Encounter Korea

Korean artists have arrived in the international art world in recent years with a voice that resonates across both East and West. The Korean art scene has emerged from the traditions of its history to now reflect a world of connectivity and technology. It is a country that has broken out of agrarian-Confucian lifestyle to showcase a new attitude in the 21st century through its are and modern culture. These artists reflect the way South Korea wants to project its image onto the world.

This exhibition brings together a group of Korean American and Korean artists, based in Los Angeles and in South Korea, to highlight the technical mastery and conceptual finesse of artists from their culture. Many of the artists in this exhibition express the delicacies and emotions of everyday life through different methods and media.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.