Artefacts

Seoul 1988, cultural poster.

Physical description

Hangul (korean alphabet) symbolizing the korean creativity and a photography of the fan's dance representing the cultural dimension of the Games. Caption: "Games of the / XXIVth Olympiad / Seoul 1988". Games' emblem. Signed by the artist.

Created

Created: Ahn CHUNG-UN Created: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, 1988 (SLOOC)

Materials

paper

Colors

orange, multi coloured, yellow

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

23716

Keywords

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

Notes

Traditional beauty of Korea is presented in a modern visual art form, with figured Hangul (Korean Alphabet) letters on the backdrop, to signify the cultural creativity of the Korean people. The overlapped photographs of fan dance represent the cultural aspect of the Olympics.