Joint exhibition project of Hyundai Motor Company and Tate Museum of Art
Artist Lee Mi-rae explores human emotions and desires through sculpture
“Hyundai Motors presents a new perspective on art through global partnerships”
Writer Lee Mi-rae [멜리사 쉬리엑 포토그래퍼, 현대차 제공]
[헤럴드경제=양대근 기자] The “Hyundai Commission”, a joint exhibition project between Hyundai Motor Company and the Tate Museum in England, features Lee Mi-rae (Lee Mi-rae) as the exhibition artist in 2024.imageOn the 15th it was announced that a writer (born 1988) had been selected.
Celebrating its ninth anniversary this year, the Contemporary Commission annually selects an artist for the development of contemporary art and offers the opportunity to showcase new works at the “Turbine Hall”, an exhibition space within the Tate Modern, a contemporary art museum in London. England. .
The artist is known for his sculptures that function as organisms or living beings using mechanical devices, and this is his first exhibition to be presented in the UK.
In particular, this artist is highly appreciated in the global art world for highlighting heterogeneous elements through the combination of the soft materials that make up the body of the sculpture and the hard structures that combine with them, influencing not only the viewer but also the surrounding environment. environment.
“We are delighted to be able to present the work of this artist, who is one of the most interesting and original contemporary artists today, at Tate Modern,” said Karin Hinsbaugh, director of Tate Modern. “This artist seeks ways to overturn existing structures and expand multiple senses.” “I can’t wait to see how Tate Modern’s iconic Turbine Hall is transformed,” she said.
The “Modern Commission: Lee Mi-rae” exhibition will open on October 8 (local time) and run for about five months until March 16 next year, and will be hosted by Tate Modern’s international art curators Anne Coxon and Alvin Lee, and assistant curator Bilal Akushi.do.
A Hyundai Motor Company official said: “We hope to provide an opportunity to convey the value of diversity and coexistence through artist Lee Mi-rae’s Hyundai-commissioned exhibition, which focuses on the relationship between organic forms and elements mechanical and provides a sensorial experience”.
Meanwhile, together with the Hyundai Commission, Hyundai Motor Company supports seminars, symposiums and workshops held by art museums and research institutions around the world that collaborate with the Tate Museum through the sponsorship of the “Hyundai Tate Research Center: Transnational” .
Furthermore, through collaborations with domestic and foreign cultural and artistic institutions such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), various attempts are being made to present new perspectives on contemporary art and art history, allowing more people to experience modern art and craftsmanship. We plan to provide various opportunities to think together about the problems facing society.
Artist Lee Mi-rae’s work “Porous Landscape: Yeongdo Sea Skin” presented at the 2022 Busan Biennale [부산비엔날레, 현대차 제공]
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