Korean Collection at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

The Korean collection at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden boasts a robust selection of Korean contemporary art across a variety of genres including photography, sculpture, and painting, which the museum has been acquiring by gift and purchase since 1986. Starting from Waterdrops with Chinese Calligraphy by Kim Tschang-Yeul, one of the most influential modern Korean artists known for his paintings depicting water drops, the museum has acquired a total of 32 works by ten accomplished Korean artists, including Lim Choong-Sup, Nam June Paik, Cho Duck Hyun, Jae Ko, Nikki S. Lee, Jiha Moon, Chung Sang-Hwa, Park Seobo, and Lee Ufan.
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Led by Betsy Johnson, Assistant Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the virtual tour video will highlight exquisite examples of these esteemed artists’ works from the museum’s permanent collection of Korean contemporary art.
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Presented by the KCCDC in collaboration with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the video will release for public viewing on Friday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m. on the KCCDC YouTube channel (@Koreaculturedc) as well as the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden IGTV(@hirshhorn) and Facebook(@hirshhorn).

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