'MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Yang Hye Gyu Exhibition' Opens... At the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Until February Next Year

The exhibition 'MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Yang Hye-kyu (Photo) - O2&H2O,' sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, will be held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, from the 29th of this month until February 28th next year.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The exhibition "MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Yang Hye Gyu - O2&H2O," sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, will be held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Seoul from the 29th of this month until February 28th next year.

Now in its 7th edition, the "MMCA Hyundai Motor Series" is an annual exhibition supporting a large-scale solo exhibition of one prominent domestic artist each year for 10 years since 2014, as part of a mid- to long-term sponsorship partnership between Hyundai Motor Company and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

This exhibition is a solo show of artist Yang Hye Gyu, who has expressed abstract subjects such as the relationship between narrative and abstraction, migration and borders, and domesticity through large-scale installations combining sculpture, video, and sound.

The exhibition "MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Yang Hye-Kyoo - O2&H2O," sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, will be held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, from the 29th of this month until February 28th of next year. Photo by the exhibition hall.

Yang Hye Gyu, who is actively based in Seoul and Berlin, is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the global art scene today. For this exhibition, after more than three years of preparation, the artist will unveil over 40 works covering various themes including the relationship between objects and humans, social polarization, disasters, and borders.

Notably, new works such as "Sounding Drought," which expresses everyday objects like bells and artificial straw, the 10-meter-high blind sculpture "Silent Storage - Clicked Inner Heart," and works depicting social phenomena using digital collage techniques on banners and wallpapers are representative pieces.

The exhibition "MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Yang Hye-Kyung - O2&H2O," sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, will be held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, from the 29th of this month until February 28th next year. The photo shows the installation view of "Sounding Drought." Photo by Yang Hye-Kyung.

Additionally, this exhibition offers various opportunities for visitors to engage with the artist and his work, including a Korean-language anthology encompassing 20 years of the artist’s oeuvre and accessories and clothing created in collaboration with a fashion brand.

A Hyundai Motor Company official stated, "This exhibition, which illuminates recent pressing issues such as climate, disasters, and polarization from multiple perspectives and expresses them through diverse artistic languages, will provide many people with new viewpoints. Hyundai Motor Company will continue to strive to offer new and meaningful experiences to visitors while contributing to the development of the domestic cultural and arts sector through collaboration with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art."

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