Representative Works of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Explained Directly by the Director

Online Exhibition of 12 Representative Collections Until Early December... Director Yoon Beom-mo's Direct Commentary

Yoon Beom-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, is explaining Park Saeng-gwang's 1985 work 'Jeon Bong-jun'.
Photo by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art YouTube capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] "In the 1970s, color was not given much attention, but painter Park Saeng-gwang was a very exceptional case."

Yoon Beom-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), stood in front of the camera. Director Yoon introduced the work while standing in front of Park Saeng-gwang's (1904?1985) late masterpiece "Jeon Bong-jun." He said, "When Park Saeng-gwang painted Jeon Bong-jun, I was preparing his retrospective exhibition, so I visited him often."

The MMCA will release the "Museum Collection Lecture" videos on Facebook and YouTube until early December. This program introduces 12 representative collection pieces online. Each short video, under 10 minutes, focuses on one artwork. Director Yoon personally explains the 12 representative collection pieces selected through a visitor survey.

The video in which Director Yoon introduces the first work, "Jeon Bong-jun," was released on the MMCA YouTube and Facebook channels at 4 p.m. on the 8th. Last December, he had a rehearsal with Park Soo-keun's 1960 work "Grandfather and Grandson."

Going forward, 1 to 2 works will be sequentially released each month, including Chae Yong-shin's "Portrait of Emperor Gojong (1920)," Gu Bon-ung's "Portrait of a Friend (1935)," Kim Whanki's "Rondo (1938)," Lee Quade's "Portrait of a Woman (1940s)," Park Rae-hyun's "Street Stall (1956)," Kwon Jin-kyu's "Face of Ji-won (1967)," and Paik Nam-june's "More the Better (1987)."

Director Yoon, who majored in art history (Ph.D.) at Dongguk University, was appointed director of the MMCA on February 1 last year. He is an art historian and critic who has published books such as "With Art, With Society," "Art Trip to Pyongyang," "A Solemn Shout to Korean Art," "Painter Na Hye-seok," and "Theory of Korean Art."

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