Exhibition on view until August 29, 2026
Free admission
Colors of Korea
Group Exhibition
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From Thursday 23 October 2025 to Saturday 10 January 2026
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Centre Culturel Coréen
20 Rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris
In South Korea, five colors – white, black, red, yellow and blue – are associated with the elements, as well as the seasons, creatures, and values. At a time when color is often reduced to a matter of taste or marketing, revisiting ancient symbolic systems verges on cultural utopia.
Major global shifts affect all forms of creation, including those spurred on by artificial intelligence. The Couleurs de corée (Colors of Korea) exhibition fosters dialogue between works with formal similarities and creates bridges between tradition and modernity.
Examining contemporary pieces through a time-tested lens may be the best way to reasonably envision possible futures. Art, a primary means of expression, becomes fertile ground for utopias to sprout up, including that of a world being repaired.
Director: Il-yul Lee
Exhibition Curator: Hae-young Yoomine
Assistant Curator: Boram Jung
Associate Curators: Valentina Buzzi and Dominique Moulon
Artists: PARK Seo-Bo, LEE Ungno, SUH Se-ok, YOO Youngkuk, KWON Okyon, LEE Bae, HA Chonghyun, KOO Bohnchang, LEE Kangso, Anicka Yi, JIN Meyerson, WOO Hannah, KIM Yunchul, Shinseungback Kimyonghun…
Production
• Je(u)
Jisoo YOO
Produced by Le Fresnoy – National Studio of Contemporary Arts, 2022
• 시 : sea(2565)
Jesse Chun
Single-channel video, 2 minutes 10 seconds, mirrors, rocks, silence, 2022
• ONCE IN A LIFETIME
JIN MEYERSON
Videographer: Jo Ahyung
Production: Heavy Metal Korea