Daejeon Museum of Art Presents "The Museum on the Artwork" Exhibition

59 Works Collected from 2022 to 2024 Unveiled for the First Time
From December 16 to February 18 Next Year

Photo by Daejeon City

The Daejeon Museum of Art will present "The Museum on the Artwork," an exhibition that brings together major pieces acquired over the past three years, from 2022 to 2024, in one place. The exhibition will be held in Exhibition Halls 1 to 4 at the museum from December 16, 2025, to February 18, 2026.

This "Museum on the Artwork" exhibition features 59 works by 51 artists, encompassing a wide range of media including Korean painting, painting, sculpture, crafts, photography, and new media. The exhibition is organized by year to showcase the flow and direction of the museum's collecting activities, under the concept that "the collection itself forms the museum."

Neungsaeng Park Toledo (Spain) 2020 (Photo by Daejeon City)

The direction of the collection was set differently each year to reflect the identity of the museum. In 2022, the focus was on achieving diversity and balance across genres by collecting works that considered both regional characteristics and contemporaneity. In 2023, as the scale of the collection expanded, the museum strengthened its connection to research on local art history and pursued a strategic collection to support the operation of an open storage facility.

Minsunghong Two Moons 2022 (Photo by Daejeon City)

In 2024, the collection achieved a balance between works by veteran artists and promising new media artists, reflecting both art historical significance and current trends. This approach embodied both the identity and the future-oriented vision of the Daejeon Museum of Art.

In particular, this exhibition will offer "Easy Language Explanations (Sosohan Sotong)" to enhance communication with visitors, providing accessible explanations of key content. This is designed to help visitors better understand specialized terminology and the intent of the exhibition in a more approachable way.

Sojung Kim IYKYK 2023 (Photo by Daejeon City)

Yoon Euihyang, Director of the Daejeon Museum of Art, stated, "This new collection exhibition is a meaningful opportunity to share the achievements of our collecting activities over the past three years with the public. Our collection is not simply stored, but is a living and breathing cultural asset that thrives with the community. We will continue to share the value of art in everyday life with citizens through exhibitions that encompass both regional characteristics and contemporaneity."

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