◇ The <Hyundai Card Culture Project 22 Young Architects Program
2016> which is jointly held by the National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art (MMCA), Hyundai Card, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New
York unveils Temp’L, the prize-winning architectural work by Shinslab (Shin
Hyung-chul)
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Exhibition of an architectural project under the theme of ‘Seating, Shade,
Water’ in the open “Madang” of MMCA Seoul, from July 6
to October 3.
The
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Republic of Korea(MMCA,
Director Bartomeu Marí) unveils Temp'L,
an architectural work by Shinslab
Architecture (Shin Hyung-chul) to receive the prize of the <Hyundai Card Culture Project 22 Young
Architects Program 2016> which is a project jointly held by Hyundai Card(Vice President & CEO
Ted Chung) and the New York MoMA.
'Temp'L,'
coined by architect Shin Hyung-chul, is a compound word derived from
'temporary' and 'temple.' It is a pavilion type of structure that will be installed
temporarily as a meditation space in downtown Seoul during the hot summer
season. This unique structure has been created by integrating the concept of
recycling, a strategy
perceived today as a universal need, and the “Ready-Made” (a
creative method of contemporary art, coined by Marcel Duchamp in the early 20th
Century, that consists in transfering
everyday objects into the
context of museums. The shape of a discarded cargo
ship has been transformed into an
ecological and relaxing space following
an environmentally-friendly architectural design. The interior forest space,
which is colored white in contrast to
the rough and rusted outer surface, is designed to provide viewers with a new urban
experience as well.
Shin Hyung-chul said that Temp'L
was inspired by contemporary artworks which began from the spirit of
avant-garde during the early 20th century. This innovative artwork provides an
opportunity for the viewers to reflect on global issues related to industry,
environment, humanity, and ecology. The artwork was selected after an excellent
review by the Judging Committee, composed of architectural curators from the MMCA,
MoMA in New York, and the National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome,
as well as Korean experts in the architectural field.
In 2014, the MMCA participated in
the Young Architects Program for the
first time in Asia with Hyundai Card. MMCA, in cooperation with Hyundai Card,
which has established a long-term partnership with MoMA, is carrying out the <Hyundai
Card Culture Project 22 Young Architects Program>, focusing on the
program intended for architects and its significance to the architects of Korea.
Each year, under the theme of
'Seating', 'Shade' and 'Water', the program transforms the open Madang of MMCA
Seoul into an art space for everyone. The program attracted huge attention when
the 2014 winners Choi Jang-won, Park Cheon-kang, and Kwon Kyung-min of Moon Ji Bang showed their temporary
installation titled Shinseon Play and
when the 2015 winners Lee Chi-hoon and Kang Ye-rin of SoA(Society of
Architecture) installed their work titled Roof
Sentiment.
Temp', a magnificent pavilion
created based on an ecological concept, will be exhibited between July 6 (Wed)
and October 3 (Mon) in the open Madang of MMCA Seoul.
Attachment. Temp'L images
