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Nothing is Forever

Name: Nothing is Forever
Start: 2026-08-19
End: 2026-09-22
Location: Moomin Land Jeju

Free · Seogwipo-si Moomin Land Jeju

Dates: Aug 19 ~ Sep 22
Venue: Moomin Land Jeju
Area: Jeju-do Seogwipo-si
Price: Free
Enquiries: 02-725-2930

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About this event

Nothing is Forever Lee Dong-gi is a pioneer and first-generation pop artist in Korea who has most actively expressed images of popular culture through the language of fine art. 'Atomaus,' announced in 1993, is a character born by combining Disney's Mickey Mouse from the USA and Atom from Japanese animation, serving as a new icon of contemporary art that playfully crosses the boundaries of different cultures, eras, originals, and appropriations. The two characters that filled the artist's childhood memories were reborn as a single new being, and since then, they have evolved continuously in new contexts, appearing in various forms such as wearing a school uniform, flying in the sky, standing in a flower bed, or taking the form of a Buddha. From 'Atomaus' to 'Bubbles,' 'Double Vision,' 'Abstract Painting,' and 'Soap Opera,' his work involves images from different sources such as cartoons, animations, advertisements, movies, and abstract paintings being superimposed and juxtaposed on the screen without a particular hierarchy. These are conducted in a 'Bricolage' manner where images stripped of their original context form new relationships, visually representing the complex reality of modern society rather than presenting a single truth or solitary meaning. We see and understand the world through images that are constantly created and consumed. However, as times change, symbols take on different meanings, and familiar narratives are re-read in new contexts. In an era like today where countless images and information are created and discarded in real-time, 'nothing eternal' exists. 'Nothing is Forever' is an exhibition that takes a fresh look at the world of Lee Dong-gi's work, which foresaw these contemporary conditions earlier than anyone else. 'Nothing is forever.' Therefore, everything can start again. Lee Dong-gi's paintings speak of the possibility of creation, not disappearance, in an ever-changing world. Rather, because everything changes, new relationships are possible, and new interpretations are born. And precisely within that change, art always creates a new present.

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Seogwipo-si Moomin Land Jeju

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Today(Thu)Rain · 23° ~ 29° · 60% chance of rain
Aug 21(Fri)Showers · 23° ~ 29° · 60% chance of rain
Aug 22(Sat)Partly cloudy · 23° ~ 28° · 30% chance of rain

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