The first solo exhibition of Edward Hopper, an American national painter who portrays the solitude of modern people, was held in Korea.
From daily life in the city with a sense of desolation to landscapes of travel destinations, you can look at a variety of works expressed in light and shadow over 65 years.
This is reporter Lee Gyo-jun’s report.
[기자]
A signal tower and a dark green hill next to a railroad track at sunset.
The railroad seems to touch the unknown along the horizon.
The interior with lights turned on and the darkness outside the window, the desolation of the city where time and communication are cut off hangs.
About 160 pieces of Edward Hopper’s works, which represent American contemporary art, visited Korea.
Hopper is highly praised for capturing the daily life of a city that can be overlooked and expressing the emotions of modern people in the early 20th century with light and shadow.
His work, which transcends reality and fantasy by infusing imagination into observation and memory, had a great influence on the art world, such as pop art, as well as the greats of the film industry, such as Hitchcock.
This exhibition, co-planned by the Seoul Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York, provides a glimpse into the history of the world of art, following the artist’s lifelong journey to places that inspired him, such as Paris, New York, and New England.
[이승아 / 서울시립미술관 학예연구사 : 호퍼의 65년에 이르는 화업을 돌아보는 전시입니다. 전시 제목 ‘길 위에서’는 호퍼가 독자적인 예술을 성숙시켜가는 여정, 나아가 그 길 위에서 우리가 호퍼를 만나는 순간을 상징하고 있습니다.]
There are many works that show not only the inner emotions of city dwellers, such as solitude and alienation, but also the artistic communion they share with nature in the seaside and rural areas.
[킴 코나티 / 뉴욕 휘트니 미술관 큐레이터 : 이번 전시는 (호퍼의) 도시적 경험뿐만 아니라 매년 여름을 비롯해 인생의 많은 시간을 도시 밖에서 보낸 사실, 작가가 두 가지 유형의 환경에서 영감을 얻은 점에 주목할 수 있는 절호의 기회입니다.]
There is also a space where you can reconfirm the traces of Josephine Hopper, who was a lifelong companion and supporter, including ‘Woman in the Sunshine’, in which his wife appeared as a model.
About 110 archival materials such as illustrations and photos were displayed, but only the sketches of the representative work ‘People Who Stay Up All Night’ were displayed, which is somewhat disappointing.
Attention is focusing on whether it will surpass the 300,000 box office record set by the 2019 David Hockney exhibition set by the Seoul Museum of Art.
This is YTN Lee Gyo-jun.
Cinematographer: Kang Bo-kyung
Graphics: Kwon Bo-hee
◆ Exhibition Information
– April 20th – August 20th
– Seosomun Main Building, Seoul Museum of Art
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