“Collection: Scenes from an Era”

About the festival

“Collection: Scenes from an Era” selects 70 works from the Arko Art Museum collection, highlighting the significance and value of the collection within the major currents of Korean contemporary art and the exhibition history of the Arko Art Museum. Through works by 60 artists who participated in Arko Art Museum exhibitions from the 1970s to the 2000s, the exhibition revisits the diverse trends in Korean contemporary art of the period and the artists’ achievements. Archival materials documenting the artists’ activities and the museum’s exhibition history are displayed alongside the works. Research on the collection conducted by external researchers for this exhibition adds further depth, unfolding the multifaceted story of Korean contemporary art.

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