LOTTE Museum of Art presents Daniel Arsham’s (b. 1980) solo show entitled Seoul 3024. Daniel Arsham, who is based in New York, creates visual artworks including sculptures, paintings, architecture, and films based on a unique concept that the artist coined: “fictional archaeology.” The concept is presented in the form of sculptures that are created by making molds of ordinary objects and cultural icons, then recreated using volcanic ash, calcite, hydrostone, and amethyst. They are then purposefully corroded to create the effect of relics that might be discovered in the future. These objects that are preserved in a familiar, yet different way give the viewers an uncanny experience of looking at the present and past from a future that is yet to come.
This exhibition presents an overview of Daniel Arsham’s oeuvre of over two decades for the first time in Asia. Set in the year 3024, the space design creates an immersive viewing experience that reflects Arsham’s unique universe. Arsham’s works cover a wide range of genres from his Eroded Classical Sculpture series modeled after sculptures from The Louvre collection, to works created in collaboration with the iconic pop culture franchise Pokémon. He is also showing his latest works, created in celebration of the Seoul show and a large-scale recreation of an excavation site. Furthermore, Arsham’s early works and his signature Future Relic object series, a film based on the series with the same title, and works created in collaboration with high-end brands like Tiffany & Co., Dior, and Porsche can also be viewed at the exhibition.
