“Orthodox vs Orthodox” Installation view at Seongbuk Young Art Space ©Aproject company
Seongbuk Young Art Space, an annex of Seongbuk Museum of Art, will present Orthodox vs Orthodox, an exhibition featuring Cho Leesop, Choi Ellie, Lee Haeryun, Water-Culture, and Women’s Laptop (Jeong Asaran, Jung Dayoung, Yeon Sung, Leesima, Ji Heekyung), from October 6 to November 30. The exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Seongbuk Young Art Space and will be held in two parts: Part 1 (09.06 – 09.23, 2023) and Part 2 (10.06 – 11.30, 2023). The first part includes a prologue exhibition introducing participating artists and an archival exhibition on women’s rights.
The exhibition sheds light on the tension and creative endeavors that arise when art is subsumed into the realm of orthodoxy while moving towards resistance and subversion. The works in the exhibition develop the theme in different ways. The works on the first floor by Cho Leesop and Choi Ellie are part of the ‘N artist’ program, which supports works with free themes. Based on flowers, Cho Leesop draws attention to how life and nature paradoxically imitate art, while Choi Ellie explores the nature of home and the relationships and events that take place within it. On the second and third floors, viewers can see the works of Women’s Laptop and Lee Haeryun, the selected artists of the ‘NW project’ and Water Culture, an invited artist. They approach the theme of women and technology through sculpture (Jeong Asaran), video (Jung Dayoung, Yeon Sung, Leesima, Ji Heekyung), and newly designed objects (Lee Haeryun).
