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Korea Now! exhibition at the Decorative Arts Museum
from 19th September 2015-3rd January 2016

As part of the French-Korean Year, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is organising a giant exhibition showing the latest and best in Korean fashion, design and graphics.

More than 700 works from 150 artists are on view! Here’s all the info.

Exposition Korea Now ! aux Arts Décoratifs du 19 septembre 2015 au 3 janvier 2016
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The biggest section of the exhibition is centred on Korean design. Presented in the nave and adjoining rooms, 400 pieces from over a hundred artists will be displayed, including special Hanji paper weaves, furniture, glass, porcelain, ceramic objects…

In the neighbouring rooms you’ll find astonishing jewellery made of plastic, silicon, leather and more classic materials such as gold and silver.

Exposition Korea Now ! aux Arts Décoratifs du 19 septembre 2015 au 3 janvier 2016
Montage de l’exposition (work in progress) © Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Next, there’s a comprehensive look at Korean fashion, something that started to develop seriously during the 1980s. Here, colours are especially important, like the blue used to symbolise honesty, or the black so loved by the youngest designers.

In all, more than 120 fashion pieces are on show.

Exposition Korea Now ! aux Arts Décoratifs du 19 septembre 2015 au 3 janvier 2016
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And Korean graphic arts are also widely covered with over twenty artists and over 200 pieces of work on show (books, posters, magazines…). The free and modern visual language used shows the country’s strong desire for all things new.

And if you want to learn even more about Korea Now(!), there’s an official catalogue (208 pages, 250 illustrations, 45€ here at amazon.fr).
c439521dbe3c94b1ac6fe899a2fe57e6 (1)The Korea Now! exhibition is at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (here) from 19th September 2015-3rd January 2016

Open every day except Mondays from 11am – 6pm (9pm Thursdays). Last ticket 30 minutes before closing

Admission: 11€ / 8,50€

Website: bit.ly/Korea_Now

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