Georges Rousse, Sungkok Art Museum 2025
I made my way to a tiny museum almost forgotten by the public in a small localised neighbourhood in Seoul at the beginning of Fall. Celebrating the museum’s 30th anniversary, they had a showcase on it’s rich history of housing contemporary art from around the world alongside a special exhibit such as this. Though it’s been decades since the museums heyday, it’s so lovely to be able to enjoy art that has almost been forgotten because it’s not widely showcased on social media or aggresive in it’s marketing tactics.
Since Rousse’s work is so site specific and time-bound, it makes it all the more special. An anamorphosis technique like this reminds me of Trompe-l’œil illusions originally fashioned by the Greeks back who knows when. Even attempting to capture it in a picture fails me (as seen in the top left photo, haha!) Ugh, it’s so good!
Denise Taw 