The Korea Herald

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...
Korea's largest art fair to go online as pandemic continues

Sept 7, 2020

Korean International Art Fair(KIAF), the largest international art fair in Korea, will go online as the government’s strengthened social distancing system continues, the KIAF Art Seoul Committee anno...
Utopia of Asian, Western mythologies comes to Gallery Hyundai

Sept 7, 2020

The artist does not simply aim to deliver the narratives of “Samguk Yusa,” focusing on the countries from where the myths originate or projecting nationalism. Rather, the paintings encompass both Asi...
[Eye Plus] A digital seascape for modern Seoulites

Sept 5, 2020

In the age of COVID-19 and the prolonged lockdown, getaways to nature and relaxing summer holidays no longer seem available for urban dwellers. A’strict, a multimedia installation showcase by design...
Indonesian visual art talks about war, peace in Seoul

Sept 3, 2020

Eko Nugroho’s atmospheric embroidered paintings deal with social issues
Furniture designer Ha Ji-hoon, Living and Arts Creative Center win Craft Prize 2020

Sept 2, 2020

Furniture designer Ha Ji-hoon and the Living and Arts Creative Center -- a social enterprise that promotes craft art -- were selected for Craft Prize 2020, an annual craft award organized by the Mini...
[Photo News] Media art displayed on digital signage in Seoul

Aug 29, 2020

Starfield Coex Mall in Gangnam, southern Seoul, is holding a media art exhibition titled “Cube9” to commemorate its installation of ultrahigh-definition LED signage. Cube9 presents impressionist pai...
Print Bakery turns into upscale multicultural space

Aug 29, 2020

Print Bakery by Seoul Auction in Samcheong-dong, central Seoul, has turned into an upscale multicultural complex. The art store reopened on Aug. 14, after going through an extensive renovation, unde...
Atelier Hermes explores blurred line of reality, fiction at new exhibition ‘Elsewhere’

Aug 28, 2020

Art gallery run by French luxury house shows second contemporary art exhibition of 2020
Gana Art to show Ji Yong-ho’s ‘New Mutant’ series made with 3D printing

Aug 26, 2020

Gana Art, a major commercial art gallery in Korea, will host the solo exhibition of sculptor Ji Yong-ho, who is widely known for his “Mutant” series of giant animal sculptures made from abandoned tir...
MMCA launches online shop offering books, merchandise

Aug 25, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, has launched an online store that offers nearly 500 items including exhibition catalogs and books. The online store has 57 exhibition catal...
National Museum of Korea acquires two state-designated treasures from Kansong Art Museum

Aug 24, 2020

State museum purchases Buddhist relics that failed to sell at auction in May
Yeol Society to present Korean beauty at ornament exhibition in Sept

Aug 23, 2020

Yeol Korean Heritage Preservation Society, a private organization founded to promote Korean beauty and cultural heritage, will host its first exhibition of the year, presenting the beauty of Korean c...
[Photo News] Exhibition offers artists’ view of pandemic

Aug 22, 2020

The Daegu Culture & Arts Center in Dalseo, Daegu, is hosting an exhibition titled “Pandemic & Daegu.” The event kicked off Wednesday and will run until Aug. 30. The exhibition presents a range of ma...