Installation view of
《The Poor》 ©MuseumheadMuseumhead presents a group exhibition 《The Poor》 on view through April 12.
The exhibition begins by posing questions:
Who are the poor, and where are they? In an era where everyone claims their own
form of deprivation, the concept of “class” as a force for resistance and
change has faded, leaving behind only (pseudo-)autonomous individuals. Within
this reality, the exhibition asks whether it is still possible to think about
and speak of the poor—and whether art can fulfill this role.
Installation view of
《The Poor》 ©MuseumheadArtists and collectives Kang Jiwoong, Lee
Jooyeon, Park So Yeon, and Yagwang explore poverty as a symptom of the times
and a pervasive sentiment, sharing specific aesthetic forms and sensibilities.
Through their works, the exhibition examines a sense of collectivity emerging
within contemporary art practices, revealing generational symptoms.
Installation view of
《The Poor》 ©MuseumheadIt traces artistic forms that stem from
deprivation and proliferate through poverty, eventually exceeding their
original contexts in unexpected directions—coining the term “poor art” to
describe them. The exhibition addresses a shared sense of precarity, the rapid
naturalization of impoverished imagery, and the dual affirmation and negation
of these conditions.
Participating Artists: Kang Jiwoong, Lee Jooyeon, Park So Yeon, Yagwang
Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.
