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Art Sonje Center exhibitions ask how to live together in times of nationalism, racism, pandemic

Nov 4, 2020

Ugay, a third-generation Goryeoin -- part of the Korean diaspora in the former Soviet Union -- who was raised in Kazakhstan, uses VHS, or analog video recording, to capture words from the disappearin...
Artworks revive painful memories of democracy movement in Gwangju

Nov 2, 2020

‘MaytoDay’ commemorates May 18 Democratic Uprising, spreading the significance of the movement to the world
Next year’s architecture biennale in Seoul will discuss resiliency through five ‘crossroads’

Oct 30, 2020

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2021 -- which is scheduled to be held in September next year in Seoul -- will discuss how the city of Seoul can be more resilient, accommodating a populati...
Seoul Fashion Week gives everyone a front seat

Oct 29, 2020

Virtual fashion week allows immediate purchase from latest designer collections
Architectural drawings with AR technology show history of industrialization in Korea

Oct 28, 2020

Established in 2018, MMCA Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province took over the site of a tobacco factory built in 1946 that produced some 10 billion cigarettes a year until it ceased operation in 200...
Kim Tschang-yeul’s spirituality rings through waterdrops

Oct 25, 2020

Kim first unveiled the water drop paintings at his first solo exhibition in 1973 at the Knoll International in Paris. Among the visitors was Salvador Dali, according to the Korea Arts Management Serv...
Strong, rapid brushstrokes show artist’s superrational memories

Oct 24, 2020

The exhibition “Owl’s Forest,” which runs through Nov. 15, takes its title from a painting that Jang completed in 2020. The painting “Owl’s Forest” is visible at the entrance. Last year when he staye...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Experts share key know-how for attracting future audiences

Oct 22, 2020

Architectural company Z_lab CEO Noh suggested a measure to provide a new cultural experience while using different local characteristics and traditional contents. “We conducted Waon project in Jeju,...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Tomas Saraceno calls for time to ‘Free the Air’

Oct 22, 2020

INCHEON -- Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno stressed that “freeing the air” is one of the most important agendas for humanity at the Herald Design Forum 2020, held virtually in Incheon on Thursday. ...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Preparing for the new future

Oct 22, 2020

Three leaders of creative fields share insight for ‘The Next 10 Years’
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Israeli designer Ron Arad says design begins with ‘What if’

Oct 22, 2020

Israeli designer Ron Arad said that his ideas and inspiration come from questions that begin with “what if?” “The whole thing starts with curiosity,” Ron Arad said during Herald Design Forum 2020, h...
Modern artist Byun Shi-ji offers comfort revealing severe loneliness in paintings

Oct 21, 2020

“The change in Byun’s paintings caused Japanese art circles to lose interest in his works. His state of mind would have been reflected in the paintings done during his life in Jeju Island,” Byun Joun...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] D'strict expresses nature with digital media technology

Oct 20, 2020

'Digital media design will focus on developing virtual experiences that can replace human senses'
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Finding balanced symbiosis by connecting art, natural sciences

Oct 20, 2020

Tomas Saraceno draws idea of utopia through creating architectural artwork that addresses climate and environmental issues
[Herald Design Forum] Herald Design Forum to ponder ‘Another 10 Years’

Oct 20, 2020

The Herald Design Forum 2020 will be held virtually Thursday, envisioning the next 10 years of innovation by design. The 10th edition of the annual event, which celebrates the art of design and its ...