Architecture,
architectural sculptures and installations emerged alon
sideminimalism
on theglobal art scene during the 1960s.
collision of art and
architecture is
one example of the opening up of the traditional
artistic disciplines and has
evolved to create integrative
collaborations using diverse media,
supports and materials. Kim
Chung-up Dialogue ruminates over the
hybridization of art and
architecture in Korean society. The focus is
on the works and
activities of architect Kim Chung-up (1922–1988)
whose artistic legacy
has not previously been studied in depth. Rather
than seeing his work
as part of a global trend, this exhibition focuses
in examining the
Korean context within which Kim Chung-up’s work
was produced..
Kim Chung-up Dialogue is
an exhibition co-hosted by National Museum of
Modern and Contemporary
Art, Korea and Kim Chung-up Architecture Museum
to celebrate the
architect on the 30th anniversary of his death.
Kim Chung-up is
renowned as a master of Korean modern architecture who
best known
for designing the Samil Building and the French Embassy to Korea,
both
in Seoul. He is known for his unique architectural style that combines
modernism based on the architectural formality of Le Corbusier—
who he served a
-year apprenticeship under—and the Korean traditional
architectural
sentiment
and form.
This exhibition aims to
fill in the gaps left by previous research on
Kim Chung-up as well as
chronicling his career in order to explore
his work in more depth. It
looks back to when he launched
Kim Chung-up
Architecture Studio after
his time in France and studies what forces
the artistic and
architectural vision he ultimately realized.
The following guided how the exhibition examined Kim Chung-up
and the political,
economic, social and cultural context he existed in: globalism and
localism;
artistic thinking and practice; city and desire (city and
production);
memory and regeneration. By using these guidelines we
hope to gain
a better understanding of Kim Chung-up’s legacy.
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