Crown Haitai and Seoul City Host 2022 Hangang Sculpture Project 'Naknak Yuram'

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Crown Haitai Chairman Yoon Young-dal are viewing the indoor exhibition works of the Hangang Sculpture Project 'Naknak Yuram'. Photo by Crown Haitai Confectionery Co., Ltd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Crown Haitai Confectionery announced on the 21st that it will hold the 2022 Hangang Sculpture Project 'Naknak Yuram (樂樂遊覽)' together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government at Seoul Ttukseom Hangang Park until the 21st of next month.

The day before, a special indoor exhibition hall at Seoul Ttukseom Hangang Park held an opening ceremony ahead of the full-scale exhibition. About 300 related personnel attended the opening ceremony, including Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, and Yoon Young-dal, Chairman of Crown Haitai Confectionery (Chairman of the K-Sculpture Organizing Committee).

In his greeting, Chairman Yoon said, "Korean sculpture has already developed to a level with competitiveness that can succeed in the global market," and added, "I hope K-Sculpture will become a representative Korean art loved by more citizens and enjoyed together with people around the world."

Mayor Oh said in his congratulatory speech, "In the post-pandemic era where COVID-19 has changed citizens' daily lives, I expect this exhibition to provide great comfort to citizens' lives," and added, "We will create a Hangang that accompanies the charm of art surpassing the Hangang Renaissance promoted over ten years ago."

This exhibition was planned to directly showcase the excellence of Korean sculpture to overseas art professionals in Seoul for the first time in Asia, coinciding with the world's top three art fairs, the UK Frieze and 2022 KIAF. As the Korean sculpture community united to make a full-scale entry into the global art market, the exhibition hall and sculptures were prepared on a world-class scale for a single outdoor sculpture exhibition. The number of large-scale outdoor works exhibited is similar to last year's 302 pieces, but the exhibition scale has been greatly expanded. First, the total number of exhibited works increased nearly fourfold to about 1,100, including 813 indoor small pieces. The size of outdoor sculptures also increased, with many large works up to 12 meters, and the average size of sculptures grew from 2 meters to 3 meters.

Sculptors active in Korea also gathered in full force. From veteran sculptors such as Kim Young-won and Lee Jeom-won to mid-career sculptors in their prime like Jeon Gang-ok, Min Sung-ho, and Kim Sung-bok, as well as young emerging sculptors, all joined forces. The exhibition theme 'Naknak Yuram' reflects Korean characteristics. It means enjoying wonderful sculptures at the beautiful Hangang, combined with the Naknak Music Festival, a traditional Korean music performance held twice, allowing visitors to fully enjoy the unique pleasures of Korea.

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