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[Herald Design Forum 2020] Herald Design Forum to discuss next 10 years

Sept 24, 2020

The design forum will also be held virtually this year, for the first time. The ideas, wisdom and insights from the speakers will provide new perspectives on life in a contact-free society. The essen...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Herald Design Forum 2020 goes live

Sept 24, 2020

Herald Design Forum 2020 is to be broadcast live on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. An online forum was decided upon in consideration of participants’ health and safety amid COVID-19. However, ...
For the first time, the national art museum welcomes dogs as guests

Sept 23, 2020

The exhibition “A Museum for All, a Museum for Dog” asks how humans can better coexist with dogs
Seoul Fashion Week goes digital

Sept 22, 2020

After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week earlier this year, the fashion week showcasing the spring-summer 2021 collections will be held next month, reaching out to...
A-shaped painting hints at unperceived empathy

Sept 20, 2020

On the second side of the painting, people wearing face masks appear, paddling with their feet in blackish red water, hinting at the current situation of the prolonged pandemic. Yet the painting is n...
Koo Hye-sun to hold solo exhibition at BIAF 2020

Sept 18, 2020

Since finalizing her divorce from actor Ahn Jae-hyun in July, Koo Hye-sun has been busy as an actor, director, artist and musician. Her latest engagement is an art exhibition at the upcoming Bucheon ...
Korea‘s largest art festival reaches out with VR programs

Sept 18, 2020

The 2020 Korea Art Week will kick off Thursday under the theme of “Your Life Is Art,” providing a variety of art programs offered by nearly 300 art institutes across the country and reaching out to t...
KIAF’s first-ever online viewing room unveiled at VIP preview session

Sept 16, 2020

Korean International Art Fair unveiled its online viewing room during the VIP preview session that kicked off Wednesday. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Korea’s largest art fair has moved online ...
MMCA's online campaign recognized at International Business Awards

Sept 16, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea was awarded the bronze prize at the 17th International Business Awards for the museum’s online campaign “My Museum, MMCA,” which ran last yea...
BTS' RM donates 100 million won for MMCA art publications

Sept 14, 2020

RM, the leader of K-pop group BTS, donated 100 million won ($84,426) to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Foundation, Korea towards the production of the museum’s art publication tha...
Korea‘s major art auction houses implement live online bidding

Sept 12, 2020

A preview of the pieces will be held by appointment at the K Auction headquarters starting Saturday. The art auction scene in Korea has seen changes since the COVID-19 pandemic, with major auction h...
Korean soloist’s ballet choreographing selected for Benois de la Danse’s online project

Sept 11, 2020

The Korean modern ballet, “Into the Pulse,” choreographed by Kang Hyo-hyung -- a soloist at the Korean National Ballet -- was selected to be included in the line-up of an online project by Benois de ...
Fair sells hanbok online via livestreaming

Sept 11, 2020

Korea’s annual expo of Hanbok, traditional Korean costume, kicked off Thursday through an online platform. Hosted by the Hanbok Advancement Center and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the ma...
Online traditional ritual to offer comfort in pandemic times

Sept 11, 2020

The Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) kicked off the Ars Electronica Garden Seoul Festival to present diverse ideas on how society would transform after the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is...
Busan Biennale scrambles to put on a show in pandemic times

Sept 9, 2020

Titled “Words at an Exhibition - an exhibition in ten chapters and five poems,” this year’s edition of the Busan Biennale portrays the city via three genres - literature, visual art and music. In fac...