Yunchul Kim,
Mercurial, 2024, Installation view of “Liquid Politan” (Bucheon Art Bunker B39, 2024) ©Bucheon Art Bunker B39Bucheon Art Bunker B39 presents the group
exhibition “Liquid Politan”, featuring five Korean contemporary artists, until
November 24.
The exhibition “Liquid Politan” begins with
the concept of the constantly evolving modern city, ‘Liquid Politan,’ which
moves beyond fixed forms in the uncertainty where boundaries blur. Based on
sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's concept of ‘liquid modernity,’ the exhibition
focuses on the power of visual language in this era of fluidity.
Zoohyeong Song,
New City, 2018-2024, Installation view of “Liquid Politan” (Bucheon Art Bunker B39, 2024) ©Bucheon Art Bunker B39The exhibition features contemporary visual artists Yunchul Kim, Earl Park, Zoohyeong Song, YANGACHI, and Keunbyung Yook. Each artist reinterprets the present era by utilizing their unique visual language—ranging from kinetic art, robotics, media, and installations—while drawing on the artistic potential that emerges from the ruins of B39, a former incineration plant.
Keunbyung Yook,
RETURN, 2024, Installation view of “Liquid Politan” (Bucheon Art Bunker B39, 2024) ©Bucheon Art Bunker B39In a time where the unpredictable future makes it impossible to imagine the end of fluidity, B39 connects a narrative thread of objectified artistry. Through “Liquid Politan,” the exhibition offers an opportunity to reflect on the position and role of art as it drifts slowly and intricately between the artificial and the natural.
Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.
