Jangheung Resort in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, is drawing attention as a "cultural summer retreat" where visitors can enjoy forests, valleys and two city art museums together.
According to the Yangju city government on the 4th, the Yangju City Chang Ucchin Museum of Art showcases the artistic world of Chang Ucchin (1917–1990), a painter representative of Korea's modern and contemporary art. On the first floor, the special exhibition "Visible Lines, Invisible Textures" runs through the end of this month. The exhibition reinterprets the formative language of Chang Ucchin's paintings from the perspective of contemporary design, presenting more than 30 works by Chang Ucchin, Sulki and Min, and Oh Hwa-jin.
On the second floor, the permanent exhibition "The Painter Who Resembled a Magpie" continues through March 14 next year. It displays more than 40 works featuring magpies as a subject, including oil paintings, woodblock prints and magic-marker drawings, and newly unveils two previously unreleased representative works.
At the Yangju City Min Bok-jin Museum of Art, just a few minutes away on foot, the special exhibition "Young Min Bok-jin" greets visitors. It is an archive exhibition prepared ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of sculptor Min Bok-jin (1927–2016).
The exhibition presents more than 150 items, including works, drawings, photographs and documents from 1950 to 1965, the period when he was growing as a sculptor. Focusing on process rather than finished works, it traces how he built his own formative language by experimenting with materials such as plaster, wire, bronze and concrete.
In the open storage of the Min Bok-jin Museum of Art, the permanent exhibition "Forms in Between," which displays models showing the sculpture-making process, is underway. A related education program is also being operated.
After touring the museums, visitors can stroll along Jangheung's forest trails and valleys or explore local cafes and restaurants.
"Jangheung is Yangju's own cultural tourism destination where valleys, forests and two city art museums come together, allowing visitors to enjoy both nature and art," a Yangju city official said. "This summer, we hope you enjoy a cultural summer retreat in Jangheung with its valleys, forests and two museums."
