Kookmin Bank Opens KB Shingwan Art Gallery... A Space for 'Rest and Healing'

Opening of the Solo Exhibition Featuring Lee Walsong's 'Saenghwal Ilgi' and Hwang Gyubaek's 'Ma-eum Punggyeong' Printworks

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] KB Kookmin Bank announced on the 3rd that it will open the ‘KB New Building Art Gallery,’ an art exhibition space, in the lobby on the first floor of the Yeouido new building to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

With the gradual recovery of daily life following social distancing measures due to COVID-19, KB Kookmin Bank decided to operate the lobby of its building located in the heart of Yeouido as a cultural space for citizens. The newly opened gallery will serve as an urban sanctuary where art lovers, office workers, and citizens in the Yeouido area can comfortably visit and appreciate high-quality artworks.

The exhibition space covers a total area of 225㎡ (approximately 70 pyeong) and features natural lighting in the lobby, designed like an indoor walking path. Additionally, the space is divided into two sections, allowing two different exhibitions to be held simultaneously so visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks.

At this venue, artworks that have been featured in KB Financial Group’s calendars over the past eight years and have received much love will be unveiled sequentially. For the gallery’s opening exhibition, prints by leading Korean artists, painter Lee Wal-jong’s ‘Daily Life Diary’ and painter Hwang Gyu-baek’s ‘Landscape of the Mind,’ will be held until the end of February 2022.

A KB Kookmin Bank official stated, “We hope that the KB New Building Art Gallery will become a place that offers ‘rest and healing’ through art to the people who have been striving to overcome the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.”

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