Lim, Eung Sik – Art Of History, History Of Art
After I heard a late news that an exhibition opened to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mr. Eung-Sik Lim’s birth(林應植, 1912. 11. 11 ~ 2001. 1. 18) who accomplished the modernization of Korea Photo world, I moved step to the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Deoksugung Palace near Seoul city hall. In exhibition that consist of 4 subject, subjects to captivate my eyes at the entrance are photos caught 1950s of turbulence making a beginning of “history of art”, “photo art” in mainly salon photo trend and records of Myeong-dong in Seoul for him to stop by with his camera every day. As he told on his memoirs, his …