The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002

1996.10.07 – 1996.10.20

The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002 Poster, 1996. Design: Ahn Sang-soo

1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002 Concept image, 1996. Kim Jinha, Lee Sop. Excepert from The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002 Catalogue. Published by Culture and Tourism Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government (Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art), 1996. 10. 01

Hong Soon-chyul, City Waterfall, 1996. single-channel video (sound), monitor and urinal, drawing. 200 × 500 × 300 cm (4 sets of video and monitor), 8 min 55 sec (video). Courtesy of the artist. Collection of Seoul Museum of Art. 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002. Seoul Museum of Art (former Seoul 600-Year Memorial Hall), 1996

Ahn Sang-soo, Eun-kyoung Choi, Hong Soon-chyul, Park Hyunki, Rhee Yoom, Sim Cheol-woong, Yi Wonkon, Youngki Soug, ART VISION CITY VISION, 1996. video compilation. 90 sec. Courtesy of the artist. The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988-2002. 14 urban electronic billboards in 5 cities and information televisions at 8 banks, 1996. Photo courtesy of Hong Soon-chyul

The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA *1988-2002* Poster, 1996. Design: Ahn Sang-soo

The 1st SEOUL in MEDIA 1988–2002, was held from October 7 to 20, 1996, at the Seoul Museum of Art (formerly the Seoul 600 Year Memorial Hall), as well as on urban electronic billboards and bank information TVs, was established as an annual project focusing on the changes in media and the urban environment, while creating a space for related contemplation. The project’s title symbolized the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan as a specific point for Seoul, abd it presented the project’s direction in exploring urban culture and life, where multi-layered premodern elements and modern transformations coexist.