The Samramansang exhibition features a selection of artwork acquired by
MMCA from 2013 to 2016. The MMCA's entire collection includes approximately 8000
pieces, 932 of which have been obtained just over the past four years. Among
those, about 130 works have been
selected for display. The selections range from the works of the late modern
period to pieces crafted by the vibrant, active young artists of the 2000s,
allowing the viewer to grasp the currents of the artistic movement from past to
present.
The title of the exhibition
was taken from one of the pieces on display, "Samramansang," a giant installation by
Kang Ik-joong. Meaning "The entire world, the universe, and all things," the
title itself serves as an allusion to the expansive and free nature of modern
art as it embraces all kinds of techniques, matter, materials and topics. The
entire exhibition consists of four themes such as 'Samramansang,' 'Dailly
life,’ 'Boundary,' and 'Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest' in five separate
galleries.
