Four Seasons Hotel Seoul's F&B director Emmanuele Accame, left, and gallery Mondeouvert CEO Hong Myeong-kyeong poses during an art dining event at the hotel in Seoul, Sept. 12. Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Seoul By Lee Hae-rin This autumn, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul pays tribute to the creativity and finesse of Korean contemporary art with an in-hotel exhibition titled “Timeless Art, Passion at Heart” from Aug.
29 to mid-November. In collaboration with Gallery Mondeouvert, a local art hub located just a few blocks away from the hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul showcases art pieces of six carefully selected Korean artists throughout the hotel, including the lobby, the gym areas, spa and executive club lounge. As part of the collaboration, the hotel hosts a series of events, including an exhibition of paintings that express Korea’s four different seasons, an auction dinner at the Italian restaurant Boccalino and a private seminar on contemporary Korean art for hotel guests.
Notably, the hotel’s entrance on the first floor features four iconic pieces that express the four seasons in various color schemes, and two art installations exploring natural themes, all of which attract visitors’ eyes with flower décor by world-renowned floral artist Nicolai Bergmann. According to gallery CEO Hong Myeong-kyeong, these six pieces portray not only the authentic beauty of Korea’s four seasons and nature in distinct, vibrant colors but also convey the artists' worldviews and inte.