Installation view
of “Art as the Doorway to the Unseen” ©Seoul
National University Museum of ArtThe Seoul National University Museum of Art
presents the group exhibition, “Art as the Doorway to the Unseen” on view
through November 24.
“Art as the Doorway to the Unseen” features
the artworks by 13 artists including KWON Osang, Kim Doojin, Kim Sangdon, Kim
Hyun-joon, Noh Sang Kyoon, Chanwook Min, Bae Hyung Kyung, Shin Kiwoun,
Meekyoung Shin, Jaehong Ahn, Lee Suk Ju, Jeon Sung Kyu, and Choe Sooryeon.
Installation view
of “Art as the Doorway to the Unseen” ©Seoul
National University Museum of ArtThe exhibition includes Jaehong Ahn's
paintings, which evoke religious iconography, works by KWON Osang and Kim
Doojin, inspired by classical masterpieces, and Choe Sooryeon’s pieces that
draw from traditional East Asian myths and legends. On the third floor, viewers
can encounter Kim Hyun-joon’s sculptures, which explore the relationship
between humans and nature, and Noh Sang Kyoon’s paintings, which delve into the
boundaries between materiality and immateriality, visibility and invisibility,
using the immaterial element of light.
Additionally, Meekyoung Shin’s soap
sculptures, which change over time, and Chanwook Min’s works exploring the
immateriality of the digital era through data and algorithms are also featured.
Installation view
of “Art as the Doorway to the Unseen” ©Seoul
National University Museum of ArtThis exhibition explores invisible worlds, focusing on themes such as the passage of time, life and death, myths and legends, and ghost stories and folktales. Director Sang-Yong Sim explained that the exhibition is based on the message that what we see is not all there is. It aims to recognize and reflect on the tension in the historical context of where we currently stand.
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.
