SEOUL – In an attempt to deliver art to public spaces outside museum walls, Korea’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (NMOCA) has delivered its first work, Cubrick.
As its name suggests, the structure is a fusion between cubes and bricks, though it’s also a fusion of art and architecture.
‘These outdoor installations will provide a unique spatial experience to the general public for a certain period of time,’ said Chung Dah-young, curator of NMOCA. ‘Art Folly will capture people's mind and eyes as an open venue and a new window to art.’
By rotating and stacking 42 cubes made of fiber-reinforced plastic, architect Chanjoong Kim has created a unique three-dimensional structure with six different types of surfaces.
Set in the square of Seoul Grand Park, the 4-m-cb giant cube will move around the museum to catch changing views of the surroundings with its tapered openings.
The project has been realized for Art Folly 2012, a program designed to display art outside of museum walls. The second Art Folly will be presented this summer in the museum's front square and the sculpture section.
Photos courtesy of Yongkwan Kim
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