Seokchon Lake 'Cultural Experiment Space Hosu' Shepard Fairey Graffiti Artwork Decoration

Mural Work Progresses on June 22 at Shepherd Fairy Visit, Expecting to Make Seokchon Lake a Landmark

Seogang-seok, Mayor of Songpa District (left), visited the Shepherd Fairy mural work site to offer encouragement on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The ‘Cultural Experiment Space Hosu’ located at Seokchon Lake has been newly transformed with graffiti by Shepard Fairey.

Songpa-gu District Office (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that Shepard Fairey’s works, scheduled to be exhibited at Lotte Museum in the area (July 29 to November 6), will be showcased as murals at the ‘Cultural Experiment Space Hosu’.

This project is one of Lotte Museum’s public art projects, exhibited at four locations in Seoul, with one of them installed at Seokchon Lake’s ‘Cultural Experiment Space Hosu’.

Shepard Fairey is a world-renowned artist who crosses popular culture and visual arts, delivering social messages such as peace, justice, and the environment. He has presented over 50 large-scale public murals worldwide, and his works are held in prestigious museums such as the Smithsonian, New York MoMA, and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

For this mural at the ‘Cultural Experiment Space Hosu,’ Shepard Fairey visited on the 22nd and worked directly from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The artist used patterns, symbols, and texts frequently appearing in his works to breathe life into the outer wall of the lake. The elephant wearing the Earth’s pattern symbolizes the wisdom of caring for the planet for future generations, and the dove on the right side of the mural represents a world of peace and harmony.

This artwork is planned to be maintained for one year, and the entire mural process can be viewed on YouTube and Songpa TV.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Shepard Fairey’s works, which have secured a global fan base, become tourist attractions wherever they are installed,” and added, “We hope this project will make Seokchon Lake a world-renowned landmark.”

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