The Korea Times
amn_close.png
amn_bl.png
National
  • Politics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Multicultural Community
  • Defense
  • Environment & Animals
  • Law & Crime
  • Society
  • Health & Science
amn_bl.png
Business
  • Tech
  • Bio
  • Companies
  • World Expo 2030
amn_bl.png
Finance
  • Companies
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Cryptocurrency
amn_bl.png
Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Thoughts of the Times
  • Cartoon
  • Today in History
  • Blogs
  • Tribune Service
  • Blondie & Garfield
  • Letter to the Editor
amn_bl.png
Lifestyle
  • Travel & Food
  • Trends
  • People & Events
  • Books
  • Around Town
  • Fortune Telling
amn_bl.png
Entertainment & Arts
  • K-pop
  • Films
  • Shows & Dramas
  • Music
  • Theater & Others
amn_bl.png
Sports
  • Hangzhou Asian Games
amn_bl.png
World
  • SCMP
  • Asia
amn_bl.png
Video
  • Korean Storytellers
  • POPKORN
  • Culture
  • People
  • News
amn_bl.png
Photos
  • Photo News
  • Darkroom
amn_NK.png amn_DR.png amn_LK.png amn_LE.png
  • bt_fb_on_2022.svgbt_fb_over_2022.svg
  • bt_X_on_2023.svgbt_X_over_2023.svg
  • bt_youtube_on_2022.svgbt_youtube_over_2022.svg
  • bt_instagram_on_2022.svgbt_instagram_over_2022.svg
The Korea Times
amn_close.png
amn_bl.png
National
  • Politics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Multicultural Community
  • Defense
  • Environment & Animals
  • Law & Crime
  • Society
  • Health & Science
amn_bl.png
Business
  • Tech
  • Bio
  • Companies
  • World Expo 2030
amn_bl.png
Finance
  • Companies
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Cryptocurrency
amn_bl.png
Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Thoughts of the Times
  • Cartoon
  • Today in History
  • Blogs
  • Tribune Service
  • Blondie & Garfield
  • Letter to the Editor
amn_bl.png
Lifestyle
  • Travel & Food
  • Trends
  • People & Events
  • Books
  • Around Town
  • Fortune Telling
amn_bl.png
Entertainment & Arts
  • K-pop
  • Films
  • Shows & Dramas
  • Music
  • Theater & Others
amn_bl.png
Sports
  • Hangzhou Asian Games
amn_bl.png
World
  • SCMP
  • Asia
amn_bl.png
Video
  • Korean Storytellers
  • POPKORN
  • Culture
  • People
  • News
amn_bl.png
Photos
  • Photo News
  • Darkroom
amn_NK.png amn_DR.png amn_LK.png amn_LE.png
  • bt_fb_on_2022.svgbt_fb_over_2022.svg
  • bt_X_on_2023.svgbt_X_over_2023.svg
  • bt_youtube_on_2022.svgbt_youtube_over_2022.svg
  • bt_instagram_on_2022.svgbt_instagram_over_2022.svg
  • Login
  • Register
  • Login
  • Register
  • The Korea Times
  • search
  • all menu
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Photos
  • Video
  • World
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment & Art
  • Lifestyle
  • Finance
  • Business
  • National
  • North Korea
  • 1

    Song Ji-hyo to make silver screen return in 'House of Meeting'

  • 3

    Seoul says FEOC guidance reduces uncertainty, will continue close consultation with US

  • 5

    5 Korea tourism clips top 225 mil. views

  • 7

    Yoon accepts resignation offer of head of state broadcasting watchdog

  • 9

    Is ruling party's reform drive at end of road?

  • 11

    Life expectancy of Koreans falls for first time in 52 years over COVID-19: data

  • 13

    Late Ven. Jaseung's additional notes on last will found at his residence

  • 15

    DL, SPC chiefs apologize for worker deaths under poor labor conditions

  • 17

    Crackdown on illegal short selling takes priority over MSCI listing: FSC vice chair

  • 19

    Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 'yellow envelope bill'

