Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

from 50 countries to the International
Contemporary Painting Exhibition.
The number of Korean members of the
Steering Committee was increased on
two occasions from 10 (five art critics,
three sculptors and two painters) to 18
(six art critics, five sculptors and seven
painters).
On April 1, 1987, the Sculptural Exhibition
Planning Department was formed
at the SLOOC with five officials. As
preparations progressed, the office
staff was increased, and a Paris
Bureau was opened for liaison with the
international members of the Steering
Committee and for negotiations with
potential participants in the Olympiad
of Art. In June 1987, the office was
reorganized as the Sculptural Exhibition
Planning Unit and during the
Olympic Games, it was further
expanded to the Olympiad of Art
Operation Unit staffed with a directorgeneral,
four directors, six managers
and 10 officers. The unit was placed
under the direction of the SLOOC's
Culture and Ceremonies Operation
Headquarters.
The largest of all Seoul Olympic Arts
Festival programs, the Olympiad of Art
cost 9,136.76 million won, or 33.4
percent of the entire budget of the
Seoul Olympic Arts Festival, which
amounted to 28,039.21 million won.
The International Open-Air Sculpture
Symposium cost 4,404 million won,
the World Invitational Open-Air
Sculpture Exhibition 4,291 millon won,
the International Contemporary Painting
Exhibition 414.64 million won, and
the Korean Contemporary Art Festival
271.2 million won.
Of the total cost of the Olympiad of Art,
nine billion won was contributed by six
business groups including Hyundai,
Samsung, Daewoo, Sunkyong,
Ssangyong and Lucky-GoldStar, each
paying 1.5 billion won.
All of the 35 works created during the
International Open-Air Sculpture
Symposium, 155 works displayed at
the World Invitational Open-Air
Sculpture Exhibition, 62 out of the 156
works at the International Contemporary
Painting Exhibition and one
work from the Korean Contemporary
Art Festival were donated to the
SLOOC.
The SLOOC commissioned the Paris
Art Center to produce a catalogue
covering the International Open-Air
Sculpture Symposium, the World
Invitational Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition,
and the International Contemporary
Painting Exhibition. Twelve thousand
five hundred copies of the catalogue,
giving the purposes of the Olympiad of
50
Art, biographical sketches of the
participating artists, commentaries
and color photos of the works, were
printed for sale at US$75 per copy
around the world. The Paris Art Center
signed a contract with the SLOOC for
the production of the catalogue, which
was published on August 15,1988 and
put on sale with the opening of the
Seoul Olympic Arts Festival, on the
condition that the SLOOC will receive
1,000 copies and royalties of five percent
of the sales. Eight hundred and
two thousand persons visited the
World Invitational Open-Air Sculpture
Exhibition, and 110,879 visited the
Korean Contemporary Art Festival and
the International Contemporary Painting
Exhibition, bringing the total
number of visitors to the Olympiad of
Art to 912,879. The SLOOC commissioned
a committee of consultants to
arrange 190 sculptures for display in
the Olympic Park, and displayed the
works as decided by the committee.
Steering Committee for the
Olympiad of Art
– International members (Regions
denote artist search assignments)
Gerard Xuriguera (France, Vice-
President of the World Art Critics
Association) for general supervision
Pierre Restany (France, chief editor of
an art magazine) for West Europe and
Africa
Thomas Messer (U.S.A., Director of
Guggenheim Art Museum in New
York) for the Americas
Yusuke Nakahara (Japan, Professor of
Tama Art University) for Southeast
Asia
Ante Glibota (Yugoslavia, Director of
Paris Art Center) for Eastern Europe
- Korean members
• Members of the Steering Committee
Lee II (Art Critic, Professor of Hong-ik
University)
Lee Kyung-sung (Art Critic, Director of
the National Museum of Contemporary
Art)
Ryu Jun-sang (Art Critic, Chief Curator
of the National Museum of
Contemporary Art)
Oh Kwang-su (Art Critic, Lecturer of
Chungang University and Ewha
Womans University)
Yu Keun-joon (Art Critic, Professor of
Seoul National University)
Chung Joong-hon (Assistant Cultural
Editor, the Chosun llbo)
• Members of the Painting
Subcommittee
Lee Jun (Western Painter, President of
the Artists Association of Korea)
Ha Jong-hyun (Western Painter, President
of the Korean Fine Arts
Association)
Park Seo-bo (Western Painter, Dean of
the Graduate School of Industrial Art,
Hong-ik University)
Park No-su (Oriental Painter, member
of the National Academy of Arts)
Suh Se-ok (Oriental Painter, Professor
of Seoul National University)
Lee Dae-won (Professor Emeritus of
Hong-ik University)
Min Kyung-kap (Oriental Painter)
• Members of the Sculpture
Subcommittee
Choi Man-lin (Sculptor, Professor of
Seoul National University)
Jung Kwan-mo (Sculptor, Professor of
Sungshin Women's University)
Moon Shin (Sculptor, Professor of
Kyungnam University)
Kim Chan-shik (Sculptor, Professor of
Hong-ik University)
Kang Tae-sung (Sculptor, Dean of
College of Fine Arts, Ewha Womans
University)
• Committee of Display Consultants
Kang Hong-bin (Environment Design
Consultant, Director of the Housing
Research Institute, Korea Housing
Corporation)
Kang Kon-hi (Architect, Professor of
Hong-ik University)
Kang Tae-sung (see Sculpture
Subcommittee)
Kim Chan-shik (see Sculpture
Subcommittee)
Min Chul-hong (Environmental Artist,
Professor of Seoul National University)
Oh Hwi-young (Landscaping Researcher,
Professor of Hanyang University)
Lee Kyung-sung (see Steering
Committee)
Jung Kwan-mo (see Sculpture
Subcommittee)
Chung Chae-hun (Cultural Properties
Administrator, Director of Cultural Property
Maintenance Office, Ministry of
Culture and Information)
Choi Man-lin (see Sculpture
Subcommittee)
48. The avant-garde video creations of
Paek Nam-joon attracted visitors to the
National Museum of Contemporary Art.
49. Main gallery of the National Museum
of Contemporary Art.
50. A world-class sculpture park
containing 191 statues and art objects
was established in Seoul Olympic Park.