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GOLD AND OTHER MEDALS

ecognition was abundant as organizations attempted to get back to the new normal. South Korea’s highest cultural honor, the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, was bestowed on Dansaekhwa pioneer . The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) gave the 2020 Korea Artist Prize to Paris-based , and the MMCA Hyundai Motor Series commission went to artist duo and , who debuted their new film installation in September. Beijingbased filmmaker and Filipino choreographer received the 2021 SeMA-Hana Media Art Award for their works at the 11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Hyundai Motor Group’s 4th VH Award named its Grand Prix winner for the virtual-reality work (2021), while became the 19th Hermès Foundation Missulsang laureate.

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