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an Artistic Conversation at the RIUM’s Modern Art Collection Exhibition

what would happen if Mark Rothko’s iconic American abstract expressionist paintings were juxtaposed against the works of Korean lyrical painter Jang Wook-jin? The Rium Museum of Art’s first exhibition in three years, ‘Rium Collection of Contemporary Art’, brings this imagination to life. to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Samsung Culture Foundation, the exhibition presents the major collections of Korean and international contemporary art that LIAM has amassed in a new way. the exhibition is organized in a way that breaks away from the chronological or thematic organization of the collection and focuses on new relationships and connections between works

44 works of contemporary art, including 27 works on view for the first time at LIUM

the exhibition will feature 44 works by 35 artists, 27 of which will be on public view for the first time. Works by some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, including Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre, Richard Deacon, and Robert Rauschenberg, will be on view for the first time. they are joined by recent acquisitions by Louise Nevelson, Hanne Darboven, Lee Bontecou, Jung Young Chung, Minwook Lim, and others, further expanding the spectrum of the RIUM’s collection

from Rodin to Giacometti, a stream of sculpture in one exhibition

the exhibition space M2 opens with Auguste Rodin’s The Citizen of Calais. the work, which captures the anguish and determination of the citizens as they accept the terms of France’s surrender during the Hundred Years’ War in the 14th century, was previously exhibited in the Rodin Gallery, but is returning to the public for the first time in nine years.The exhibition continues with works by Mark Rothko and Wookjin Jang, followed by Alberto Giacometti’s Giant Woman III, Sol LeWitt’s Suspended Structure, and sculptures by Louise Nevelson. exploring the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, these works create unexpected resonances and contrasts in the same space, despite coming from different eras and cultures

‘Korean Calendar’ by Hanne Daboven, conceptual art made from Korean calendars

on the first floor, German conceptual artist Hanne Daboven’s installation “Korean Calendar” catches the eye. based on a Korean calendar that the artist stumbled upon in 1991, the work consists of 366 sheets of paper (including leap years), some of which will be on display. davoven’s way of visualizing the passage of time is a multi-sensory experience that plays with language and numbers

non-linear composition, an exhibition design that opens up the visitor’s imagination

the exhibition’s most distinctive feature is not its chronological or thematic organization, but rather the novel juxtapositions between the works. rather than imposing a clear interpretation, the exhibition proposes a sensory reading that allows the viewer to discover the connections between the works on their own. by organizing the exhibition like an open puzzle, the works intersect with each other and generate multi-layered meanings within the viewer. “The exhibition is organized in such a way that the viewer can explore the space and works on their own, expanding their meaning and experience within it.” Kim Sungwon, Deputy Director of LIUM Museum of Art

reinterpreting the exhibition structure, immersive exhibition spaces by cube

the interior space of M2 has also been transformed for this exhibition. the exhibition room has been divided into **independent cubes, allowing visitors to enjoy the world of artists such as Lee Woohwan and Kim Jongyoung in depth in each space. the installations have also been extended to the lobby and rest areas. park Mina and Sasa[44]’s “Hahaha” and François Morellet’s geometric installation also welcome visitors

a clash of senses in unexpected combinations

‘Mark Rothko × Wookjin Jang’, ‘Lewitt × Giacometti’, ‘Calendar × Sculpture’. in the many disparate combinations that the exhibition proposes, we are invited to perceive familiar works in a new light. this is not just a list, but an open dialogue about the questions that contemporary art raises. Kim Sungwon, Deputy Director, said, “Through this exhibition, we hope that the contemporary art collection of Rium Museum of Art will be read anew in a contemporary context.” In the network of relationships created by the 44 works, the viewer will experience a new sense of the connection between art and life, time and space. Exhibition Information Exhibition Name: Rium Museum of Art Collection Exhibition Period: From February 27, 2025 Venue: rium Museum M2 (60-16, Itaewon-ro 55-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea) Organized by Rium Museum of Art: lium Museum of Art Sponsored by: KB Financial Group A combination only possible in Lium, familiar works in unfamiliar contexts. A time when art speaks to each other and the viewer listens to the conversation. Find your own meaning in the midst of it all.