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Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art is delighted to present a
major exhibition of Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor's works from 25
October 2012 to 27 January 2013. As the first large-scale exhibition of
Anish Kapoor in eastern Asia including South Korea, this impressive
retrospective features the whole spectrum of Kapoor's essential and
significant works: from his early pigment works to those that constitutes
the core of his art—the 'Void' series and the 'Auto-generation'
series and up to his recent large-scale stainless steel sculptures. His
large-scale sculptures breathe together with the architectural space of
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art to allow visitors to be immersed in the
panoramic experience of Kapoor's creative journey.
Born in
Bombay and studied art in Britain, Kapoor has been nurtured by both Eastern
and Western thoughts and cultures and cultivated his own universal artistic
concepts and sentiments, which have been embodied in his mesmerizing and
contemplative works. Kapoor represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in
1990 and won the Turner Prize in 1991. His incomparable career as an artist
has been established through a large number of his successful projects and
exhibitions: He produced Marsyas for the Unilever Series of
commissions at Tate Modern in 2002; his Cloud Gates was installed at
the Millennium Park in Chicago in 2006; in 2009 he was the first living
artist who was invited to have his solo show at the Royal Academy in
London. Recently, Kapoor's unparalleled artistic creativity was reconfirmed
when he was chosen to create the monument titled Orbit to
mark the London Olympic Games.
Among the artworks exhibited at
this grand exhibition of Anish Kapoor at Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art to be
held for the first time in Eastern Asia are included To Reflect an
Intimate Part of the Red (1981) through which Kapoor made his first
major breakthrough in the international art scene, Grey Landscape Mirror
(2007) and My Body Your Body (1999) from his 'Void' series that
redefined the inner empty space of a sculpture, and My Red Homeland
(2003) and Stack (2007) from his recent red wax series that concerns
with the idea of spontaneous generation.
Also, some of the
artist's massive works are to be organically incorporated into the
architecture of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. The Earth (1991) from
his 'Void' series that involves the actual digging of the floor is to be
shown again after its first display over twenty years ago. Also on view are
Tall Tree & the Eye (2009), which was introduced only at the
Royal Academy and the Guggenheim in Bilbao in 2009, and one of his most
recent works made of corten steel in 2012.
For the first time
since the opening of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in 2004, the exhibition
dynamically engages itself with the entire architectural space of Leeum.
And this will help one to understand and appreciate the overall aspects of
Anish Kapoor's creativity in which the universal and primal is pursued
while nullifying the polarity between East and West.
Curated
by Hyunsun Tae, Chief Senior Curator, Leeum, Samsung Museum of
Art.
Sponsored by Samsung Electronics, co. Ltd.
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art opened in central
Seoul in 2004 and provides a unique environment to house the comprehensive
collections of traditional and contemporary art in Korea. Three buildings
make up the composite complex. MUSEUM 1 is devoted to the exhibition of
traditional Korean artwork. MUSEUM 2 showcases modern and contemporary
works by both Korean and foreign artists. Finally, the Samsung Child
Education & Culture Center supplements the two Museums by contributing
to the cultural education of our future leaders. This cultural complex was
designed by three internationally acclaimed architects: Mario Botta, Jean
Nouvel and Rem Koolhaas. The three buildings exist in harmony with each
other, though each piece has its own uniqueness. These architectural works
are designed to accommodate the past, present, and future of art and
culture.
The museum is committed to establishing and preserving
a new interpretation and perspective of traditional Korean art, encouraging
and presenting new trends in Korean modern art, and displaying
international contemporary art that reflects the preeminent values of our
time.
Press contact: Lee Kyoung Ock, Public Relations
Team:
T +82 2 2014 6552 / kyoungock81.lee@samsung.com
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