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| Lee Ka-jin's "Eternity" (2022) is one of 13 pieces to be shown at the "Hidden Colours: Korean Contemporary Ceramic Art" exhibition in Belgium and France from May to September. Courtesy of Korea Ceramic Foundation |
By Kim Rahn
An exhibition of Korea's ceramics will be held in Europe starting in May to showcase the nation's contemporary ceramic art, according to the Korea Ceramic Foundation, Monday.
The foundation said it will hold the traveling exhibition titled "Hidden Colours: Korean Contemporary Ceramic Art" from May 14 to June 12 in Belgium and from June 25 to Sept. 4 in France.
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| Jeong Kwan's "What to Value" (2022) / Courtesy of Korea Ceramic Foundation |
The Belgium event will be held as a part of the Ceramic Art Andenne, with Korea being selected as the guest country of the 2022 show to mark the 120th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Belgium in 2021.
The triennial, launched in 1988, has become a renowned international contemporary ceramic art event.
In the guest country section, 10 Korean artists ― Lee Eun-bum, Park Sung-wook, Ahn Ji-in, Jang Seok-hyun, Yoo Eui-jeong, Kim Sun, Jeong Kwan, Ju Se-kyun, Lee Ka-jin and Park Jong-jin ― will exhibit 13 pieces, while Oh Jei-sung, who participated in the "artist in residence" program, will have a separate event.
After the exhibition in Belgium finishes, the ceramic works will be moved to another show in La Piscine museum in Paris.
"We expect the traveling exhibition will provide an opportunity for Korean artists to advance into the overseas art market and for the country to promote its ceramic art across the world," the foundation said in a statement.
