Couleurs de Corée at the Korean Cultural Center: free contemporary art exhibition in Paris in photos
In Paris, the Couleurs de Corée exhibition brings together historic works and contemporary creations at the Korean Cultural Center. Admission is free, and the visit opens up a sensitive dialogue between tradition, gesture and innovation.
Colors of Korea: a red thread from abstraction to digital art
Couleurs de Corée (Colors of Korea) is a human-sized exhibition featuring major milestones in modern and contemporary Korean art. The thread of color guides the
The selection contrasts works from the 1950s-1970s with current practices. We can see the filiations, but also the fertile differences. What’s more, the scenography gives each piece a clear breathing space. As a result, the eye can rest between two chromatic intensities.
Couleurs de Corée brings together demanding approaches, without unnecessary jargon. The curator insists on simple notions: gesture, material, rhythm. Yet the diversity of formats maintains a constant sense of curiosity.
“Here, color becomes language, and each gesture tells a story of a link between past and present.”
Practical guidelines and the spirit of selection
Access is free, allowing a first approach to Couleurs de Corée. The Korean Cultural Center welcomes a varied public, whether curious or connoisseur. Clear labels help to situate artists and periods. In short, there are no prerequisites.
Allow around forty minutes, depending on your pace. The quiet rooms allow you to listen, compare and then return to a particular work. Families can take breaks without getting in the way.
- Free admission to the Korean Cultural Center
- Address: Paris 8e
- Period: winter season 2024-2025
- A tour combining historic and recent works
- Welcome and information in French and Korean
Practical information may change according to the number of visitors. It’s a good idea to check the timetable on site. What’s more, there are often quiet times during the week.
Artists and filiations, from ink to pixel
PARK Seo-Bo’s style is one of repeated, patient writing, where color breathes into the canvas. In this way, his painting sets the tempo for an active meditation. HA Chonghyun, on the other hand, works the material with force, pushing the color through the support. We feel the tension of the gesture, then the softness of the surfaces.
LEE Bae builds his black with charcoal, a vibrant density. As a result, “black color” becomes light and texture. SUH Se-ok, with ink, reduces form to let the breath be heard. His white spaces also open up great freedom to the eye.
YOO Youngkuk deploys pure, vivid, almost musical forms. In this way, color advances like a mental relief. LEE Ungno, a master of modern ink, links sign and movement in a sober dance. His line straddles the line between tradition and invention, without posing.
KWON Okyon creates a dialogue between touch, transparency and restraint. The eye circulates, then returns to the edges, charged with nuance. LEE Kangso plays with transitions between performance, trace and painting. In Couleurs de Corée, these echoes show how a gesture crosses the decades.
New materials, new images in Couleurs de Corée
KOO Bohnchang photographs the fragility and skin of objects and materials. In this way, light almost becomes touch. Anicka Yi proposes sensory devices that displace our reference points. We perceive a relationship with the living, yet without heavy demonstration.
JIN Meyerson works with moving images, between flow and fracture. The circulation of the gaze accelerates, then slows down, like a beat. Jesse Chun presents 시(Sea), a
WOO Hannah composes delicate forms where intimacy finds a place. In addition, a discreet sense of humor lightens the seriousness of the subjects. KIM Yunchul’s installations are sensitive to phenomena, somewhere between art and science. They reveal a vibrant, almost living matter.
How Couleurs de Corée makes you feel
Korean duo Shinseungback Kimyonghun question the image produced by the machine. Color takes on a different logic, neither human nor cold. Jisoo YOO proposes Je(u), produced by Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains, 2022. The title plays with identity, and the piece places the body in a flexible frame.
The visit leaves a physical memory: you remember a breath, a texture. So you keep in mind two or three key images from Couleurs de Corée. These serve as reference points, useful for revisiting the experience at a later date.
Art history buffs and neophytes alike will find it a great source of inspiration. What’s more, teenagers read simple, straightforward gestures. As a result, the exhibition becomes a reliable gateway to Korean art.
The Korean Cultural Center, in the heart of the 8th arrondissement of Paris, offers a clear journey. Couleurs de Corée avoids a catalog effect, preferring to focus on the right encounters. In this way, color becomes rhythm, sharing and a discreet link between generations.
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