Interpark Opens Digital Gallery 'INTER-VIEW' for Emerging Artists

A view of the digital gallery 'INTER-VIEW' located on the second floor of Book Park bookstore, which houses the Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Interpark announced on the 1st that it has opened a digital gallery called ‘INTER-VIEW’ for discovering emerging artists inside the Book Park bookstore on the 2nd floor above ground, where the Bluesquare Shinhan Card Hall is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

At the ‘INTER-VIEW’ gallery, one emerging artist is selected every 2 to 3 months to exhibit digitized works, and visitors can purchase not only the original artworks but also collaborative goods both on-site and online.

The first artist selected by ‘INTER-VIEW’ is Samsupil, whose 16 illustration works will be exhibited until the 30th. Samsupil majored in fine arts but stopped drawing altogether while working in a completely different field. Later, captivated by the charm of digital drawing, Samsupil restarted drawing as a means of self-comfort and a record of enduring daily life. By posting these drawings on social networking services (SNS), Samsupil began to gain popularity and has expanded activities into various fields such as album covers, magazine illustrations, goods markets, and poster work. The exhibition hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., except Mondays. Admission is free.

The gallery is characterized by maximizing the number of exhibited works through digitization to overcome the limitations of the small space. In collaboration with ‘Bitgleam,’ a company specializing in video production and broadcasting of exhibition content, visitors can comfortably appreciate the works without worrying about damage even in the narrow space.

The production of goods collaborated with the artworks is handled by ‘Peace Island.’ Peace Island has participated in collaborations producing goods for several popular recent exhibitions, including the ‘140th Anniversary of Picasso’s Birth Special Exhibition,’ ‘Henri Matisse Special Exhibition: Jazz and Theater,’ and the ‘Moomin 75th Anniversary Special Original Art Exhibition.’

Kim Dahye, Assistant Manager of Interpark’s Exhibition Business Team, said, “We planned the ‘INTER-VIEW’ gallery to provide meaningful opportunities to emerging artists,” adding, “We will operate it as a space where various experiments can be conducted.”

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