Old Houses and Traditional Bathhouses Turned into Exhibition Venues... 7 Exhibitions Worth Visiting in September

[Financial News] The stage for autumn exhibitions is expanding to historic houses, old bathhouses, libraries, and forest paths. Visitors can encounter diverse themes ranging from the coexistence of robots and humans to the relationship between society and nature.
Arts Council Korea (ARKO) selected and introduced seven exhibitions presented through its support programs.
"Kwon Byungjun: You in My Heart" at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art in Nowon-gu, Seoul, presents 12-channel immersive sound combining the movements and sounds of robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and the sounds of nature, tailored to children's perspectives. It runs until May 16 next year.
Kim Dong-hee's 'The House Revisited' runs until October 31 at Ungyeong Old House in Jongno-gu. By moving the attic of the sarangchae of the 1930s house into the courtyard, the exhibition encourages visitors to view the space from a different perspective.
Art Sonje Center's 'Hamyang-ah: Undefined Panorama' explores the relationship between humans, society, and nature through an eight-channel video installation with a circular structure. Visitors enter the installation to view the exhibition, which runs until October 4.
Park Hye-soo's 'People Are Not Interested in the Truth' runs at Kumho Museum of Art until October 18. Through sculpture, video, installation, and performance, it questions the boundaries of belonging and exclusion contained in the word 'we.'
"Words That Will Convey That We Are Together" at Kim Geuntae Memorial Library in Dobong-gu, Seoul, was curated by Kim Hwa-yong and features seven artists. Focusing on the daily lives of workers, people facing eviction, families bereaved by disasters, and refugees, the exhibition runs until October 18.
The exhibition 'Origin Loop,' featuring 12 artists, will be held through the 18th at Angye Art Museum, a former bathhouse in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province. It explores the cyclical process through which materials—including ceramics, metal, textiles, and wood—change in form and use.
Haengchon Art Museum in Haenam-gun, Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City, will hold 'The Footpath to the Museum, Where Are You Hiding... Footpath Art Museum' from the 18th through December 31. Ten domestic and international installation artists will place works along the forest path leading to the museum and in the surrounding spaces.
Admission is free at four venues: Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Kim Geuntae Memorial Library, Angye Art Museum, and Haengchon Art Museum. From indoor exhibitions featuring sound and video experiences to exhibitions involving walks through historic houses and forest paths, visitors can choose based on both their interests and the space they wish to visit.
Detailed schedules are available on the ARKO integrated platform.
"The seven exhibitions introduced this time will offer a special opportunity to move beyond the threshold of familiar art museums and rediscover everyday spaces—including old houses, libraries, former bathhouses, and nature trails—through art," said Lee Beom-heon, chairman of ARKO.

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