The Post Modern Child

The Postmodern Child argues that the reasons why the state of existence of being a child is inevitably defined as that of being subject to discipline, stem from modern rationales based on a belief in universal validity, and explores the crisis with which this once enlightened attitude is now confronted. The exhibition proposes a conscious separation and liberation, seeking to free ourselves from the modern dualistic order. The first part of the exhibition attempts to demonstrate that the concept of the child as set by modern rationales developed in a way that denied and suppressed the uniqueness of individual children, therefore necessitating a separation from modern attitudes. The second part, which will continue in May 2023, posits that diverse forms of existence will only be able to coexist when knowledge, which has until now been considered universally valid, is denied, thereby supporting the theme of liberation from the modern.

The exhibition casts doubt on the fact that universally valid knowledge is, in fact, natural, right, and good knowledge. Thus, we can only deduce that even the weaknesses in systems of discipline which consistently produce specific forms of existence are deliberately intended. Is the reality, in fact, that knowledge has not been accepted because it is natural, right, and good, but rather simply because we have allowed ourselves to follow it unconditionally? Are those of us who are accepting of authority, based upon knowledge representing universal truth and valid principles, in actuality the ones who have caused the problem?

We are consciously reluctant to define the rather strange title of the exhibition, The Postmodern Child, out of anxiety that it will, yet again, compel others into a specific form of existence and generate the contradiction that doing so would inevitably lead to assumptions being repeated. Clearly the title encourages a fundamental questioning of the modern concept of universal validity, but the demand that you, I and others must agree is equally considered a forced demand brought about by the universal validity of modern times. Therefore, we refer audiences to the fundamental framework prepared for the exhibition, but hope that as diverse a range of ideas and opinions as possible regarding its fundamental questions will be generated and discussed through the exhibition.

The Postmodern Child [Part 1]: Do Not Sing Quiet Lullabies to an Anxious Child. Artists: Kim Nahee, Kim Jungeun, Kim Jooyoung, Kim Jiyong, Noh Hansol, DAMO, vacsom, Park Yeojoo, Nam June Paik, Band Bower, Byun Sooncheol, Song Yehwan, Ahn Taewon, Haegue Yang, Oh Heinkuhn, WORKS, Yoon Choong-geun, Lee Myung Mi, Lee Eun, Lee Kimberly, TODAM, HWI, HHHA, OOO, KIAFA(AniSEED), 2000BLAZE, Nik Kosmas, Ardhira Putra, Alistair Nicholls, EXCALIBUR, Urs Fischer, Yuli Yamagata, Kasper Bosmans, Tomoya Sakai, Bonsoir Lune, Jung Jae Hyung.

The Postmodern Child [Part 2]: Do Not Cook Special Meals for a Picky Child. Artists: 2ceramists(Min Seungki+Yon Hokyung), Goyoson, Kim Nahee, Kim Sulki, Kim Woojin, Kim Jooyoung, Kim Jiyong, Hansaem Kim, Noh Hansol, DAMO, Dream Pop, midiDICE, vacsom, Park Yeojoo, Byun Sooncheol, Seo lnji, Song Yehwan, Shin Jungsik, Ahn Taewon, eobchae, Oh Kai, WORKS, Yoon Choong-geun, Lee Myung Mi, Lee Eun, Lee Kimberly, Everyday Practice, Collective KKOM, TODAM, HHHA, isvn, 000, Screening Project: Dongshisangyoung(Sharon Hayes, Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, Renata Bünter, Johanna Billing, Guy Ben-Ner), KIAFA(AniSEED), Nik Kosmas, Ardhira Putra, Alistair Nicholls, EXCALIBUR, Ulala Imai, Yuli Yamagata, Kasper Bosmans, Kyoko ldetsu, Farah Atassi.