○ Sungyong Park: This is the time for ‘GyeongGi Culture' <Tell Me~ GGC>, which quickly conveys the cultural news of Gyeonggi Province. We are together every Friday. Let’s meet Reporter Sooyoung Park full of bright energy. Hello. Reporter Sooyoung Park!

▶ Sooyoung Park: Hello. This is Sooyoung Park, a “cultural fairy” that quickly conveys cultural news such as various exhibitions and performances in Gyeonggi-do. Today, I brought hot news from the Gyeonggi Museum of Art. The exhibition of GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art and Gyeonggi Art Project <White Night Black Day> is in progress since yesterday.

○ Sungyong Park: ‘White night, black day'? What kind of exhibition is it?

▶ Sooyoung Park: It's a really meaningful exhibition. The last exhibition of GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art, <White Night, Black Day>, will be heard directly from Curator Jeonghwa Koo at GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art.

[Photo] GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art panoramic view (Source: GyeongGi Cultural Foundation, GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art)

[Interview/ GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art Curator Jeonghwa Koo]

“As the last exhibition of this year at the GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art, an exhibition titled <White Night, Black Day> opened on October 29 and is scheduled until February 14 next year. This exhibition was prepared in that sense of how members of the community can remember and mourn this incident on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. It is an exhibition featuring a total of 180 pieces of 41 works by 14 artists of Korean contemporary art.”

○ Sungyong Park: The exhibition <White Nights, Black Days> was held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. These historical events must be remembered by all of us. Sooyoung Park: That's right. It is not just what you know, but it should be done through reflection so that this sadness will never happen again. As many people during the war are deceased, people who will tell the story of the time are gradually disappearing. It is said that the exhibition was planned with the idea of how to convey their memories and how we should remember those days.

[Photo] Jeongju Jeong 〈American Officer's Residence〉 2019, architectural model made of styrofoam and cardboard, 6 small cameras, 6 beam projects, mirrors

[Interview/ GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art Curator Jeonghwa Koo]

“With the 70th anniversary of this year, the actual people involved in the war are gradually disappearing into history due to their old age. How can we remember them when they don't exist? This exhibition was prepared from the question of how the narrative written by the state and the memories of other individuals can be conveyed. The fact that they are forgotten, and that the community has to remember it, made me prepare for the exhibition.”

○ Sungyong Park: There were so many sacrifices. It seems to be an opportunity to think about and reflect on their pain and pain. You said that there are about 180 works in this exhibition. What kinds of works are there?

▶ Sooyoung Park: Reconstructed individual stories from the perspective of 14 participating artists. I'll hear from Curator Jeonghwa Koo about what kind of people's stories are.

[Photos] Moon Young-Tae Exhibition View Kyung-Moon Young-Tae Shim Sang-Seok, 1978 (29 points) 2

[Interview/ GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art Curator Jeonghwa Koo]

“It's made up of very small personal stories. For example, stories of foreign artists, artists who experienced war, very ordinary women, and bereaved families who were unintentionally victims of the slaughter were reconstructed from the perspective of participating artists, and the works produced in this way were reinterpreted by visitors and the exhibition proceeded. So we prepared it so that the audience could remember them.”

○ Sungyong Park: When I see an exhibition like this, I feel like it. Listening to the stories at the time makes me feel empathy. How was it?

▶ Sooyoung Park: I was so upset and thought that it was because of the weight in the work. Geumjeonggul, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, was one of the areas where civilians were slaughtered during the Korean War. Artist Kim Woo-young's <Geumjeonggul Project> contains the memories of Grandfather Byeongsoon Lee, who had the memory of acquiring his father's body in Geumjeong Cave at the time, and Grandmother Kyungsook Lee, who lost her husband at a young age. I'll hear it a bit.

[Photos] Kim Moo-young, Geumjeonggul Project 2020 single channel video, 5.1 channel sound, 19 minutes

[Artist Moo-Young Kim's <Gumjeonggul Project>]

Video

(Grandfather Byungsoon Lee -Memories of going to Geumjeong Cave to retrieve his father's body at the time / Grandma Gyeongsuk Lee - A grandmother who lost her husband at a young age remembers her husband and how he has lived since then.

○ Sungyong Park: ‘I want to see honey and I love you.' I can feel all of my heart at Grandma Lee's words. It hurts even more to hear the stories of the time through the mouths of the victims' families.

▶ Sooyoung Park: That's right. I have a lot of thoughts. It is a video work about the massacre of civilians in this Geumjeong Cave. This incident, in which more than 153 people were sacrificed in a village by our military and police, is one of the representative cases that testify to the terrible aspects of the Korean War.

○ Sungyong Park: I'm curious about other works. Please introduce a little.

▶ Sooyoung Park: Upset Press_Ahn Jimmy + Lee's <The Forbidden Study> was impressive. This work is a collection of poems about historical memories that have not been experienced in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, and it is said to have started from the question of who will remember the war, especially when there are no war experiences. Other works will be listened to by curator Jeonghwa Koo.

[Photo] Geumsuk Kim 〈B-Mok〉 2019 42×29.7 cm each, paper, ink

[Interview/ GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art Curator Jeonghwa Koo]

“There is an excerpt from Sangeum Goh's <For the Freedom of the Fatherland and World Peace>, which mourns the North Korean artist Taejoon Lee and transcribes his travels published during the Korean War. You can meet the original paintings of Geumsuk Kim's graphic novel <Namok>, which was recreated from the original novel of <Namok>.”

○ Sungyong Park: Excerpt of <For the Freedom of the Motherland and World Peace> by Sangeum Ko, Artist Geumsuk Kim's <Bee>. It is a little difficult just by explaining the work. I would like to take time to go to the exhibition and think deeply about the Korean War. Can I go to the Gyeonggi Museum of Art?

▶ Sooyoung Park: Yes, that's right. GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art How to view the exhibition of Gyeonggi Art Project <White Night Black Day> I will hear from curator Jeonghwa Koo in detail.

[Interview/ GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art Curator Jeonghwa Koo]

“Our museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission must be closed 1 hour before the end of the tour to be able to view. It will be closed on January 1st and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Due to the COVID-1919 situation, we operate an online reservation system, so please make sure to make an online reservation through our website or Instagram before visiting.”

○ Sungyong Park: The contents of this exhibition <White Night Black Day> are good, but since it is in progress for free, I hope many people will visit with interest. Please remember that you can make an online reservation on the GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art website and visit it.

▶ Sooyoung Park: The exhibition will be held until February 14th next year. GyeongGi Museum of Modern Art It would be good to avoid Mondays, which are closed days, visit alone once, with friends the second time with family members, and share opinions.

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