Image: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul will host an artist talk titled 'Road Movie: Korean-Japanese Art Since 1945' on Aug. 7 at MMCA Seoul. The event brings together artists Nakamura Masato and Gonak Bum, who were central figures in the Korean-Japanese art exchange of the 1990s, for a discussion focused on their collaborative work and the artistic climate that shaped it.
According to the museum, the talk will revisit the cross-cultural exchanges that connected artists in South Korea and Japan after 1945, with particular attention to the 1990s, when the two artists were active in shared projects. The program is also set to address the Seoul art scene of that period, offering a first-hand perspective on how collaboration unfolded within a rapidly changing contemporary art environment.
The conversation will place collaborative practice at the center of the discussion. Rather than presenting the history of the exchange as a purely institutional narrative, the event is structured around the artists themselves and the works they made together. The museum notes that the talk will also touch on social aspects related to the 'Museum' group exhibition, indicating that the program links artistic production to broader cultural and social conditions.
Nakamura and Gonak’s participation gives the event a direct connection to the history it describes. Their involvement in the 1990s exchange makes them key speakers for a discussion of how Korean-Japanese artistic dialogue developed in practice, and how that dialogue intersected with the Seoul art world at the time. The museum frames the talk as part of its engagement with contemporary art history and with the transnational networks that shaped it.
The event is listed for MMCA Seoul, with the date given as Aug. 7. No further schedule details were provided in the source material. The museum’s announcement presents 'Road Movie: Korean-Japanese Art Since 1945' as an artist-led discussion anchored in collaboration, exchange and the shared artistic context of the 1990s.
