern and contemporary ink art from South Korea and China at its Deoksugung venue in Seoul.
The Modern and Contemporary Ink Art of the Republic of Korea and the People鈥檚 Republic of China.
Serving as a platform to enhance artistic exchange and mutual understanding between the two countries, the exhibition also opens a new chapter in the study of East Asian ink and color painting through various related workshops and international academic conferences.
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