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[Herald Interview] Kukje Gallery's Lee Hyun-sook brings Korean artists to Venice Biennale
[Herald Interview] Kukje Gallery's Lee Hyun-sook brings Korean artists to Venice Biennale
Arts&DesignApr 24, 2024
It was almost a decade ago that the Kukje Gallery brought dansaekhwa artists to the Venice Biennale, a watershed moment for Korean contemporary art as it came under the global spotlight with the artists garnering international recognition. Lee Hyun-sook, founder of the Kukje Gallery, recalled why she pushed for the exhibition at the time – to present the authenticity of Korean art. The biennale’s collateral exhibition “Dansaekhwa” in 2015 showed works by Park Seo-bo, Chun