Busan Museum of Art Hosts Young Forum 'Uri Deul Iyagi' on Art Status and Prospects

At 1 PM on the 25th at the Art Museum: 'My Sad Youth' Related Event

Youth Leaders in Local Culture and Arts Share Practices and Achievements

Busan Museum of Art will hold a forum titled "Our Stories" on the 25th at 1 PM in the auditorium on the basement level 1 of the museum to discuss the current status and prospects of contemporary art in Busan.

Forum 'Our Stories' Forum Poster.

Held in connection with the young perspective and new viewpoint 2023 event "My Sad Young Days," this forum will depict the rapidly changing landscape of the local cultural and artistic community over recent years. It consists of three parts: ▲‘Artist-Run Spaces’ ▲‘Criticism and Practice’ ▲‘Regional Art History.’ A total of 10 young presenters/teams, mainly from the Busan area and including other regions, will participate and present for about 20 minutes each.

The first part, ‘Artist-Run Spaces,’ will cover the current status of young exhibition space operations in the Busan area. Key topics include ▲the planning direction of the next-generation open space Bae (Open Space Bae’s Kim Jeong-hoon) ▲conditions for curator growth (Space Him’s Kim Sun-young) ▲motivation for starting exhibition spaces (Art Space Yeongju Mansion’s Kim Su-jeong and Lee Bong-mi) ▲strategies of regional exhibition spaces isolated from the center (Space Sarangnongjang’s Song Seong-jin).

The second part, ‘Criticism and Practice,’ will share the problem awareness and alternative practices regarding the critical landscape as viewed by the younger generation. Main topics include ▲the current status of local youth discourse (Book Publisher Verite’s Jeong Jin-ri) ▲the possibility of temporary communities through art appreciation (Literary Critic Kim Dae-sung) ▲the survival logic of criticism magazines (Criticism Webzine Salad’s Lee Bo-ri) ▲sharing research results on locality discourse (Art Critic Eom Je-hyeon).

The third part, ‘Regional Art History,’ will share rare cases of private-sector research on regional art history, which remains in a stagnant state. Topics include ▲rewriting and the necessity of regional art history (Art Space Don Quixote’s Lee Myung-hoon) ▲sharing research results on Busan art history (Busan Museum of Art Curator Jo Eun-bi). Discussions will be held at the end of each session.

Ki Hye-kyung, director of Busan Museum of Art, said, “This forum will be an opportunity for young artists in Busan to recognize and share each other’s activities,” adding, “The museum will continue to support young artists who are making efforts to sustain their activities despite difficult circumstances.”

Applications to participate in the forum will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the museum’s website until June 23. For more details, please refer to the Busan Museum of Art website or contact by phone.

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