한국 단색조 그림 대가 ‘박서보 미술관’ 문 연다

The "Monochrome" gallery of the late Korean painter Park Seo-bo has officially opened, fulfilling his lifelong dream of creating a personal museum. Spanning a 3-meter-high, 8-meter-high by 56㎡ (17평) square space, the exhibition features three large paintings hanging from the ceiling, like pillars, each revealing intricate grooves on white paper illuminated by light. The paintings, created using monochrome ink, showcase the depth and purity of the artist's vision.

Established by the Park Seo-bo Foundation, the gallery is located next to the artist's former studio in the Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, in a three-story structure consisting of a ground floor and two underground levels. The foundation revealed the gallery's interior, which includes three exhibition rooms, a community space, and an outdoor garden, on March 18.

The gallery was designed by Professor Min-gyu of Seoul University's Department of Construction and Architecture Engineering. The unique feature is the cubic space on the third floor, which houses Park Seo-bo's large-scale monochrome paintings. Visitors will first encounter the artist's original monochrome works displayed in this space.

The opening exhibition, "Park Seo-bo and Fung Dongjin: Empty Yet Abundant," presents a combination of Fung Dongjin's abstract works and Park Seo-bo's monochrome paintings. The exhibition highlights the contrast between Dongjin's heavy use of mineral pigments and the subtle, layered approach of Park Seo-bo. Visitors can also observe Park Seo-bo's large-scale monochrome paintings and the painting "X.K.N.31," created to mark the 2023 meeting between the artist and his daughter.

The founder of the Park Seo-bo Foundation, Park Sung-ho, emphasized that the gallery aims to serve as a cultural landmark by continuously organizing exhibitions featuring young and female artists and offering art education programs. The opening exhibition runs until January 3, 2024, with an entrance fee of 5,000 KRW.