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Yun Hyong-keun RetrospectiveJusqu’au 16 décembre 2018National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Séoul Born in 1928 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Yun Hyong-keun lived through one of the most traumatic periods of Korean history, suffering great misfortune related to Japanese colonial rule, the Korean War, and the postwar dictatorship.Fromthe moment he dedicated himself to painting, Yun clearly established his owndistinct artistic world, which he called the “gate of heaven and earth.” In thequintessential series of works that he began in the 1970s, Yun used a widebrush to apply thick blocks of black paint to canvasses of plain cotton orlinen. To be precise, the paint was not actually black, but slightly variantmixtures of the same two colors: blue (representing “heaven”) and umber(representing “earth”). From their production method to their final appearance,these paintings are simple, genuine, and organic. With these seemingly offhandworks, Yun succeeded in translating the humble, comfortable, and solid valuesof Korean traditional aesthetics into the lexicon of international contemporaryart. Eleven years after his death, this exhibition explores Yun’s life and art with unprecedented range and depth, introducing many details and perspectives that have not yet received adequate attention. Through such diverse materials and displays, this exhibition comprehensively explores the life and art of Yun Hyong-keun, who has thus far been known primarily within the context of the Dansaekhwa movement in Korea. Source : MMCA.