내일의 미술가들-누구에겐 그럴 수 있는

Artists of Tomorrow-To Each Their Own

6.30 - 10.10 

청주시립미술관

Cheongju Museum of Art

전시 전경, 이규선 

Installation View, LEE Kyu Sun

전 국가적 인구감소로 인한 지방소멸이라는 흐름 속에 지역미술계 역시 새로운 예술 담론을 제시할 젊은 예술가들의 배출이 점점 줄고 있다. 그나마 명맥을 유지하고 있는 대학의 미술학과에서는 매해 일정 수의 졸업생을 배출하고는 있으나, 미술판에 투신하려는 규모는 과거에 비해 현저히 적은 게 사실이다. 이러한 현실 속에서 지역을 거점으로 활동하는 젊은 예술가들을 찾아보기는 힘든 일이 되었다. 청주시립미술관이 ‘내일의 미술가들’ 기획을 2018년도 이후 4년 만에 진행하는 것도 상기의 이유가 큰 부분을 차지한다. 본 전시는 지역이라는 경계에서 벗어나 동시대를 살아가는 젊은 이들의 고민을 살피는 전시로 기획되었다. 그런 연유로 이번 전시에 참여하는 9명의 면면은 청주라는 카테고리보단 그저 ‘예술가’라는 것에 그 방점이 있음을 알린다. 사회의 구성원으로서 예술을 대하고 있는 젊은이들의 관점을 통해서 현재 너머의 시대를 부분적으로나마 예측할 수 있는 전시로 관람객에게 다가갔으면 하는 바람이다.

In the phenomenon of national population decrease where locality is also on track to disappear, the local art scene also witnesses the decrease of young artists who will provide new discourses on art. Although the still operating art departments of universities turn out a certain number of graduates every year, it is a fact that the number of aspirants to the art career is considerably fewer than in the past. In such reality, we can rarely find young artists whose activities are based in the local area. If the project of the ‘Artists of Tomorrow’ of CMOA resumed after 4 years pause since 2018, the principal reason is the above-mentioned reality. This exhibition is above all a project to explore the concerns of young generation of our times, expanded beyond the boundaries of the region. Therefore, the nine participants share the common point of being an ‘artist’, rather than the localness of Cheongju. We expect that this exhibition can be an opportunity for the audience to be able to view a prospect, even partially, for the upcoming era, through the perspectives of young generation facing art as a member of society.