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Reading the Era of Conflict Through Moving Images… Opening of Moving on Asia: Post-Socially Engaged Art

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The Busan Museum of Art (hereinafter referred to as the Museum) announced that it will host Moving on Asia: Post-Socially Engaged Art (hereinafter referred to as the exhibition), which explores new trends in socially engaged art in Asia, at the Busan Cultural Center through June 18.

The exhibition is organized to examine emerging tendencies in socially engaged public art as seen in contemporary Asian moving images. In particular, through collaboration between the Museum and the Busan Cultural Center, it is expected to provide citizens with expanded opportunities to enjoy art by flexibly utilizing local cultural spaces.

A total of 16 “digital native” artists from 14 countries, including Korea, are participating in the exhibition. Based on technological approaches distinct from previous generations and their subjective perspectives on the world, these artists express messages about society through new artistic vocabularies.

The major works presented in the exhibition are produced using advanced digital computing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D game graphics creation tools (Unreal Engine and Unity).

For generations familiar with digital environments, technology is no longer a barrier to creation but a tool for realizing sophisticated imagery beyond the constraints of capital and labor. While past socially engaged art often focused on universal and representational expressions, the works in this exhibition attempt social intervention from highly personalized perspectives grounded in technological visual sophistication.

Amid an era marked by intensified nationalism, environmental destruction, and ideological conflict, more than 30 video and media artworks by young Asian artists expand imagination by traversing the boundaries between truth and fiction, presenting new possibilities for socially engaged art.

The exhibition is open free of charge at the Busan Cultural Center exhibition hall from 10:00 to 18:00, and is closed every Monday. Detailed information can be found on the Busan Museum of Art website (art.busan.go.kr) or the Loop Lab Busan website (looplabbusan.kr). For inquiries, contact the Collection and Research Team of the Busan Museum of Art at 051-740-4249.

Seo Jin-seok, Director of the Busan Museum of Art, stated, “This exhibition will offer an opportunity to experience the aesthetic and social imagination presented by young Asian artists in a contemporary society where conflicts are intensifying,” adding, “We hope that this exhibition, which combines advanced technology and art, will provide citizens with unique sensations and experiences.”