The Incheon Tri-Bowl, a cultural space that was recently completed in Incheon-Songdo International City, continues to gain acclaim for its unique architecture.

The Incheon Tri-Bowl was constructed in commemoration of the ‘Global Fair & Festival 2009 Incheon, Korea’, which was held in the second half of 2009. This art and cultural space (B, F1~ F3) is located in Incheon-si, Yeonsu-gu, Songdo-dong and is the product of over 25 billion won worth of investment. The building is sheathed in gray aluminum that reflects the sunlight during the day and is illuminated by a number of lighting fixtures at night. To get to the building, visitors must cross over a bridge that spans a pool of water 90m wide, 50.5m long, and 30cm deep.

Due to the building’s distinctive bowl-like shape, the first floor is narrow and only has enough room to house the information office. Continuing upstairs, the building flares out into a spacious, combined second and third floor where various works of art are on display. This space is also the stage for shows and other events.

The head office of ‘Global Fair & Festival Incheon, Korea’ will hold a ceremony for the completion of Tri-Bowl on April 23rd. In celebration of the Tri-Bowl’s opening, the works of Paik Nam-June, the father of video art, will be on exhibit until July 18. Each work of art originates from the early 1960s to the early 1990s.

Among the 22 pieces on display, the most noteworthy are the ‘M200/Video Wall,’ the large-scale installation piece (10m in width, 6m in length) made of 166 TV monitors, and ‘Joseph Beuys,’ which portrays German Conceptual Artist Joseph Beuys, who was good friends with Paik Nam-June. Other works on display include 12 photos of Paik’s performances taken by Im Young-Gyun, and a collection of 9 other video art pieces.

korea.net