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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:22 am Post subject: European Art Exhibition at the National Museum of Korea |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/05/148_86331.html
This is a special exhibit and it costs 10,000 won for adults.
National Museum webpage-
http://www.museum.go.kr/program/show/showDetailEng.jsp?menuID=002002002002&showCategory1Con=SC1&showCategory2Con=SC1_1&showCategory3Con=SC1_1_1&showID=4348
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By Chung Ah-young
The National Museum of Korea is holding a special exhibition titled �Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum� through Aug. 28.
The exhibition, which opened Tuesday, allows visitors to appreciate the collection of luxurious treasures enjoyed by the ruling class of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries in conjunction with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which is renowned for holding world-class decorative Baroque and Rococo artworks.
The 17th- and 18th-century items of the Victoria and Albert Museum�s collection range from painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, metals, furniture and textiles, as well as garments and accessories to prints and drawings.
A total of 101 articles which were carefully selected for the exhibition were mostly made by top-class artisans of the time at the request of powerful and wealthy nobles.
The artworks were produced throughout the entire European continent from Sweden in the north to Spain in the south and from Portugal in the west to Russia in the east as European countries in this period were expanding their trade on a global scale and building colonies overseas.
Expensive and rare materials imported from around the world were frequently used in the artworks.
The exhibition also features a wide range of themes epitomizing the core of European court life. It begins with a section on power and patronage in Europe between 1600 and 1800 and the following sections focus on four different aspects of court life � the importance of war, the role of religion, the peaceful arts of the domestic interior, and the magnificence of personal adornment.
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As the items were the most explicit expressions representing their social status and cultural tastes they show court manners, which required strict fashion codes in accordance with the occasion.
The exhibits were closely related to the lives of monarchs and aristocrats, who led European history at that time, and provided flamboyant decorations for their attire, food, and dwellings and represented the wearers� identity as a powerful form of image-making.
Given few opportunities to appreciate the decorative pieces of the Baroque and Rococo period in depth in the past, this exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to understand this era�s art.
To help understand the exhibition, the museum has published a 220-page catalogue including images of the items on display. Explanations are available from volunteers and docents, along with an audio guide during the exhibition period.
In addition, educational programs and worksheets developed by the museum�s education department for young children and teenagers will help them understand the experience through diverse activities related to the items in the exhibition. The museum will also offer an academic program for adults, including a lecture series which features conversations with Korean researchers and specialists in the field.
For more information, call (02) 2077- 9275 or visit www.museum.go.kr. |
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