Kim Kulim, From Phenomenon to Traces, 1970, plastic box, ice, 170x120x20cm ©MMCAA solo exhibition by Kim Kulim (b. 1936) will be held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul from August 25, 2023 to February 12, 2024.
Kim Kulim was one of the leading artists of Korean experimental art. He was a founding member of the AG (Korean Avant-Garde Association) and a member of The Fourth Group, an avant-garde art group consisting of young artists and intellectuals. The artist has continued to experiment with various genres such as painting, printmaking, performance, video art, and installation art, focusing on the relationship between objects and time, and the contrast between two conflicting states.
The exhibition highlights the artist’s work over the past 50-60 years, from his abstract painting in the late 1950s to his ‘Yin and Yang’ series in 2020s. The exhibition is spread across Gallery 6 and Gallery 7 of the MMCA, with works from the 1960s and 70s in Gallery 6 and works on ‘nature’ which he has embraced since moving to the United States in 1984 in Gallery 7. The exhibition also includes two new installations for the first time.
Besides, on September 7, from 14:00 – 15:30, a multidisciplinary performance will take place in MMCA Seoul Multi-Project Hall. This performance will bring together film, dance, music, and theater to reenact Kim’s work.
