Exhibition Information

A medial scent
1971(2001재현) Fabric, Water 100cmx500cmx30cm

Mother3-graceful lady
1993 Oil on wood 193cmx119.5cmx30cm

Comfort women
1997 Fabric, Wire, Lamp 220cmx145cm(12ea)

Urban planning white paper
1970 Oil on canvas 80cmx80cm

			《Plaza:Art and Society Part 1900-2019 195050-2019
The second part of the exhibition examines the corresponding relationship between Korean society and contemporary art on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition revolves writers and works around each other in the lives of society and individuals, and visualizes the chronology of time flow through works of art and materials. It has also diversified to cross, edit or reinterpret each other through literature, plays, commission works, etc. At the time, the relationship between "The Square-Private-Sea" and "Social-Personal-ideal," which is written by Choi In-hoon’s novel "The Square," was borrowed as a key concept that mirrored artists’ efforts to criticize power and seek out ideal through new forms in "The Plaza" of Korean society. In this regard, the space of the art museum consists of two squares, the first one being held in the exhibition hall and the central hall, showing contemporary Korean art with the trend of society, starting with the Korean War in 1950. Each regiment was then established by referring to a total of five themes borrowed from the novel "The Plaza." It tried to revive our lives in a richer way at that time by showcasing major works and old ceramics, stamps, posters and architectural models. Also, major events of each time are grouped into special sections to help understand. The second space is the actual implementation of "piazza" in a circular exhibition room. In Korean society, the square is where nameless people made noble sacrifices for social progress. The exhibition hall serves as a space for memories and condolences for them. At this time, the works of artists will be a form of tribute, which will be completed with the participation of visitors. It showed the organic relationship between 'the square' and 'the secret room' and tried to bring together tears of social passion and frustration from those who sailed to 'the sea.' Thus, there is no portrait of heroes appearing every time they talk about history chronically. However, the time of summoning artists with their sensibilities and the desire to revive the people of today.