국립현대미술관

MMCA Performing Art: Multiverse is an attempt to bring in various forms of art and technology as a means of questioning and pondering upon the radical changes of today's society propelled by technological development. By actively utilizing or critically approaching some of the latest technologies, the project will experiment with key issues of contemporary art, such as visuality, temporality, physicality, and spatiality. The six artists taking part in the project will present new productions adopting various technologies; immersive virtual reality (VR) that offers a perceptive experience close to the reality; robots that substitute the kinetic capacity of humans; artificial intelligence(AI) that surpasses a human's learning and reasoning abilities; and self-driving technology (LiDAR sensor and self-driving algorithm) that recognizes the driving condition and thereby plans and controls the drive by itself. The keyword of the MMCA Performing Arts is “Multiverse," which refers to the postulation that multiple universes exist besides our own. The theory's supposition of every possible universe leads to the question of “reality,” and “cognition,” and suggests a change in our perspective of the world.

■  Program

Information on Reservations
◦ Reservations are required for all performances and exhibitions. Make a reservation on the MMCA website and purchase a museum entrance ticket at the museum on the day of the event.
 - Performance Reservation : [Performing Arts 2021 Program] Booking
 - Exhibition Reservation : [Seoul] Exhibition Booking
◦ Reservations and cancellations can be made by midnight, one day before the performance.
◦ Audiences under age 15 will not be admitted.
* Detailed information of the exhibition and the performances will be updated on separate brochures and the MMCA website. The dates and venues of the program may change depending on COVID-19 conditions. Please refer to the MMCA website for more information. (mmca.go.kr, multi-verse.kr)

MMCA Performing Arts
MMCA Performing Arts is a bold attempt to reveal the excess and discord in the arts that can no longer be explained nor defined through a single perspective or a standardized form. The complex modalities of contemporary art call on us to depart from the familiar sphere and perceive our society and arts with a radically different sensibility. MMCA Performing Arts will act as a space of possibilities, open for free challenges, continuous questions, and critical explorations.