Gala Porras-Kim | 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 | Interview | Leeum

Leeum Museum of Art presents 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 by Gala Porras-Kim, an M1 project exhibition that explores the intricacies that arise when ancient objects, history and modern systems intersect. Showcasing Porras-Kim’s three new works based on Korean cultural heritage and ten national treasures drawn from the museum's collection, the exhibition is also a reflection on the particularity of Leeum as a place where traditional Korean art and contemporary art coexist and continually renegotiate their relationship.
In her research-based practice, Gala Porras-Kim has explored the fraught relationship between institutions such as museums and cultural heritage legislations, and cultural objects. Her works bring our attention to the underlying principles that guide a museum by investigating its cataloging and indexing system, conservation doctrines, and the way in which its collection is presented. They shed light on undecipherable text and lost information, incomplete records and competing histories, revealing the uncertainties that fill the space of a museum.
𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘴-𝘒𝘪𝘮: 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴
2023. 10. 31. - 2024. 3. 31.
리움미술관 Leeum Museum of Art