Installation view of 《Vibe Era》 © Ilmin Museum of Art

Ilmin Museum of Art is presenting the special exhibition 《Vibe Era》 through October 25.

In an era when a convincing feeling or effect takes the place of aesthetic judgment and form, 《Vibe Era》 turns its attention to contemporary abstraction as a form of imagery that has anticipated this shift.

The four participating artists—Park Rim, Park Junghae, Park Hyunjung, and Han Jihyoung—experiment with abstraction as a process of exploring yet-undetermined forms, where the body, materials, tools, and information intersect.


Installation view of 《Vibe Era》 © Ilmin Museum of Art

In 《Vibe Era》, abstraction is neither an autonomous image detached from reality nor an effect that immediately conveys an ambiguous feeling. The four artists determine form by engaging, in different ways, with the image, bodily sensation, materiality, and technological tools.

Through the choices, delays, accidents, and failures that remain rather than disappear in this process, the exhibition examines how abstraction gives rise to new meanings.

Participating Artists: Park Rim, Park Junghae, Park Hyunjung, Han Jihyoung