Wealth of photo exhibitions in Seoul
Photography has established itself as a proper genre of art, and a very important one, too.
With the summer vacation season coming up soon, several interesting photo exhibitions are gearing up to attract Seoulites. Here are some of the major exhibitions currently underway or soon to open.
“Man Ray’s Photography & His Heritage”
The Seoul Museum of Art in Seosomun-dong sheds light on legendary photographer Man Ray and today’s young photographers who were influenced by him. Ray is considered the photographer to have changed the perception of photography from merely a means of recording history to an art.
Titled “Man Ray’s Photography and His Heritage,” the exhibition features more than 160 photos by 47 local and international photographers including Ray. It is divided into three parts, each showcasing photos as a record of reality, photos emphasizing the subjective, the creative and the inimitable and photos of fiction and imagination.
“Man Ray’s Photography and His Heritage” runs through Aug. 15 at Seoul Museum of Art in Seosomun-dong, central Seoul. Tickets range from 550 won to 700 won. For more information, call (02) 2124-8800 or visit www.seoulmoa.org.
“Walker Evans”
If Man Ray turned photography into art, Walker Evans took documentary photos to a more profound level.
Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong is holding an exhibition on the American documentary photographer for the first time in Korea. John T. Hill, Evans’ colleague and the first dean of the Photography Studies at the Graduate School of Yale University, co-organized the exhibition with the museum.
More than 140 of Evans’ works are on display, including the pictures he took while he worked for the Farm Security Administration. The U.S. government had hired photographers for the Administration in the 1930s to record the poor lives of farmers and workers during the Great Depression.
“Walker Evans” runs through Sept. 4 at The Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong, eastern Seoul. Tickets range from 5,000 won to 7,000 won. For more information, call (02) 418-1315 or visit www.photomuseum.or.kr.
Capture the Moment
About 150 Pulitzer Prize winning photographs will be on display at Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul Arts Center starting Tuesday.
As the exhibition spans nearly 60 years, from 1942 to 2010, visitors can take a look back on the most historical moments of the last half decade such as the Korean War, the Iraq War and the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Some photos will reveal unseen sides of many world leaders such as the one that captured the hole on sole of Adlai Stevenson’s shoe when he was running against Dwight D. Eisenhower for U.S. presidency or the one of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin dancing at a concert.
There will be a short summary of interviews with the photographers next to each photo so that the visitors can get a hint of what it was like at the actual scene.
“Capture the Moment” starts Tuesday and runs through Aug. 29 at Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 6,000 won to 10,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2000-6293 or visit www.pulitzerkorea.com.
“Beauty of the Century”
Also at Seoul Arts Center but in V Gallery, an exhibition features works by photographer Cecil Beaton, a representative portrait photographer of the 20th century. Beaton took fashion photos for Vogue and Vanity Fair in his 20s and gained fame as a fashion designer, writer and stage designer in the U.S. and Britain. He also served as the photographer for the royal British family.
The exhibition showcases some 90 portraits of six renowned actresses -- Audrey Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
“Beauty of the Century” runs through July 24 at V Gallery in Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 6,000 won to 9,000 won. For more information, call 1666-4252 or visit www.cecilbeaton.co.kr.
Mare
Jang Nam-won, one of the world’s best underwater photographers, will hold his solo exhibition next month at Lotte Gallery in Avenuel, Sogong-dong.
The reporter-turned-photographer started taking underwater photos in 1979 after learning scuba diving and greatly influenced Korean photography field with his photos. He opened Korea Underwater Photography School, the first of its kind in Korea, in 1999.
Marvelous photos of peculiar underwater creatures, scuba divers at work, and the beautiful scenery deep down under the sea will be on display.
“Mare” runs from July 2 to July 18 at Lotte Gallery in Avenuel in Sogong-dong, central Seoul. For more information, call (02) 726-4428.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
With the summer vacation season coming up soon, several interesting photo exhibitions are gearing up to attract Seoulites. Here are some of the major exhibitions currently underway or soon to open.