  • 2

    N. Korean leader calls for increased aerial combat posture amid tension over satellite launch

  • 4

    First S. Korea spy satellite successfully launched into orbit

  • 6

    Tension mounts between Yoon administration, opposition party

  • 8

    Nexon workers in conflict with umbrella union over stance on feminism

  • 10

    Daegu mayor criticizes officials for spreading false hope about Expo bid

  • 12

    INTERVIEWHip-hop group Uptown returns after 13 years with new lineup

  • 14

    Rights activists criticize wage discrimination against migrant boat crews

  • 16

    Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation

  • 18

    Hyundai chief pledges to support globalization of archery

  • 20

    NewJeans wins 2 grand prizes at Melon Music Awards 2023

Close scrollclosebutton

Close for 24 hours

Open
  • The Korea Times
  • search
  • all menu
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Photos
  • Video
  • World
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment & Art
  • Lifestyle
  • Finance
  • Business
  • National
  • North Korea
  • National
  • World
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Culture
  • Dear Abby
  • Editorial
  • Football Inside
  • Hackers Toeic
Sun, December 3, 2023 | 10:09
Culture
CULTUREAirports meet contemporary Korean art
공항, 한국 현대미술을 만나다
Posted : 2023-08-10 10:55
Updated : 2023-08-10 10:55
Print PreviewPrint Preview
Font Size UpFont Size Up
Font Size DownFont Size Down
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • kakaolink
  • whatsapp
  • reddit
  • mailto
  • link
Kim Seung-young's 'Flag' (2015) depicts the deserted Antarctic landscape during a white night with a combination of salt, LED lights and a mini flag. Courtesy of ARKO 김승영 작가의 ‘플래그(2015)'는 소금, LED 조명, 그리고 작은 깃발의 조합을 통해 황량한 남극의 백야 풍경을 묘사한다. / 한국문화예술위원회 제공
Kim Seung-young's "Flag" (2015) depicts the deserted Antarctic landscape during a white night with a combination of salt, LED lights and a mini flag. Courtesy of ARKO
김승영 작가의 ‘플래그(2015)'는 소금, LED 조명, 그리고 작은 깃발의 조합을 통해 황량한 남극의 백야 풍경을 묘사한다. / 한국문화예술위원회 제공

By Park Han-sol


The terminals of Korea's two major airports ― Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport ― have transformed into unlikely spaces filled with the country's contemporary art.
국내 2대 공항인 인천국제공항과 김포국제공항 터미널이 한국 현대미술로 가득한 신선한 공간으로 변신했다.


Running to coincide with leading art fairs Frieze and Kiaf Seoul, the three concurrent exhibitions sprawled across the airports provide inbound travelers a peek into the diversity of the Korean art scene ― from Nam June Paik's TV installation to works born from today's media artists' trips to the polar regions.
주요 아트페어(미술품 장터)인 프리즈 서울과 키아프 서울 기간에 맞춰 공항 전역에서 동시 운영되는 전시 3개는 백남준의 TV 설치작품부터 현대 예술가들이 극지방 경험을 녹여 제작한 작품까지 입국 여객에게 한국 미술계의 다양성을 보여준다.


As suggested by its title "Direct from Antarctica and the Arctic to Incheon Airport," the exhibition, staged in the departure hall of Terminal 2 until Nov. 30, shows seven artists who took part in the annual polar residency program offered by Arts Council Korea (ARKO) and the Korea Polar Research Institute since 2011.
11월 30일까지 제2여객터미널 출국장에서 열리는 이번 전시는 '남극/북극 출발 인천공항 도착'이라는 제목에서 알 수 있듯 한국문화예술위원회와 극지연구소가 2011년부터 매년 진행하는 극지 레지던스에 참여한 7명의 작가를 선보인다.


These creatives ― who either stayed at King Sejong Station in Antarctica or traveled to the Arctic Ocean aboard Korea's first icebreaker Araon ― reimagine the remote, sparsely-inhabited polar regions as eye-catching media pieces and installations.
남극 세종과학기지에 머물거나 한국 최초 쇄빙연구선 아라온호에 승선해 북극해를 여행한 예술가들은 사람이 살지 않는 외딴 극지방을 시선을 사로잡는 미디어 작품과 설치물로 재해석한다.


Kim Se-jin's "2048" explores the uncertain geopolitical future that lies ahead of Antarctica, highlighting the expiration year of the Antarctic Treaty, originally signed in 1959 to demilitarize the region and promote peaceful international scientific cooperation.
김세진의 '2048'은 남극을 비무장화하고 평화로운 국제적 과학협력을 촉진하기 위해 1959년에 체결된 남극조약이 만료되는 해를 조명하며, 남극 앞에 놓인 불확실한 지정학적 미래를 탐구한다.


