Kwon Young-Woo is one of the leading Dansaekhwa artists who spearheaded the avant-garde movement in postwar Korea. This collection of archive photos, letters, interviews, rare exhibition catalogs and leaflets, along with a number of significant artworks, represents a comprehensive look at the artist’s work. Many of these archival resources from the 1960s to the 1980s have never been shown outside Korea, thus
presenting a rare opportunity to view the development of modern and contemporary Korean art, as well as the works and philosophy of Kwon Young-Woo.
In a career spanning six decades, Kwon Young-Woo (1926 – 2013) sought to balance tradition with modernity. He is widely celebrated for his artistic practice of reinterpreting traditional materials — specifically hanji, the medium of Oriental painting — in the context of contemporary art, and for his exploration of the essence of the Korean aesthetic.
權寧禹（Kwon Young-Woo）是韓國「單色畫」
( Dansaekhwa）的先驅者之一，他在戰後的韓國參與
推動這場前衛藝術運動的誕生。是次展出的歷史圖片、
書信、訪問、珍貴的展覽目錄和單張，以及一系列重要
藝術作品，以全面的角度探視藝術家的工作，大部分來
自二十世紀六十至八十年代的物品更是首次於韓國以外
的地方展出。透過這次展覽，觀眾有機會一睹現代和當
代韓國藝術的發展進程，並認識權寧禹的藝術作品和創
作哲學。
韓國藝術家權寧禹（1926 – 2013）的 60 年藝術事業生
涯中，堅持在傳統及前衛之間取得平衡，其因擅長於當
代藝術中重新演繹傳統物料如東方繪畫常用的韓紙，以
及發掘韓國美學精髓，而廣為傳頌。
