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Together, the concurrent exhibitions Only The Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s and The Shape of Time, Korean Art After 1989 offer a glimpse of the breathtakingly rapid achievement of a people, built on reservoirs of memory and imagination, optimism, extraordinary resilience, but also on tragedy.
An exhibit of Korean art going back to 1989 is now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, showcasing unique works, some with a direct Philly connection.
The newest exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features embroidered pieces smuggled into and out of North Korea. 'The Shape of Time: Korean Art After 1989' focuses on South Korea's impact on contemporary pop culture while looking back on the country's complicated past. It opens Saturday, Oct. 21 with work from 28 artists.
From museums to independent project spaces, here are seven art shows not to be missed during the week of Frieze and Kiaf in Seoul.