Once a key “exporter” of emigrants since the first major migration of Koreans to Hawaii in 1903, Korea has now become a major recipient of immigrants with the sharp increase in foreigners coming to the country. The exhibition will provide a visual representation of the mass movement of migrant workers and marriage immigrants which soared in number in the 1980s as well as the recent national discourse on granting asylum to refugees. Each artist will provide his or her visual interpretation of the various phenomena related to the realities of each era and migration in Korea. The exhibition will warily steer clear of sentimental diagnosis or superficial illustration of migration that would only serve to reinforce the erroneous awareness on the issue. Instead, it will propose a multi-layered approach to the various situations of migration. Ultimately, the exhibition will portray migration as a dynamic activity intended to change lives, focusing on the subjectivity of migration and the specificity of individual beings. The exhibition will address not only human migration but also the moving of plants and materials in the context of neoliberal economy. The exhibition will feature works collected and interpreted by Korean and Taiwanese curators based on the common key word: “Moving & Migration.” Inaugurating at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, “Moving & Migration” travels to the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art in July, 2019.
Exhibition
Moving & Migration
Period/ 2019.07.11(Thu) ~ 2019.10.13(Sun)
Venue/ Geyonggi Museum of Modern Art
Artists
김옥선 Kim Oksun, 나현 Na Hyun, 닐스 클라우스 & 이우도 Nils Clauss & Udo Lee, 믹스라이스 Mixrice, 선무 Sun Mu, 안유리 An Yuri, 이문주 Lee Moon Joo, 이우성 Lee Woosung, 정재철 Jeoung Jae Choul, 安聖惠 Eleng LuLuan, 高俊宏 Kao Junhonn, 侯淑姿 Hou Lulu Shur-tzy, 許淑? & 盧建銘 Hsu Su-Chen & Lu Chien-Ming, 林介文 Labay Eyong, 盧昱瑞 Lu Yu-Jui, 沈昭良 Shen Chao-Liang, 多馬索?木奇 Tommaso Muzzi, 姚瑞中 Yao Juichung, 尹洙? Yoon Soo-Jung
Organized
Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Curated
Hot Spring Project Studio, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
Sponsors
National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan, TUNG HO Steel Enterprise Corp., Taiw
Support
Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
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