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Contemporary Print Exchange Exhibition
Contemporary Print Exchange Exhibition, Brochure, 1975, MMCA Art Research Center Collection, Gift of Chang Chungsoon and Shin Youngok

Contemporary Print Exchange Exhibition

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The Contemporary Print Exchange Exhibition was an exhibition organized by the Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association (Hanguk hyeondae panhwaga hyeophoe) and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society (Losenjeles panhwaga hyeophoe) and held at Hyundai Hwarang from April 10 to 16 in 1975. The Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association hosted a number of international exchange exhibitions in the 1970s, including three with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society in 1973, 1975, and 1976. The 1975 exchange exhibition was held at Hyundai Hwarang in South Korea, and the other two were held at the USC Pacific Art Museum in Pasadena in the U.S. The Korean Contemporary Printmakers Association was able to establish direct contact with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society largely owing to Kim Bongtae, an artist active in the U.S. at the time. The International Contemporary Print Exchange Exhibition in 1975 featured Kang Whansup, Kim Minja, Kim Sangyu, Kim Choungza, Kim Chonghak, Kim Tchahsup, Kim Tschang-yeul, Kim Hyungdae, Ro Jaewhoang, Park Rehyun, Bae Yoong, Suh Seungwon, Yoo Kangyul, Youn Myeungro, Rhee Sangwooc, Lee Ufan, Cho Kookjeong, and Hwang Kyubaik. They showed diverse trends in contemporary Korean printmaking in the 1970s. This exhibition proved that international exchange through art was active and direct even when printmaking was only recently recognized as a medium of artistic expression in South Korea. The fact that the association organized the exhibition on an equal footing with the U.S. indicates the expansion of communication channels through art and the active transformation of international exchange.
* Source: MMCA

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