After profitable showcases in London, Boston, and San Francisco, Hallyu! The Korean Wave is now making its fourth look in Zurich, displaying on the historic Museum Rietberg this Spring/Summer season season.
The touring exhibition, curated by the Victoria and Albert Museum, responds to the rising recognition of up to date Korean tradition throughout the globe. Going again to the late ‘90s, it spotlights practically three many years of artwork, design, music, and cinema which have all individually performed a component within the nation’s modern-day motion, well known as “Hallyu” or “Korean Wave.”
Saekdong by Darcygom. Picture Jihoon Jung Courtesy Darcygom
Samsung Manufacturing Line, Seventies. Courtesy Of The Samsung Innovation Museum
Gungbo © Victoria And Albert Museum
What You See Is The Unseen / Chandeliers For 5 Cities © Kyungah Ham. Courtesy Of The Artist And Kukje Gallery. Picture: Chunho An
Costumes Du Vent, Lee Younger-Hee, 1993. © Victoria And Albert Museum
Gangnam View Of Hyundai Condo Blocks. Picture Jun Min Cho, Museum Of Modern Historical past Of Korea
The Peony Costume by Miss Sohee, Picture by Daniel Sachon
Unknown Artist, Folding Display screen With “books And Objects” In A Studio, nineteenth C., Personal Assortment
Unknown Artist, Moon Jar, Early 18th C., Museum Rietberg
A Netflix Unique Sequence. Squid Sport © 2021 Netflix
Byeoksan Yongha And Taeil (signed), Gathering Of Buddhist Deities, 1891, Kulturmuseum St. Gallen
All the pieces from Ok-pop to Ok-dramas are featured within the exhibition through a blended media archive comprising magazines and images in addition to costumes from the hit Netflix present Squid Sport and a replica of the set from the Academy Award-winning movie Parasite. In the meantime, the evolution of vogue is traced via a vibrant show of clothes adorned by BTS and BLACKPINK, interspersed with up to date variations of conventional hanbok clothes from sportswear model adidas.
Constructing on the debut exhibition on the V&A, this explicit showcase can even embrace an prolonged portion to have a good time its final cease in Europe. Along with the 200 objects, guests can count on conventional Buddhist and Shamanistic artwork from the area, a video set up by South Korean artist Nam June Paik, and a handcrafted piece from Korean-Swiss dressmaker Nina Yuun.
Take a sneak peek on the featured works within the gallery above.
Hallyu! The Korean Wave is now open to go to till August 17, 2025. To get tickets, head to Museum Rietberg’s web site.
Museum Rietberg
Gablerstrasse 15
Zürich 8002
