Yangju City, 'Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down' Part 1 Opens on the 21st

From May 21 to June 15
Planned Exhibition at Yangju Municipal Min Bok-jin Art Museum
Second Part of the Figurative Sculpture Exhibition Scheduled for Early July

Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 20th that it will hold the first part of the planned exhibition "Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down" at the Yangju Municipal Min Bok-jin Art Museum from the 21st to June 15.

Poster for Part 1 of the Yangju City Min Bok-jin Art Museum special exhibition 'Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down'. Provided by Yangju City

This exhibition was prepared to examine the formation and development process of modern Korean sculpture through the human figure sculptures of Min Bok-jin (1927?2016) and his contemporaneous sculptors.

The exhibition is divided into two parts and will be held sequentially. The first part will showcase works by four sculptors from the liberation generation of the 1950s and 1960s. It will feature human figure sculptures by Kang Tae-seong (1927?2023), Kim Se-jung (1928?1986), Jeon Roe-jin (1929?), who were early major students at Seoul National University and Hongik University, known as the first sculpture education institutions, along with Min Bok-jin.

All of them were purely domestic sculptors who studied under teachers in Japan and left a significant mark in shaping modern Korean sculpture.

In particular, this exhibition selected works that allow viewers to compare and appreciate the transition from their early tendency to emphasize realism to their gradually unique and original human figure sculptures.

Additionally, public sculptures that recorded historic moments in Korean history, such as the "Statue of Peace and Prosperity" at the National Assembly (by Kim Se-jung) and the "Statue of Baekbeom Kim Gu" installed at Namsan Plaza (by Kim Kyung-seung and Min Bok-jin), will also be displayed in photographs.

Furthermore, in connection with this exhibition, a sand play experience zone called "Sculptural Moment" will be operated inside the exhibition hall. Anyone can participate without a separate application, and it will be free of charge.

A Yangju city official stated, "Through this exhibition, visitors will be able to explore the origins of modern Korean sculpture and gain a renewed appreciation for the value of figurative sculpture," adding, "We expect it to bring us a deep understanding and insight into humanity today."

Meanwhile, the second part of the human figure sculpture exhibition, featuring five Korean figurative sculptors from the 1970s and 1980s, is scheduled to be held in early July.