Chōsen Art Exhibition

The Chōsen Art Exhibition (Japanese: 朝鮮美術展覽會, Hepburn: Chōsen Bijutsu Tenrankai, Korean: 조선미술전람회; short names 鮮展; 朝鮮美展) was an annual art exhibition and competition in Korea, Empire of Japan that ran between 1922 and 1944.It was established by the Japanese Government-General of Chōsen as part of its reform efforts in the wake of the 1919 March First Movement protests.[2][3] It was seen as a premiere authority for the art world of Korea, and seen as a venue to challenge social norms.In response to this, the magazine Kaebyŏk [ko] published an article in its July 1924 edition that critically examined the ratio of Korean to Japanese entrants per year.[2][3] According to Mok Su-hyeon, the influence of Western art become increasingly visible in Korean artworks in the exhibition over time.[2] Many significant figures in the Korean art world during and after this period participated in or had been involved with the exhibition in some capacity.