Seoul Hangang Park to Become Large Outdoor Art Museum... Rotating Exhibition of Art Sculptures for 3 Years

Seoul Hangang Project Headquarters - Case Culture Organizing Committee to Exhibit 4,155 Works at 11 Hangang Parks by 2024
In September, 1,000 Special Exhibits Linked to 'Frieze,' One of the World's Top 3 Art Fairs, Held in Seoul for the First Time in Asia

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul’s Han River Park, a resting place for citizens, will become a vast outdoor museum housing various artistic sculptures by domestic sculptors. The purpose is to lower the barriers to accessing art, allowing people to naturally enjoy culture and art in their daily lives while taking walks or relaxing, even outside of traditional museums.

On the 9th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee announced that from this year through 2024, rotating sculpture exhibitions will be held across all 11 Han River Parks in Seoul. The exhibitions are scheduled to begin in February.

The exhibitions will rotate every two months between two parks, with about 35 works displayed at each park at a time. Instead of moving the same works around, new pieces will be showcased at each park and period. Over the three years, the total number of exhibited works will reach approximately 4,155.

In particular, a special exhibition linked to the UK’s ‘Frieze Art Fair,’ one of the world’s top three art fairs, which will be held in Seoul for the first time in Asia this September, will also be held. A large exhibition space will be set up at a Han River Park near COEX, where the Frieze Art Fair takes place, and about 1,000 sculptures will be intensively exhibited throughout September to create synergy. The exhibition will be free for not only domestic and international art professionals and collectors visiting the art fair but also for the general public.

This rotating exhibition is an expansion of the sculpture exhibition ‘Han River ‘Heung’ Project,’ which has been ongoing since last October. Currently, 300 works are installed across three Han River Parks?Yeouido, Ttukseom, and Banpo?capturing the attention of visitors to the Han River Park. This exhibition will continue until the 15th.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee expect that art exhibitions in open spaces will bring joy and fulfill cultural desires for many citizens, while also contributing to the activities of domestic sculptors and the expansion of the domestic sculpture scene.

Earlier, on the 7th, the Seoul Han River Project Headquarters signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee. According to the agreement, the Seoul Han River Project Headquarters will host the exhibitions and support venue provision, facility use cooperation, and promotion. The K-Sculpture Organizing Committee will oversee the selection and management of works and overall operation.

Yoon Jong-jang, head of the Seoul Han River Project Headquarters, said, “This exhibition was prepared in line with social changes that emphasize work-life balance and increasing preference for rest in nature. We hope that citizens visiting Han River Park will experience a new level of enjoyment.” He added, “We will continue to develop Han River Park, a resting space for citizens, into a cultural and artistic space integrated with daily life by reflecting changing trends.”

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