Esprit
The First Esprit Exhibition, Brochure, 1972. MMCA Art Research Center Collection

Esprit

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An organization formed in 1972 by five alumni and four students of sculpture at the Hongik University Department of Western Art. The organization advocated the production of avant-garde art. In the preface to the inaugural exhibition, the group stated that the “acceptance of the given universe as is, has become a meaningless act.” The group also stated that it had created a joint space for activity, in recognition of the fact that nothing exists to support life without open creative work toward a new world. In 1972, the group held its inaugural exhibition at the Korean Information Service Gallery.
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service