60 Years of Modern Korean Art, Brochure, 1972, MMCA Art Research Center Collection
60 Years of Modern Korean Art
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service
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Glimpse into Korean Modern
Glimpse into Korean Modern was an influential exhibition series on Korean modern art. It began with an oil painting exhibition at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (now MMCA) in December 1997 and sequentially proceeded to various fields such as ink wash painting, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. An oil painting exhibition was held from December 9, 1997 to March 10, 1998, a sculpture exhibition was held from August 24, 1999 to October 31, 1998, and a craft exhibition was held from November 16, 1999 to January 30, 2000. The exhibition was designed to establish an national art history by re-evaluating and understanding Korean modern art. Reflecting the research achievements of Korean modern art, the exhibition attempted to excavate and organize artwork and materials that were lost amid a rapidly changing society and played a role in suggesting various in-depth research directions. The exhibition, organized field by field, focused on newly discovered works beyond one common perspective.
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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA)
A national museum established in 1969 that researches, collects, and exhibits modern and contemporary art. As of 2018, there are branches in Gwacheon, Deoksugung, Seoul, and Cheongju. When first established, the National Museum of Modern Art (now MMCA) was located within Gyeongbokgung palace. In 1973, the museum moved to the East Wing of the Deoksugung Seokjojeon building. Then, in 1986, the museum moved to its current location in Gwacheon, to occupy a new building equipped with an outdoor sculpture exhibition space, and has since opened a new chapter in Korean art. The perceived need for a space to focus specifically on Korean contemporary art led to the establishment of further site, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung in 1998. In November 2013, a further demand for contemporary art exhibitions led to the establishment of another Seoul branch being created in the Defense Security Command building in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, which has since its inception engaged in multifaceted exhibitions of both domestic and overseas contemporary art. Also, as a further component of the MMCA complex, a disused tobacco factory in Cheongju was remodeled to provide a home to the National Art Storage Center.
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