The Samsung Cultural Foundation was founded in 1965 and is now known as one of the most active companies in the artistic patronage in South Korea : After the opening of his first museum in 1982, then of the Rodin Gallery in 1999, the Leeum Museum is his new born.
This museum was inaugurated in 2004 is a real little architectural jewel. Outside two Louise Bourgeois huge spiders welcome the visitors. Then, Lee Samsung appealed to 3 world-renowned architects to build the 3 different buildings of the whole site.
The swiss Mario Botta had designed the museum n°1, dedicated to the traditional art, then the contemporary art museum has been designed by Jean Nouvel. The third museum has been designed by the dutch Rem Khoolaas, and is dedicated to the education.
The museum n°2 is the most interesting as far as I am concerned, because it hosts works from Frank Stella, Andy Warhol or Jeff Koons.
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