Parkseobo Museum is a tribute built to outgrow its namesake

Dansaekhwa, Korea's austere monochrome painting, has traveled far from home. A movement that came together in the 1970s, it was for decades a strictly local affair; today it is a regular presence in Western museums and auction rooms, sought after by collectors worldwide. At the center of that rise is Park Seo-bo (1931-2023). For over half a century, the painter pursued his now-signature "Ecriture" series, in which he carved pencil lines into wet paint until the act of repetition itself — meditat