Contemporary Korean art set for Saatchi Gallery show

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Event: Korean art exhibition
Date July 3rd – July 18th
Location: Saatchi Gallery

The largest overseas contemporary art exhibition organised by the Korean government is set to open its doors to the public in London this summer.

Following on from the success of previous years, the upcoming show will be staged at the trendy Saatchi Gallery.

The show, which is to be entitled 'Korean Eye: Fantastic Ordinary', will see the work of 12 of the country's brightest contemporary artists go on display.

Among those showing their work will be 2009 JoongAng Fine Art Prize Winner Jeong Chae-gang and Perrier Jouet nominated artist Lee Rim.

Celebrating the upcoming launch of the show, Saatchi Gallery director Nigel Hurst explained that it will only really "scratch the surface" of the modern-day Korean arts scene.

He told reporters in Seoul: "The selected work promises to present an extraordinary exhibition."

After being situated on the South Bank of the River Thames for more than 20 years, the Saatchi Gallery is now located in Chelsea.