National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Hosts 'Project Hashtag 2022' to Discover Next-Generation Creators

Opening on the 6th at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

Krypton_1st Round. Photo by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA, Director Yoon Beommo) announced on the 6th that it will open the final exhibition of 'Project Hashtag 2022' at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul.

This event, sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, began in 2019. It moves beyond art genre-limited calls for submissions to discover and support next-generation creators through interdisciplinary collaboration among artists, curators, researchers, and others from various fields.

A total of 108 teams applied for the 'Project Hashtag 2022' call held throughout March. 'Lost Air' and 'Crypton,' which highlight the underground scene and virtual-ecosystems to address contemporary political, cultural, and social issues, were selected as the final project participants.

Lost Air (Lee Woo-kyung, Lee Da-young, Park Joo-young, Park Min-joo) is a team connected by the hashtags #Underground #ElectronicMusic #Space #Subculture #Community. In this exhibition, they present a new project titled ‘Rave Geometry.’ It is a plan exploring the geopolitical meaning of spaces within the domestic underground performance scene. The four curators collaborated in areas such as project concept development, communication with external artists, video editing, and LiDAR sensor data management to enhance the project's completeness.

MMCA Project Hashtag 2022_Exhibition View_Lost Air. Photo by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Crypton (Hwang Soo-kyung, Yeom In-hwa, Jung Min-joo) is an exhibition planning group linked by the hashtags #Ecology #Accessibility #Generation. The three female curators have been working since 2018 to examine the gaps between disability, art, technology, and media on multiple levels. Sharing a common interest in ecological communication, they attempt to intersect and translate various senses. In 'Project Hashtag 2022,' they present a fictional ecological environment called ‘Koko Killing Island’ to question the value of labor and capital.

Yoon Beommo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, said, “At this point of entering the endemic phase, we can observe interesting perspectives from young creators analyzing and solving real-world problems,” adding, “We will continue to strengthen the MMCA’s innovation and openness leading contemporary art through call projects supporting interdisciplinary collaboration.”

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