In 2013, Seoul Museum of Art turned SeMA Nam Seoul, located in Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, into a Living Arts Museum specializing in craft and design. The re-establishment of this museum took place as part of the SeMA’s effort to create spaces more friendly to art lovers, lending extra vigor and energy to their function through specialized local SeMA museum buildings in order to meet the needs of a greater number of viewers. 

This exhibition, Chang Eung-Bok’s Boutique Hotel, Peach Blossom Dream, held at SeMA Living Arts Museum is a special event organized by SeMA as part of its celebration of the arrival of May, the queen of all seasons. The show presents a collection of works by textile designer Chang Eung-Bok who has been committed to the modernization of traditional Korean motifs and materials through her own unique aesthetic sensibilities, and who will turn the entire museum of eleven halls into a boutique hotel. This event guides viewers to dreamy landscapes in which modern textile design is harmoniously combined with the Korean cultural heritage, providing them with an opportunity to experience the essence of Korean living arts.

*image (left)
Lighting tower cabinet, 2010
wood, rice paper, linen, mother of pearl, LED, glass
100x100x255cm
photo by Dong Yul Kim
© EungBok Kim

Courtesy of Seoul Museum of Art