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     I went to the art museum on last Sunday. Because of I had a homework that see an exhibition and write about my impression of it. The art museum is located in City Hall. Last Sunday weather is good, so I went to art museum with a joyful heart. The name of the exhibition is ‘Media City Seoul 2010’. The exhibition was held this year in the sixth. This year’s theme is ‘Trust’. The art museum offers various types of paintings, sculptures and photographs by artists from around the world. Art museum is consisted of three layers. Despite the weekend, many people are in an art museum.

     I see many art works. One of the memorable works is ‘Xijing Men’. Xijing Men is a project-based collaborative team composed of three artists: Chen Shaoxiong from China, Kim hongsok from Korea, and Tsuyoshi Ozawa from Japan. They take their name based on the fact that in Asia, there is a main city in the North, Beijing (Buk-gyeong); the South, Nanjing (Nam-gyeong); and the East, Tokyo (Dong-gyeong). However, a main city in the West, Xijing (Suh-gyeong), does not exist. Struck by this idea, these three artists named themselves the Xijing Men (Suh-gyeong-in) and sought to portray Xijing City. Four projects recount stories about Xijing’s history, society, politics, economics, and culture. This collaborative work by artists from three distinct Asian cultures is a project that dreams of creating a utopian space. It ultimately drives viewers toward an imagination that has humorous political overtones. Despite Suh-gyeong does not actually exist, there image these space is exist. This thinking was very interesting.

     This exhibition was difficult to understand. But it was interesting and enjoyable time. If I have the opportunity once, I want to go there once again.