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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...
Seoul Auction collaborates with Artsy as pandemic jeopardizes HK auctions

Aug 22, 2020

Seoul Auction is holding an online auction in conjunction with Artsy, a global art sale platform, featuring artworks by Korean masters as well as international artists, such as Damien Hirst and KAWS....
[Herald Interview] Osgemeos invites visitors to their dream, ‘You Are My Guest’

Aug 17, 2020

Brazilian graffiti artist duo’s ‘You Are My Guest’ shows wide range of works that marry traditional culture of Brazil and pop culture
[67th Anniversary Special] Pandemic changes paradigm for museums, galleries

Aug 16, 2020

COVID-19 accelerates changes in art institutions, spurs artists to reflect and create
Asia Culture Center prepares to light up the night with 5-month exhibition

Aug 14, 2020

The Asia Culture Center, an international arts and cultural exchange organization based in Gwangju, announced Friday that it will be hosting a multimedia art project titled the Hall of Night Light, d...
D’strict expands into art industry with collective art unit

Aug 14, 2020

Design company d’strict, which gained global attention in May with its immersive video art installation “Wave” at Coex K-pop Square, has launched a media artist unit “a-strict,” and is showcasing its...
Choi Kwang-ho shows New York highlights from 30 years ago

Aug 11, 2020

Photographer Choi Kwang-ho’s solo exhibition brings you back to New York 30 years ago through more than 400 of his photographs. The ongoing exhibition at Gallery Ryugaheon in central Seoul -- a spac...