The First Sinjohyeongpa Exhibition, Leaflet, 1957. MMCA Art Research Center Collection
Sinjohyeongpa
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service
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Hyundae Fine Artists Association
An art organization formed in 1957 under the leadership of Moon Woosik, Kim Younghwan, Kim Tschang-Yeul, Jang Seong-soon, Lee Cheol, Ha Indoo, Kim Jonghwi, and Kim Cheonggwan. The association held its inaugural exhibition at the United States Information Service gallery from May 1 to 9 in 1957. As part of a new generation of artists who received university education after independence, the members chose the pursuit of the “antithesis of feudal elements that hinder the development of culture” as the task of the association, and they stated the founding purpose of the association as being to achieve “communion with the highbrow universal consciousness that is oriented toward contemporary art.” In the third exhibition, which was in 1958, the association featured Informel art, which heralded the beginning of an era of Informel in Korean art. In 1961, the association held a joint exhibition with the 1960s Artists Association, and in 1962, the two organizations merged to form Actuel.
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1960 Fine Artists Association
A group comprised of 12 alumni from Seoul National University and Hongik University. The group was active from 1960 to 1961. Its members opposed the National Art Exhibition (Gukjeon) and rejected the artistic traditions established during the Japanese colonial period, and sought to pursue an avant-garde style of art. In 1961, the group disbanded after holding two exhibitions in collaboration with the Hyundae Fine Artists Association, and several members went on to establish the Actuel collective. The group is noteworthy for its popularization of Art Informel within the art community of Korea.
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Modern Art Association
The Modern Art Association was an art association established on January 5th, 1957 by several veteran artists. They aimed to establish a wholesome art culture in Korea after a dispute over the 1956 National Art Exhibition (Gukjeon). The five founding members were Lee Kyusang, Park Kosuk, Yoo Youngkuk, Han Mook, and Hwang Yeomsoo. Other artists, including Chung Jeumsik, Lim Wangyu, Chung Kyu, Moon Shin, Kim Gyeong, and Chun Kyungja, joined after the third exhibition. In Sinmisul magazine, they explained that the group “aims to solve the problems of contemporary painting and to maintain independence as the avant-garde of the movement.” They hosted their first exhibition in April 1957, followed by exhibitions in November 1957, June 1958, November 1958, December 1959, and their final exhibition in July 1960. There was a dispute among members regarding participation in the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Artists sponsored by Chosun Ilbo in 1959, and the group was disbanded after Han Mook and Moon Shin left for France. The group played a pivotal role in the 1950s Korean art community by advocating for an avant-garde spirit to drive the modern art community.
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Sinsanghoe
A group established through an alliance of a total of 23 artists and sculptors. Some were members of the Modern Art Association and Creative Art Association, some belonged to Sinjohyeongpa, and the rest were otherwise unaffiliated. The first exhibition was organized into the painting and sculpture divisions, while the design division was established starting with the second exhibition. The group sought to discover upcoming artists by holding contests, but it eventually disbanded after its seventh exhibition in 1968. The leadership comprised Lee Daiwon, Yoo Youngkuk, and Lee Bongsang. The painters included Kim Changeuk, Moon Woosik, Park Soukho, Park Changdorn, Park Hangsup, Son Dongchin, Lee Daljoo, Lee Joon, Lim Wangyu, Chung Keonmo, Choi Dukhyu, Han Bongduk, and Hwang Yooyup; the sculptors included Min Bokjin, Jeun Loijin, Kim Youngjung, and Kim Younghak; and Han Hongtaik was the craftsman and designer.
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Creative Art Association
An art association formed in 1957. The establishment of the association was driven primarily by Western-style artists, and most of the founding members were artists in their thirties who were featured in the National Art Exhibition. The art association promoted a collective modern spirit based on the respective creative approaches of the members, regardless of their genre, academic background, and social connections. The association sought to reform the art community from the inside, and to establish an ideology for common action within the association. In 1960, the association temporarily adopted the abbreviated name Changmijeon, and later changed the name to Changjakmihyeop, before once again becoming the Creative Art Association (Changjak misul hyeophoe).
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