The Show
MUNDO MENDO Fantastic City Life
Art show took place in Seoul
June 30th 2023 to Feb 10th 2024
A show about the art of illustrator Luis Mendo (b. 1969) and the romance – big and small – he finds in the rollercoaster that is urban life. The gray city skyline, the subway ride to work, and other familiar scenes of uneventful cities have the power to draw you into a story, like a movie. You might find cities to be chaotic, busy, changing every day and too many people from all walks of life, but Luis shows us there’s a lot to enjoy from urban life.
There were over 650 pieces spread over the 4 floors of a beautiful venue in Seoul’s old center.
Divided into rooms by themes, the carefully selected pieces come from Luis Mendo’s work archive (commissioned and personal) made over the last few years.
The Groundseesaw team did a fantastic job constructing the spaces and making the digital files come to life on walls and screens.
The
VENUE
Groundseesaw Seochon is a beauty. 4 floors, a garden going through them, a rooftop, well located and easily accessible:
18-8 Jahamun-ro 6-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
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Exhibition
CATALOGUE
Protected by a sturdy luxury case, this beautiful coffee table art book includes all works (650 of them) on show in its 328 gorgeous pages.
It contains thoughts of the artist throughout, to help understand the work and why it was made.
TOKYO Y YO — graphic novel
Coming out in Korean edition first, this book compiles small stories of diverse tone and genre. XXX pages of drama, comedy, slapstick and intimate documentary, they give a good impression of the artist’s life, storytelling and interests.
The edition is made in handy and cute bunkobon (Japanese pocket book) format.
MERCH
There’s a wide range offer of merchandising on the gallery’s gift shop on 1F.
They are mostly one-off items of diverse nature, ranging from caps to t-shirts, from notebooks to wall clocks to umbrellas.
All carrying Luis Mendo’s art and often Mr Mendo’s motifs.
MENDO
HIGHBALL
There was also a special edition drink.
It's made collaboration with the konbini chain GS25 and will be available at their stores. A mix of whisky and plum soda, it should be refreshing enough for the hot couple of months after the opening.
