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New media art venue opens at Lotte Avenuel

Jun 4, 2021

A new space dedicated to immersive media art opened its doors Friday at luxury department store Lotte Avenuel in Myeong-dong, Seoul. The venue, Groundseesaw Myeongdong, is an 800-square-meter exhibi...
Gwangju Biennale seeks to stay course despite controversy surrounding outgoing president

Jun 2, 2021

The Gwangju Biennale is pushing for the 14th Gwangju Biennale to be held in September 2022 as scheduled and the appointment of a new president for the foundation after Kim Sun-jung, the current presi...
Fortunetelling meets art at Ilmin Museum of Art

May 31, 2021

In the middle of the exhibition hall is a tarot reading section. “I want to know about my romantic relationship. When will I get a boyfriend?” a woman in her 20s asked a fortuneteller before picking ...
[#WeFACE] Dutch architect says local architectural projects reusing old materials should go global

May 29, 2021

“Currently, we are also working on bigger housing developments of 20 to 50 homes,” he said. “Besides that we also do research on the topic of reuse and develop tools that support our work and the arc...
Paik Nam-june’s first NFT-based artwork offered by Christie’s

May 28, 2021

Video art pioneer Paik Nam-june’s well-known video work, “Global Groove” was turned into an NFT-based artwork for the first time and put up for auction online at Christie’s, the global art auction ho...
[Newsmaker] Local governments reject Seoul as site of proposed museum for Lee Kun-hee collection

May 26, 2021

With government planning to announce details by mid- June, cities clamor to host new museum
[Feature] Korea rises as Asian art hub on back of purchasing power, favorable biz climate

May 25, 2021

Some attribute the latest interest in Korea’s art market to the recent turmoil in Hong Kong, the traditional art hub in Asia, which has international art institutions looking elsewhere in the region....
Govt. to announce new museum plan for late Samsung chief's artworks in June

May 24, 2021

The government plans to make a decision by next month on the construction of a new museum to house donations from the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's vast art collection, officials at the culture...
MMCA celebrates Chung Sang-hwa’s 60-year art career

May 24, 2021

Chung first applies kaolin on a canvas repeatedly to create a layer that is 3 to 5 millimeters thick, which takes about a week. Then he holds the canvas along the vertical and horizontal lines that h...
Hyundai Card Storage turns into magazine museum

May 19, 2021

The golden age of the world’s five most influential magazines has unfolded at the Hyundai Card Storage in Seoul. Walking through the exhibition hall, you may find some interesting facts about the mag...
Frieze art fair to launch in Seoul next fall

May 18, 2021

Frieze art fair, one of the world‘s largest global art fairs, will head to Seoul in September 2022 for the first time, to coincide with Korea’s annual art fair, KIAF Art Seoul. The two art fairs wil...
[Herald Interview] Barakat Contemporary’s director pushes Seoul as art hub of Asia

May 18, 2021

"The Game of Heh: Barakat Egyptian Treasures” opened at Barakat Seoul on Tuesday, offering visitors an opportunity to appreciate Egyptian antiques as if they are playing a game. “Koreans are fast an...
Buddhism-inspired photographs, installations offer tranquility

May 17, 2021

The exhibition showcases sculptor Kim Seung-young’s installation works that convey Buddhist philosophy and British American photographer Michael Kenna’s photographs of Buddha statues and Buddhist tem...
Busan art fair wraps up with record 80,000 visitors

May 17, 2021

An annual art fair held at the country's southeastern port city of Busan wrapped up Sunday with a record number of visitors snapping up billions of won worth of artworks, organizers said Monday. The...
Artists in Myanmar take part in art fest marking May 18 Democratic Uprising

May 16, 2021

While keeping in touch with the artists in Myanmar through different groups and preparing for the art festival, Kim was touched by the way the participating artists fought for democratization during ...