Artefacts

Seoul 1988, cultural poster.

Physical description

Woman's visage dancing the fan's dance. Games' emblem and caption (Korean, French, English): "SEOUL 1988 GAMES OF THE / XXIVth OLYMPIAD / SEOUL 1988". Signed on the lower right of the image.

Created

Created: Hyun KIM Created: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, 1988 (SLOOC)

Materials

paper

Colors

yellow, green, multi coloured, white

Dimension

99 x 59.5 cm

Literature

TIMMERS, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978 1 85177 538 5.

Type of item

Posters -> cultural poster

Reference number

22972

Keywords

Cultural event during the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, Olympic Games Tradition Dance

Notes

Fan dance is a typical folk dance of Korea, and a woman performing fan dance is rendered here to signify the festive mood of the Seoul Olympics. The close-up of her face and fan provides a modern touch. La danse de l'éventail est une danse folklorique typique de la Corée. L'image d'une femme exécutant une danse de l'éventail est rendue ici pour signifier l'ambiance festive des Jeux olympiques de Séoul. Le gros plan de son visage et de son éventail apporte une touche de modernité.