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Christie’s defends sale of Korean gallery’s Francis Bacon painting

Christie’s has defended itself in regards to claims that it sold a Korean gallery’s painting for less than it was worth as part of a sweetheart deal, saying it acted to settle a loan it had made reas...

Jan 11, 2019
Arts&Design
French artist Xavier Veilhan holds solo exhibition

French artist Xavier Veilhan is holding a solo exhibition at 313 Art Project’s newly opened branch in Seongbuk-dong, as well as the gallery’s Cheongdam space. Veilhan rose to international acclaim w...

Jan 11, 2019
Arts&Design
Exhibition ‘Matters of Women’ shows female artists’ takes on lives of women

Roh Seung-bok’s pigment prints titled “1366 Project” are lined up on the wall. The warm toned prints that employ red, purple and pink are abstract at first sight. In fact, the prints are close-up im...

Jan 7, 2019
Arts&Design
[Herald interview] Changing lives, one building at a time

Architect Seung Hyo-sang believes in power of architecture to bring happiness

Jan 3, 2019
Arts&Design
MMCA opens its fourth venue in Cheongju

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has opened its fourth branch in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, following the Gwacheon branch that opened in 1986, the Deoksugung branch in 19...

Dec 26, 2018
Arts&Design
Marcel Duchamp’s legacy visits Korea

Art critic Arthur Danto once said, “Duchamp did not merely raise the question ‘What is Art?’ but rather ‘Why is something a work of art when something exactly like it is not?’” The paradigm shift th...

Dec 24, 2018
Arts&Design
SongEun Art Award nominees announced

SongEun Art Foundation hosts exhibition featuring four candidates for 18th SongEun Art Award

Dec 23, 2018
Arts&Design
‘Winter Coffee Club’ asks what coffee means to us

More than a century has passed already since Koreans began to consume coffee near the close of the 19th century. Throughout the years, it has surely established its position. In downtown areas, there...

Dec 23, 2018
Arts&Design
Culture Ministry withheld top marks for biennales in 2018

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday released its evaluations of government-supported art biennales that took place this year. Among the eight art biennales reviewed by the minist...

Dec 21, 2018
Arts&Design
Artist Jun So-jung wins 18th Hermes Foundation Missulsang

Korean artist Jun So-jung has been selected as the winner of the 18th Hermes Foundation Missulsang, the foundation announced Wednesday. Jun made her name with narrative-focused works of art using va...

Dec 19, 2018
Arts&Design
Celebrate holidays with panache at museums, galleries

It is that time of the year. “All I Want for Christmas” plays seemingly on repeat and Santa decorations are in every window. The year has almost come to an end. For those tired of the same old alcoh...

Dec 17, 2018
Arts&Design
Photographer’s journey highlights beauty of Korean porcelains

Photographer Koo Bohn-chang is holding a solo exhibition featuring his photographs of traditional Korean porcelains at the newly opened Kukje Gallery’s Busan branch located in a factory-turned-cultur...

Dec 17, 2018
Arts&Design
Diverse spectrum of contemporary life captured at MMCA

(This article was originally published in The Korea Herald's paper on Oct. 23) A large-scale photo exhibition with the ambitious goal of recording our time on this Earth opened at the National Museu...

Dec 16, 2018
Arts&Design
MMCA’s Yun Hyong-keun exhibition goes to 2019 Venice Biennale

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Yun Hyong-keun exhibition will travel to the Fortuny Museum in Venice to coincide with the 2019 Venice Biennale, the MMCA announced Friday. The M...

Dec 14, 2018
Arts&Design
Return to the past with modern twist at Seoul Design Festival

“Newtro” has emerged as a trend in the fashion and design industries here. A combination of “new” and “retro,” the concept mixes trends of the past with fresh interpretations. And an ongoing event r...

Dec 14, 2018
Arts&Design

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