Joint exhibition of avant-garde art groups, the first performance art conducted
Significance
2
Category 1
Exhibition
Category 2
Performance
Year
1967/12/11
Region(venue)
South Korea
Region(content)
City
Seoul
Content
Joint Exhibition of Young Artist Groups is held (Dec. 11–16 at the Central Information Hall, Seoul). It is a joint exhibition by three artists’ groups, Mu (nothing) Group, Origin Fine Arts Association, and Shinjeon (new exhibition) Group. On the 14th, Happening with Plastic Umbrella and Candles, the first art performance in Korea, is conducted using Choi Boonghyun’s installation work and the script by Oh Gwangsu. The artists also demonstrated to demand the reform of the government’s art policy in streets.
Participating artist(s)
Link
FM No.
1835