In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the opening, the Kumho Museum of Art will introduce the special exhibitions to look back the past activities of the museum throughout this year. For the first part, the museum presents the exhibition in a trilogy to show the works of the former Kumho Young Artists. In mid-2000s, the Korean
art world was highly interested in discovering the emerging artists.
With such trend, the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation proceeded the Kumho Young Artist program to fulfill the purpose of supporting the talented young artists. The program has been supporting the solo exhibition of the artists and presenting their artworks and the potential through the competition.
Kumho Young Artist : The 69 Times of Sunrise shares the experimental attitudes of the 69 artists who have selected through the 16 open contests. This exhibition will be an opportunity to discuss the condition of the support program for the emerging artists and the aspect of art world after mid-2000s in Korea.