Installation view of 《Art between Korea and Japan since 1945》 ⓒYokohama Museum of Art. Photo: KATO Ken
《Art between Korea and Japan since 1945》, jointly organized by the National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), and the Yokohama Museum of Art (YMA), is on
view at the Yokohama Museum of Art through March 22, 2026.
The Korea–Japan co-organized exhibition 《Art between Korea and Japan since 1945》
commemorates the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations
between the two countries. It retraces the 80-year trajectory of artistic
exchange between Korea and Japan from 1945 to the present. The exhibition’s
Japanese title is 《Because We Are Always Beside Each Other: Japan and Korea, 80 Years
of Art (いつもとなりにいるから 日本と韓国、アートの80年)》.
Featuring approximately 160 works by more
than 50 artists (and artist teams) from both countries—including Cho Yanggyu, Quac
Insik, Nam June Paik, Park Seo-Bo, Lee Ufan, Lee Bul, Noriko Hayashi, Shigeko
Kubota, Minoru Hirata, Jiro Takamatsu, and Masato Nakamura—the exhibition
offers a comprehensive overview of the development of artistic exchange between
Korea and Japan from 1945 to today.
Installation view of 《Art between Korea and Japan since 1945》 ⓒYokohama Museum of Art. Photo: KATO Ken
Since its official opening, the exhibition has drawn more than
1,000 visitors over the course of three days, receiving strong interest from
local audiences as well.
Kuraya Mika, Director of the Yokohama Museum of Art, stated, “We
hope this exhibition will serve as a cornerstone for opening a new chapter in
the shared history of art between the two countries.”
Sunghee Kim, Director of the National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Korea, who attended the opening in person, remarked, “This
exhibition offers an opportunity to revisit the historical moments experienced
by both countries and the traces of exchange formed within them, allowing us to
newly recognize the stature and potential of contemporary art in Korea and
Japan.”
She added, “We also hope for continued interest and support for
the Korean presentation of 《Art between Korea and Japan
since 1945》, which will open at MMCA Gwacheon on May 14 next year.”
