About the Exhibition

About the Exhibition

• Title : Art Across America
• Period: 2013.2.5(Tues) ~ 5.19(Sun)
• Opening hours:
   Tue/Thurs/Fri (9AM – 6PM)
   Wed/Sat (9AM – 9PM)
   Sun/Public holidays (9AM – 7PM)
   * Closed on Mondays / Exception: Open on 11th Feb (Mon) 9am-7pm, Closed 12th Feb (Tues) 

• Location: Special Exhibition Gallery, National Museum of Korea, Seoul
• Contact: 1661-2440 / 02) 2077-9000 (Tel)
   http://www.museum.go.kr (Website)
   http://www.artacrossamerica2013.com (Website)
• Host: National Museum of Korea, KBS, Daejeon Museum of Art
• Management: KBS Media, ENA
• Lenders: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Terra Foundation for American Art
• Major Foundation Support: Terra Foundation for American Art
• Sponsorship: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, U.S. Embassy Seoul

About the Exhibition 

“Art Across America” is the first major survey of historical American Art to take place in South Korea. The exhibition consists of a total of 168 works which include American paintings, as well as decorative arts and design, from the collections of four U.S. institutions, the exhibition debuts at the National Museum of Korea, in Seoul. Not only does the exhibition show familiar modern artists such as Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock but it also displays works by earlier significant artists in American art history such as John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Eakins for the first time in Korea. 

The exhibition introduces American art and identity through six sections of paintings: American People, American Landscape: East to West, Daily Life in Art, Cosmopolitan America, Modern America and American Art after 1945. Vignettes of decorative arts and design will be paired with each section to exemplify vernacular traditions, creative achievements of early settlers and indigenous Americans, as well as popular modern design.

“Art Across America” was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Museum of Korea, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. This exhibition is made possible by the Terra Foundation for American Art, and is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.

About the Exhibition 

• 전시명: Art Across America

• 기간: 2013.2.5(Tues) ~ 5.19(Sun)

• 관람시간:

화/목/금 (9AM – 6PM)

수/토 (9AM – 9PM)

일/공휴일 (9AM – 7PM)

* 연중 휴관일: 1월 1일 / 매주 월요일

* 02.09(토)~02.11(월) 정상 개관, 02.12(화) 휴관

• 장소:국립중앙박물관 기획전시실

• 문의처: 1661-2440 / 02) 2077-9000 (전화)

http://www.museum.go.kr (홈페이지)

http://www.artacrossamerica2013.com (홈페이지)

• 주최: 국립중앙박물관, KBS, 대전시립미술관

• 주관: KBS Media, ENA

• 기획: 로스엔젤레스카운티미술관, 필라델피아미술관, 휴스턴미술관, 테라 미국미술재단

• 특별후원: 테라 미국미술재단

• 후원: 문화체육관광부, 주한미국대사관, 국립중앙박물관회

• 미디어 후원: 스포츠 서울, kt skylife, Naver