Son Kwang-ju's "Phaedo" likens the current state of the Arctic Ocean faced with changing climate to the final words of Socrates, while Cho Kwang-hee's "A Beautiful Disappearance" captures in a video loop the man-sized icebergs visibly melting away in a matter of days ― along with curious popping noises.
손광주의 '파이돈'은 기후 변화에 직면한 북극해의 현재를 소크라테스의 유언에 비유했고, 조광희의 '아름다운 소멸'은 성인 크기 빙산이 수일 내로 녹는 모습을 흥미로운 ‘펑' 소리와 함께 영상에 담았다.


"When organizing this show, we came to realize that airports and polar circles have a lot in common," said curator Kim Hyo-jeong. "Both are places without a specific nationality. Our perception of time in these places is also incredibly different from the rest. And neither the airport nor the polar regions can be permanently inhabited by someone."
김효정 큐레이터는 "이번 전시를 기획하며 공항과 극지방이 공통점이 많다는 사실을 알게 됐다"며 "둘 다 특정한 국적이 없는 공간인데다 여기서의 시간 관념은 다른 곳들과 완전히 다르다. 또 공항과 극지는 영구히 체류하지 못하고 잠시 머물다 가는 공간이라는 점에서 닮았다"고 덧붙였다.

KEY WORDS
■ transform 변형시키다
■ concurrent 공존하는, 동시에 발생하는
■ sprawl 넓은 지역에 걸치다
■ take part in (~에) 참가하다
■ remote 외진, 외딴
■ demilitarize (어떤 지역을) 비무장 지대로 만들다
■ perception 지각, 자각

기사 원문 보기


Emailywjeon@ktimes.com Article ListMore articles by this reporter
 
wooribank
LG group
Top 10 Stories
15 Korea tourism clips top 225 mil. views 5 Korea tourism clips top 225 mil. views
2Tension mounts between Yoon administration, opposition party Tension mounts between Yoon administration, opposition party
3Nexon workers in conflict with umbrella union over stance on feminism Nexon workers in conflict with umbrella union over stance on feminism
4Is ruling party's reform drive at end of road? Is ruling party's reform drive at end of road?
5Daegu mayor criticizes officials for spreading false hope about Expo bid Daegu mayor criticizes officials for spreading false hope about Expo bid
6Rights activists criticize wage discrimination against migrant boat crews Rights activists criticize wage discrimination against migrant boat crews
7DL, SPC chiefs apologize for worker deaths under poor labor conditions DL, SPC chiefs apologize for worker deaths under poor labor conditions
8Crackdown on illegal short selling takes priority over MSCI listing: FSC vice chair Crackdown on illegal short selling takes priority over MSCI listing: FSC vice chair
9Hyundai chief pledges to support globalization of archery Hyundai chief pledges to support globalization of archery
102023 Korea-EU CSO Network Human Rights Conference to emphasize diversity, practice inclusivity 2023 Korea-EU CSO Network Human Rights Conference to emphasize diversity, practice inclusivity
Top 5 Entertainment News
1[INTERVIEW] Hip-hop group Uptown returns after 13 years with new lineup INTERVIEWHip-hop group Uptown returns after 13 years with new lineup
2ONE PACT debuts hoping to leave big impact on K-pop scene ONE PACT debuts hoping to leave big impact on K-pop scene
3[INTERVIEW] ASTRO members aim to shine in musical theaterINTERVIEWASTRO members aim to shine in musical theater
4'Our Season' director, veteran actor discuss creating relatable mother-daughter story 'Our Season' director, veteran actor discuss creating relatable mother-daughter story
5December brings mix of action, thriller, romance to small screen December brings mix of action, thriller, romance to small screen
DARKROOM
  • It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

  • 2023 Thanksgiving parade in NYC

    2023 Thanksgiving parade in NYC

  • Appreciation of autumn colors

    Appreciation of autumn colors

  • Our children deserve better

    Our children deserve better

  • Israel-Gaza conflict erupts into war

    Israel-Gaza conflict erupts into war

  • Turkey-Syria earthquake

    Turkey-Syria earthquake

  • Nepal plane crash

    Nepal plane crash

  • Brazil capital uprising

    Brazil capital uprising

  • Happy New Year 2023

    Happy New Year 2023

  • World Cup 2022 Final - Argentina vs France

    World Cup 2022 Final - Argentina vs France

CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jin
Digital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.kr
Tel: 02-724-2114
Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844
Date of registration: 2020.02.05
Masthead: The Korea Times
Copyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.
  • About Us
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Contact Us
  • Products & Services
  • Subscribe
  • E-paper
  • RSS Service
  • Content Sales
  • Site Map
  • Policy
  • Code of Ethics
  • Ombudsman
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms of Service
  • Copyright Policy
  • Family Site
  • Hankook Ilbo
  • Dongwha Group