Over 40,000 people visited the exhibition in it's first two weeks
Above: David Ciclitira, Founder of Korean Eye
Below: Simon de Pury and Lady Rothermere
Above: Cherie Blair at Korean Eye Exhibition with Rodman Primack of Phillips de Pury
Korean Eye: Moon Generation Exhibition Extended until September
Korean Eye, an international initiative exhibiting the very best of Korean contemporary art, has been extended until September 13th at the request of Charles Saatchi owing to the high level of public and media interest during the first week of the Exhibition. The Exhibition was originally scheduled to take place from June 20th – July 5th, but will now be extended until 13th September with works exhibited at both Phillips de Pury & Company’s space at Howick Place and the globally renowned Saatchi Gallery in London
“We are thrilled to have received such a high level of interest in the exhibition. I strongly believe that Korea has some of the most exciting artists in the world..." David Ciclitira, founder of Korean Eye
David Ciclitira, Founder of Korean Eye, said “We are thrilled to have received such a high level of interest in the exhibition. I strongly believe that Korea has some of the most exciting artists in the world and we are delighted to be able to extend the Exhibition until September, enabling Korean Eye to further promote Korean contemporary art to the international stage.”
The following artists will remain at the Saatchi Gallery until 13th September: Choi TaeHoon, Dongwook Lee, HyungKoo Lee, Inbai Kim, Jeon Junho, Jang SeungHyo, Lee LeeNam, Whang Inkie, Yi HwanKwon, Park JungHyuk, Lee Yong Baek, Kwon KiSoo, Lee YongDeok, Yoon Jong Seok. From July 8th to September 13th the following artists will be shown at Phillips de Pury & Company’s London headquarters at Howick Place: Park SeungMo, Bahk SeonGhi, Park SungTae, Cho Hoon, Lee Rim, Hyung Koo Kang, Sim SeungWook, Koh MyungKeun, Kim Joon, SeungMin Lee, Choo JongWan, Han KiChang, Ayoung Kim.
Simon de Pury, Chairman of Phillips de Pury and Company said; “The interest in Korean Eye has been so great that we felt the Exhibition must be extended. Korean contemporary art is not that well known in Europe and it is a privilege to host such original and exciting work.”
In conjunction with the exhibition, there was a private "Korean Dinner" at the Saatchi Gallery on the 2nd July which was hosted by The Dowager Viscountess Rothermere and Simon De Pury and sponsored by CJ, Korean Food Globalization Team, Hino Consulting and Visit Korea Committee. The evening was attended by Cherie Blair and a host of other celebrities and socialites, as well as a number of the Korean Eye artists. Guests were treated to an eight course Korean traditional dinner which was prepared by a team of Chefs and staff specially flown in from Seoul.
Cherie Blair said; “I didn’t realise that Korea had such a thriving modern art industry but this exhibition is extraordinary. The breadth of the works is fantastic and it has been a real privilege to meet some of the artists and view the works first hand.”
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