Seoul Museum of Art Citizen Curator Planned Exhibition 'piercer (Pieoseo)' Held

Online Exhibition Tour Video Released on SNS... On-site Viewing Possible Upon Reopening Approval

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is hosting the exhibition 'piercer' curated by citizen curators at SeMA Warehouse until the 17th.

This exhibition is part of an art communication project implemented by the Seoul Museum of Art to actively engage with citizens, where citizen curators interpret the museum's collection to plan the exhibition. Since 2015, SeMA has recruited aspiring citizen curators annually, including not only art majors but also citizens interested in art, providing training. Among the graduates, 10 selected citizen curators receive support for exhibition planning and hosting.

The 'Citizen Curator SeMA Collection Exhibition' program, launched in 2020, aims to expand the use of the museum's collection and promote the sustainability of citizen curators. After conducting collection education programs for the 1st to 5th cohorts of citizen curators produced from 2015 to 2019, the final selected citizen curators are supported to plan and hold exhibitions utilizing the museum's collection.

The 'piercer' exhibition showcases a total of 15 works from the Seoul Museum of Art collection created between 2000 and 2018 by 10 female artists born between the 1940s and 1980s. The participating artists are Kang Seokyung, Kwak Eve, Park Youngsook, Yoon Inseon, Yoon Jiyoung, Lee Bul, Lee Sookyung, Lee Hyerim, Jung Seoyoung, and Choi Haeri.

Citizen curator Som Lee, who planned the exhibition, was selected through a screening process among 50 citizen curators produced by the museum over the past five years.

This exhibition introduces a fantasy as a practice that explores the existence of what is not recognized as fact and seeks to construct tomorrow in a way different from the given today. The fiction and imagination of female artists question the fixed world and unsettle the center, thereby connecting to reality. The exhibition consists of Part 1, which introduces fantasy, and Part 2, which shakes the exhibition space where these stories are placed. The imagination in Part 1 gains the power to move outward through the space disturbed in Part 2.

Meanwhile, due to social distancing measures caused by COVID-19, the museum plans to provide an online exhibition tour video through the official social media channels of the Seoul Museum of Art in January. The museum is temporarily closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure visitor safety, and the 'piercer' exhibition will be available for on-site viewing upon reopening. Detailed information, including exhibition viewing schedules, can be found on the Seoul Museum of Art website.

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