[Photo] Jongno-gu Signs Business Agreement with Veteran Painters and Collectors for Establishing a Public Art Museum
From the left, Kim Young-jong, Mayor of Jongno District, Shin Gap-soon (spouse of Kim Yong-won), Kim Jin-young (daughter of Kim Yong-won)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) signed a "Business Agreement for the Establishment of a Public Art Museum" with veteran painters and collectors at the Ghana Art Center (30 Pyeongchang-gil) at 3 p.m. on the 23rd.
The agreement parties include Painter Kim Chang-yeol (1929?), famous for his water drop paintings; Painter Lee Hang-seong (1919?1997), a pioneer of Korean-style printmaking and publisher of art textbooks, and his son Painter Lee Seung-il; as well as Kim Yong-won (1935?), CEO of the publishing company Life and Dream, known as an art enthusiast.
On this day, Jongno-gu and the veteran artists promised to ▲ sequentially promote the establishment of a public art museum considering the district's financial conditions ▲ donate more than 100 artworks free of charge ▲ mutually cooperate to establish the public art museum utilizing the artists' residences.
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Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “I deeply appreciate the donation of artworks from veteran painters and collectors, and I will strive to establish an art museum that leaves a mark in the history of Korean art so that the significance will not fade.”
From the left, Kim Young-jong, Mayor of Jongno-gu, Yang Young-sook (spouse of Lee Seung-il), Lee Seung-il (child of Lee Hang-seong, painter)
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