About this Event
The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) proudly presents Perhaps, All of Us, a new touring exhibition of acclaimed contemporary art organized by the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) for Korea’s Touring K-Arts Project, on view June 17 to August 11.
Perhaps, All of Us launches with an opening reception on Wednesday, June 17, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., including remarks by featured artist Jaehun Park about his artistic practice and the exhibition’s central themes. The opening will also include a guided exhibition tour led by a curator from the Seoul Museum of Art, who will introduce the curatorial framework and key works on view.
About the Exhibition
Perhaps, All of Us reflects on the ways in which we form relationships and coexist in a world shaped by intersecting, diverse life conditions and experiences. Conceived in Seoul and presented as a traveling exhibition in Washington, D.C. and Ottawa, it focuses on the shared spatial identity of these capital cities, drawing out three thematic axes from this foundation: publicness, historicity, and diversity. As centers of politics and administration, and as sites wherein multiple cultures converge, these cities accumulate collective memory and identity even as their boundaries are continually drawn and redrawn.
The exhibition examines these themes in both a Korean context and through the eyes of visionary artists Park Chan-Kyong, Jungwon Phee, Gala Porras-Kim, Im Youngzoo, Young-jun Tak, Lee JeeYang, Jung Yeondoo, Eunu Lee, Ayoung Kim, Jaehun Park, Park Hyesoo, Jisun Shin, and Shin Mi Jung.
Part 1: Our Unknown Country examines publicness by exploring how we perceive and relate to one another. It looks closely at the subtle thresholds where “us” and “not us” are defined, and where exclusion and hospitality intersect.
Part 2: Time Out of Bounds calls forth times that have been forgotten or silenced, querying how the present has been shaped through layers of accumulation and omission. In doing so, it both invites a renewed understanding of the present and encourages us to view the future through a historical lens.
Part 3: Perhaps, All of Us confronts the unfamiliarity and differences that arise within the layers of publicness and historicity, seeking possibilities for coexistence grounded in the diversity each of us carries.
Through contemporary Korean art, this exhibition illuminates the intersection of individual experiences and social contexts, prompting a reconsideration of the norms and boundaries we often take for granted. The narratives explored in the works extend beyond any single region, resonating with the situations we all face in the contemporary era. As we strive to measure and understand one another’s lives and temporalities, we begin to empathize with the experiences of others. That empathy, in turn, has the potential to expand into solidarity, bringing us, perhaps, closer to what it truly means to be “us.”
For more on the featured artists and their individual practices, visit the KCCDC website at http://washingtondc.korean-culture.org.
주워싱턴한국문화원은 6월 17일(수)부터 8월 11일(화)까지 서울시립미술관과 함께 <아마도, 모두 우리> 전시를 개최합니다. 이번 전시는 문화체육관광부와 한국국제교류문화진흥원의 후원으로 이루어진 투어링 케이-아츠 사업의 일환으로 서울시립미술관의 소장품으로 구성된 작품을 선보입니다. 전시는 서울과 워싱턴D.C.라는 두 수도가 공유하는 장소성에 주목해 수도이자 도시가 지난 공공성, 역사성, 다양성의 의미를 동시대 한국 미술의 시선으로 풀어냅니다. 전시를 통해 우리가 서로를 어떻게 인식하고 관계 맺는지, 또 사회 안에서 어떤 기억과 가치가 남겨지고 배제되는지를 함께 살펴볼 수 있습니다.
전시 개막식은 6월 17일(수) 오후 6시부터 8시까지 개최되며, 전시 참여 작가인 박재훈 작가와의 대화를 통해 작품 세계와 전시의 주요 주제에 대해 이야기 나누는 시간이 마련되어 있습니다. 또한 서울시립미술관 학예사의 전시 투어도 예정되 있으니 많은 참여 부탁드립니다.
Ayoung Kim, PH Express, 2011, two-channel video, color, sound (stereo), 31 min. 57 sec., ed. 2/3 (3+A.P.1)
Seoul Museum of Art Collection
Park Chan-Kyong, Folkism_Circle, 2010, digital pigment print, 76 × 70 cm
Seoul Museum of Art Collection
Park Hyesoo, A place for anybody and somebody, Audience No. 43, 2020, steel chair, variable paper chair, polaroid film, text, single-channel video, color, sound, 15 min. 33 sec., dimensions variable
Seoul Museum of Art Collection
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Korean Cultural Center, Washington D.C., 2370 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
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