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PKM Gallery offers glimpse of trendy home design

Jan 5, 2021

Elaborate rococo-print wallpaper decorates the space while a classic chester sofa, which was popular in the Victorian era and became widely known after it was used by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Fre...
'Giant moon' installed on dock on Han River

Jan 4, 2021

An art installation shaped like a giant moon has been constructed on a dock on the Han River, the Seoul city government said Monday. The installation, named "Dalbitnodeul," which means "Nodeul under...
Rose Wylie’s first museum exhibition in Korea brings bold, bright vibe

Jan 3, 2021

The exhibition includes depictions of soccer and Son Heung-min. Wylie’s late husband Roy Oxlade was an avid fan of Tottenham Hotspur, leading the artist to become interested in the English Premier Le...
Art institutions push ahead with major shows in 2021

Dec 31, 2020

13th Gwangju Biennale slated to open February after pandemic forced rescheduling last year
Homage or plagiarism? Solbi’s cake ignites debate

Dec 29, 2020

“I made my own cake in a more free way after seeing children play with clay and getting inspiration from Jeff Koons’ ‘Play-Doh.’ I didn’t think this would become such an issue ^^,” Kwon wrote. She a...
Park Seo-bo biography published online in English

Dec 28, 2020

The English-language edition of a biography of Park Seo-bo, a contemporary artist who led the “dansaekhwa” movement of the 1970s, was recently published online as an open-access publication at www.pa...
[Newsmaker] Moon Joon-yong, President Moon’s son, criticized for receiving artist relief fund

Dec 22, 2020

Critics question ethics of president’s son getting 14 million won from Seoul City-run foundation
RM, Henry recognized for art patronage

Dec 21, 2020

Singer Henry, who runs his own YouTube channel “Henry Together,” which discovers child music prodigies, was also recognized as an art patron. Henry is also an honorary ambassador of Orchestra of Drea...
Artist who ‘erases’ newspapers till they are ‘burnt’

Dec 20, 2020

Arario Gallery presents exhibition dedicated to artist Choi Byung-so
Jenny Holzer returns as painter with new watercolor series in Korea

Dec 16, 2020

The watercolor series, which consists of 36 paintings that appear bold and eidetic, show the artist’s frustration and anger toward the current US government. “The Muller report was frustrating in man...
Pandemic brings low-key fashion to work

Dec 15, 2020

Loungewear emerging as ‘pandemic-fitting’ fashion trend
Dreamy landscape painter Park Jong-sook opens solo exhibition

Dec 14, 2020

Painter Park Jong-sook, known for her dreamy landscapes, has opened up a solo exhibition “Part of Memory” in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The exhibition, which runs through April 11 at Glass Island Mus...
Sex dolls at MMCA stir up controversy

Dec 13, 2020

The first part of the film shows a factory in China that produces sex dolls, featuring interviews with workers at the factory on how they happened to work there and their thoughts as employees. One w...
Fake painting scandal of Lee Ufan continues: report

Dec 12, 2020

KBS investigative TV show to look into alleged forgery cases of painting master
‘The Miracles of the Namiya General Store’ unfolds in real world

Dec 12, 2020

Many of the letters they receive are from people in their 20s and 30s. All the letters have different stories behind them, but a letter sent by a woman in her 30s remains deeply in his mind, Cho said...