Simin Ilbo | Guri City: Joseon Royal Tombs Walk Talk Concert at Guri Art Hall on the 9th

[Guri = By reporter Son Woo-jeong] In Guri, Gyeonggi Province, Kim Hyun Jung, a Korean painter known for her 'Naesoong Story' paintings, will hold a talk concert themed 'Kim Hyun Jung's Joseon Royal Tombs Walk' at Guri Art Hall on December 9.

Naesoong Story is a body of work that uses the distinctive contrast of Western collage combined with East Asian ink-and-wash coloring techniques to give hanbok-clad women, long confined by the weight of tradition, a playful sense of freedom.

At this talk concert, hosted by Moon Hyun-woo, head of Arirang School, Kim will give a lecture taking an artistic approach to the cultural heritage of the Joseon royal tombs and reinterpreting tradition, alongside a performance by the gugak girl group 'Gukbap.'

Admission is free, but advance reservations are required through the Joseon Royal Tombs Cultural Belt website or each municipality's website.

Meanwhile, Kim is currently pursuing a doctorate in Oriental painting at the graduate school of Seoul National University's College of Fine Arts. Her 2014 solo exhibition 'Naesoong Olympics' set the record for the most visitors since the opening of Gana Art Center. She has also drawn attention as the youngest artist invited to exhibit in a show spotlighting the history of Korean painting at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, following a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and was the first Korean visual artist named to Forbes' '30 Under 30 2017' list.

By reporter Son Woo-jeong, swj@siminilbo.co.kr

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