Chungmu Art Center's new exhibition, Icons of Urban Art — From Street to Art Museum, was held in Gallery Sindang featuring 10 representatives of the street art community, including Banksy and Invader.

An Overview

The Icons of Urban Art Exhibition is a world tour that first premiered at the MUCA in 2020, at Munich. The exhibition includes ten internationally recognized street artists, including Banksy, Barry McGee, Invader, JR, Kaws, osgemeos, Richard Hambleton, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, and Vhils, displaying outstanding works from all artists from MUCA's permanent collections. The world tour then continued in other renowned museums in Oita, Kyoto, and Tokyo, Japan.

Now, in Jung District, South Korea, from the 2nd of October 2024 to the 2nd of February 2025, the exhibition displays various works from all these artists, compiling over 72 carefully selected pieces from MUCA's permanent collections.

The opening ceremony was held on the first of October, attended by various arts officials, including the president of Chungmu Art Center Jose Hyun. In addition, the director of the MUCA visited and gave a tour of the exhibition.

Highlights

In this exhibition, MUCA's work titled Vandalised Phone Box is being exhibited for the first time publicly.

It is unsure how many works by Invader are displayed, but there are at least 3 being known.

What do you think about this world exhibition?

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