Now! China! Korea! 2012! — Contemporary Korean and Chinese Art Exhibition
- For 5,000 years gone by, and another 5,000 to come -

by Lee, janguk

2012 is the 20th year of diplomatic ties (1992) between Korea and China. The Beijing Capital Intonational Airport is within an hour’s flight of Incheon Intemational Airport. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, relations between the two countries have developed in many fields: economic indicators show an upward movement, and numerous events have occurred in cultukal exchange. Songs, drama, and fashion in vogue in Seoul come into fashion in China simultaneously. It is common for Korean entertainers to be widely known in China, and Hallyu - The Korean Wave sweeps across China.

Since 2000, China’s bluechip artists have been introduced to Korea, where numerous exchange art exhibitions have been held. As a result, most Koreans know of Chinese celebrated artists. The exchange exhibitions took place as large events in which dozens of artists took part.

In this context I would like to present a small yet substantial artistic, cultural event rather than a superficial commemorative event, sharing 10,000 years’ past and future exchange between the two nations, as neighbouring states, and partners in prosperity.

A country is represented by its culture: the contemporary Korean and Chinese art exhibition, Now! China! Korea! 2012! to be held in March 2012 in the 798 Art Zone, a global artistic hub, will shed light on Korea and China today through leading Korean and Chinese artists who draw worldwide attention.