The Seoul Museum of Art is holding a special exhibition entitled Korean Abstract Painting_10 Perspectives on its first floor from December 14 to February 19. The event, which will be the last exhibition held by the museum in 2011, will provide visitors with a first-hand experience of works of artproduced by the country’s leading ten abstract artists, all of whom are now sadly deceased, including Nam Kwan, Kim Whan-ki, and Yoo Young-kuk, who are collectively referred to as the “First Generation” or “Pioneers” of Korean abstract painting. 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nam Kwan (1911-1990), who is regarded as a trailblazerof Korean abstract painting. Chung Chang-sup (1927-2011), who explored a unique area of abstract art, using dak-jongi (mulberry paper), passed away in 2011. The ten artists form the backbone of the country’s abstract painting history. The event will show visitors howKorea’s abstract painters expanded their horizonsone step further.