The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art

Bringing to light a period of profound change in Korean art, is the groundbreaking exhibition The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

Weaving the roots of identity, nationalism, postcolonialism and modernity, the exhibit explores how international exchanges set Korean modern art on a novel path as new media such as oils, ink, photography, and sculpture, as well as artistic movements such as Abstraction, Art Informal (European Expressionism), and Cubism permeated Korean painting and sculpture.

Spanning from the European influenced art in the Korean Empire (1897-1910), The Space Between focuses on the period between the Traditional and Contemporary, encompassing the 35 years of Japanese Colonial period (1910-1945) through the American influences during the Korean War (1950-1953), and with a glimpse into the beginning of the Contemporary (1957-1970).

Available for viewing for the first time outside of Korea are the 130 displayed artworks, by 88 artists. Departing from most presentations of modern art in Korea, The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art includes photographs and sculptures. First time on display, are also over 24 works from the collection of the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee.

Curated by Dr. Virginia Moon, associate curator of Korean Art, The Space Between is the second in a series of exhibitions as part of the Hyunday Project: Korean Art Scholarship Initiative, a key element of LACMA's ongoing 10 year partnership with Hyunday Motor Coompany since 2015. The exhibition is co-organized with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA).

The exhibit runs from September 11, 2022 to February 19, 2023, at Resnick Pavilion, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036.  For more information call (323) 857-6000 or visit http://www.lacma.org/.