Leeum Museum of Art Collaborates with Chanel to Launch 'Idea Museum'

'Ecological Transition' Theme... Addressing Climate Crisis and Inequality
Symposium from December 1 to 3, 10 Videos Free Screening

On the 22nd, the Leeum Museum of Art announced that it will launch a research-based public program called 'Idea Museum' in collaboration with the Chanel Culture Fund.

Artist Thomas Saraceno participating in the Idea Museum Symposium. ⓒDario J Lagana [Photo by Leeum Museum of Art]

The 'Idea Museum' symposium will feature participation from world-renowned artist Tom?s Saraceno, spatial and visual designer Peipei Zhou, designer Liam Young, and philosopher Emanuele Coccia, among others.

The program name 'Idea' is an acronym derived from the first letters of the English words 'Inclusivity,' 'Diversity,' 'Equality,' and 'Access.' The museum aims to expand its role as a place for reflection and discussion on contemporary issues by operating a program based on interdisciplinary research.

Under the overarching theme of 'Ecological Transition,' the Idea Museum will hold annual symposiums, film screenings, seminars, and public projects over three years, each year focusing on topics such as the climate crisis and gender issues.

Within an expanded discourse imagining coexistence among humans and non-humans and multiple species, the program will pay attention to various ecosystems intertwined with environment and technology, while considering how these can be addressed within museum practices.

In its first year, this year, the symposium titled 'Ecological Transition: So, What Should We Know?' will be held from July 1 to 3 on the second floor of M2 at the Leeum Museum of Art. It will feature philosophers, sociologists, primatologists, architects, writers, and curators discussing the climate crisis and sustainability (or lack thereof).

The Leeum Museum of Art announced on the 22nd that it will launch a research-based public program called 'Idea Museum' in collaboration with the Chanel Culture Fund.
[Photo by Leeum Museum of Art]

From July 1 to 24, ten documentary and video works addressing climate crisis and inequality, climate colonialism, rewilding, multispecies entanglements, and posthumanity will be screened free of charge.

Next year, the museum plans to operate public projects including seminars, talks, and workshops with artist Tom?s Saraceno, who is conducting research related to space, survival, and coexistence. Saraceno will also participate in this year’s symposium.

Goo Jeong-yeon, head of the Education and Research Department at the Leeum Museum of Art, said, "We want to discuss the reality we face now and the future ahead through interdisciplinary collaboration, artistic experimentation, and various forms of dialogue and gatherings."

The symposium and film screening programs are free of charge and can be registered for on the Leeum Museum of Art website.

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