Korea Artist Prize 2016

作者: Amiira Ismail on 12 January , 2017.
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标签: korea art, Korea Artist Prize

Korea Artist Prize 2016 exhibition features, artists who were selected by MMCA as this year’s Korea Artist Prize awardees. These artist are Kim Eull, Back Seung-woo, Ham Kyung-ah and Mixrice (Yang Chul-mo, Cho Ji-eun and they were chosen through careful studio visits and interviews.

The Korea Artist Prize is recognized as the flagship exhibition of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, as well as the most prestigious art award in Korea. According to MMCA, since 2012, the museum, in collaboration with the SBS Culture Foundation, has presented this award and the accompanying exhibition, continuing the tradition of the former Artist of the Year (1995-2010). It is intended to support the most capable and creative artists in Korea.

MMCA states that the selection process for the award began with the steering committee, which appointed eight recommenders and a team of judges from the art world. “Then each of the recommenders nominates one artist (or team of artists), whose work showed quality and reflected various current trends. Next, after thoroughly reviewing the portfolios of the eight nominated artists and visiting their studios for an interview, the team of distinguished judges selected the four finalists who are participating in the exhibition: Kim Eull, Back Seung Woo, Ham Kyungah, and the team of mixrice (Cho Ji Eun and Yang Chul Mo)”. Hopefully you will get to check out this great exhibition and let us know, what you thought about in the comment section below.