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13 Nov 2013 - 01 Apr 2014

MMCA Seoul | inaugural exhibitions in new contemporary art museum

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dohhosuh The latest trends and forms of contemporary art have gone on display at the newly opened Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea - MMCA Seoul. The museum, located in the heart of Seoul next to Gyeongbokgung Palace, is marking its opening in a big way, presenting five exhibitions that encompass diverse forms of contemporary art in exhibition spaces that measure a total of 10,450 square meters. The museum invited some of the most popular and emerging artists in the international art scene ― among them, Korean installation artist Suh Do Ho, Japanese artist Kishio Suga, who is behind the Japanese art movement Mono-ha, British media artist Tacita Dean, American artist Kim Jones known for antiwar artworks and shocking street performances, and emerging young artists such as Korean media artist Yang Min-ha. The Connecting_Unfolding exhibition invited a team of curators from six countries: Eunju Choi, Richard Flood, Ann Gallagher, Yuko Hasegawa, Sook-Kyung Lee, Bernhard Serexhe, and Pooja Sood to select the seven participating artists: Tacita Dean, Kim Jones, Amar Kanwar, Marc Lee, Lee Mingwei, Kishio Suga, and Minha Yang Other inaugural exhibitions to launch the new MMCA Seoul: Zeitgeist Korea Home Within Home Within Home Within Home Within Home - Do Ho Suh [image] Read more about the new MMCA Seoul in Korea Herald