Venue: ATELIER HERMES

Atelier Herme?s presented its first exhibition with works of Daniel Buren, a representative contemporary French artist in November 2006. Triggered by the re-opening of Maison Herme?s Dosan Park, Atelier Herme?s is now to showcase O philoi, oudeis philos, an exhibition to shed light on its trajectory of the past decade when it has proactively been engaged in the passion of contemporary artists who allude “art as an engaging part of life”, and set its agenda for the next decade based on it.

The title of the exhibition?O philoi, oudeis philos?is from a quote attributed to Aristotle by tradition. The exhibition on works of six actively working Korean artists in their late 20s to 30s?Kim Minae, Kim Yunha, Kim Heecheon, Park Kiljong, Baek Kyungho and Yoon Hyangro?is in a collaborative structure: the six artists bring in the past of Atelier Herme?s?the exhibitions held, artists invited, or artworks realized at Atelier Herme?s?to the present as if they would call their “friends”, let the trajectory of Atelier Herme?s’s past confront with each of their present, and then reflect this again into a “friend” to come?each other’s work to come (or, each other’s work which is not yet realized). Atelier Herme?s’ past decade is touched upon in a prospective manner to encounter the upcoming time instead of a retrospective manner, at this attractive junction of the coexistence of possibilities and impossibilities.