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| “Marlene Dietrich” by Cecil Beaton (Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby’s) |
“Man Ray’s Photography & His Heritage”
The Seoul Museum of Art in Seosomun-dong sheds light on legendary photographer Man Ray and today’s young photographers who were influenced by him. Ray is considered the photographer to have changed the perception of photography from merely a means of recording history to an art.
Titled “Man Ray’s Photography and His Heritage,” the exhibition features more than 160 photos by 47 local and international photographers including Ray. It is divided into three parts, each showcasing photos as a record of reality, photos emphasizing the subjective, the creative and the inimitable and photos of fiction and imagination.
“Man Ray’s Photography and His Heritage” runs through Aug. 15 at Seoul Museum of Art in Seosomun-dong, central Seoul. Tickets range from 550 won to 700 won. For more information, call (02) 2124-8800 or visit www.seoulmoa.org.
“Walker Evans”
If Man Ray turned photography into art, Walker Evans took documentary photos to a more profound level.
Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong is holding an exhibition on the American documentary photographer for the first time in Korea. John T. Hill, Evans’ colleague and the first dean of the Photography Studies at the Graduate School of Yale University, co-organized the exhibition with the museum.
More than 140 of Evans’ works are on display, including the pictures he took while he worked for the Farm Security Administration. The U.S. government had hired photographers for the Administration in the 1930s to record the poor lives of farmers and workers during the Great Depression.
“Walker Evans” runs through Sept. 4 at The Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong, eastern Seoul. Tickets range from 5,000 won to 7,000 won. For more information, call (02) 418-1315 or visit www.photomuseum.or.kr.
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| “Korean War” by Max Desfor The Associated Press |
Capture the Moment
About 150 Pulitzer Prize winning photographs will be on display at Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul Arts Center starting Tuesday.
As the exhibition spans nearly 60 years, from 1942 to 2010, visitors can take a look back on the most historical moments of the last half decade such as the Korean War, the Iraq War and the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Some photos will reveal unseen sides of many world leaders such as the one that captured the hole on sole of Adlai Stevenson’s shoe when he was running against Dwight D. Eisenhower for U.S. presidency or the one of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin dancing at a concert.
There will be a short summary of interviews with the photographers next to each photo so that the visitors can get a hint of what it was like at the actual scene.
“Capture the Moment” starts Tuesday and runs through Aug. 29 at Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 6,000 won to 10,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2000-6293 or visit www.pulitzerkorea.com.
“Beauty of the Century”
Also at Seoul Arts Center but in V Gallery, an exhibition features works by photographer Cecil Beaton, a representative portrait photographer of the 20th century. Beaton took fashion photos for Vogue and Vanity Fair in his 20s and gained fame as a fashion designer, writer and stage designer in the U.S. and Britain. He also served as the photographer for the royal British family.
The exhibition showcases some 90 portraits of six renowned actresses -- Audrey Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
“Beauty of the Century” runs through July 24 at V Gallery in Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 6,000 won to 9,000 won. For more information, call 1666-4252 or visit www.cecilbeaton.co.kr.
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| “A Diver” by Jang Nam-won Lotte Gallery |
Mare
Jang Nam-won, one of the world’s best underwater photographers, will hold his solo exhibition next month at Lotte Gallery in Avenuel, Sogong-dong.
The reporter-turned-photographer started taking underwater photos in 1979 after learning scuba diving and greatly influenced Korean photography field with his photos. He opened Korea Underwater Photography School, the first of its kind in Korea, in 1999.
Marvelous photos of peculiar underwater creatures, scuba divers at work, and the beautiful scenery deep down under the sea will be on display.
“Mare” runs from July 2 to July 18 at Lotte Gallery in Avenuel in Sogong-dong, central Seoul. For more information, call (02) 726-4428.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
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