Tracing the Journey of Korean-Japanese Art Exchange Since Liberation... 'Road Movie' Exhibition Opens at Yokohama Museum of Art

Opened at Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan
Exhibiting Around 160 Works by 50 Leading Artists from Both Countries
On View Until March 22 Next Year

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, a joint exhibition retracing the journey of art exchanges between the two countries over the past 80 years, from 1945 to the present, is being held in Japan.

On the 5th, at the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Road Movie: Korean-Japanese Art After 1945" held at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan, Kim Sunghee, Director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, gave a speech. Provided by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art announced on the 18th that it opened the exhibition "Road Movie: Korean-Japanese Art Since 1945," co-hosted with the Yokohama Museum of Art, at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan on the 6th. The exhibition features approximately 160 works by more than 50 artists (or teams) from both Korea and Japan, including Cho Yangkyu, Kwak Inshik, Nam June Paik, Park Seobo, Lee Ufan, Lee Bul, Hayashi Noriko, Kubota Shigeko, Hirata Minoru, Takamatsu Jiro, and Nakamura Masato. It is significant in that it offers a comprehensive look at the development of art exchanges between the two countries from 1945 to the present day.

The opening ceremony, held on the 5th in Japan, attracted coverage from 97 local media outlets, including Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun, reflecting high media interest. Key figures from both countries, including officials from the Consulate General of Korea in Yokohama and the Yokohama city government, were in attendance. Since the official opening on the 6th, more than 1,000 visitors attended over the first three days, demonstrating strong public interest.

Mika Kuraya, Director of the Yokohama Museum of Art, who attended the opening event, stated, "I hope this exhibition will serve as a foundation for opening a new chapter in the art of both countries." Kim Sunghee, Director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, said, "This exhibition, which revisits the historical moments experienced by both countries and the traces of exchange formed within them, will be an opportunity to newly discover the status and potential of contemporary art in Korea and Japan." She also expressed hope for much interest and support for the Korean edition of "Road Movie: Korean-Japanese Art Since 1945," which will be held at the Gwacheon branch on May 14 next year.

The exhibition will run until March 22 next year.

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