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Photographer Gabriele Basilico’s view of Italian cities on show in Seoul

Oct 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has made international travel virtually impossible, but there are ways yet to explore foreign lands and take in the view. Gabriele Basilico, a renowned Italian photographer who...
South Korean avant-garde art to be introduced at Guggenheim Museum in 2022

Oct 20, 2020

Major exhibitions of Korean modern art in the US, China will take place in 2022, co-organized by MMCA
[Herald Interview] Digital Seoul Fashion Week to challenge convention, promote designers globally

Oct 19, 2020

The sudden outbreak of the pandemic frustrated the fashion industry earlier this year when the 2020 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week was canceled just a month before it was scheduled to take place. Aft...
Basquiat's genius on full display at largest-ever show of his works in Seoul

Oct 17, 2020

However, while Diaz wanted to leave the graffiti works anonymous, Basquiat wanted to make his name known to the art scene. The conflict between the two in 1978 led to the break-up of the duo group wi...
Celebrating Beethoven through music and art in Busan

Oct 16, 2020

"When Beethoven found himself becoming deaf, he did not give up on hopes although he had to face critical difficulties as a musician. The participating artists and I wanted to encourage people, remin...
AHAF shows international, in-person exhibition despite pandemic

Oct 16, 2020

Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul 2020 kicked off Thursday afternoon at Nine Tree Premier Hotel Insadong in central Seoul, showcasing nearly 4,000 works from 60 galleries from home and abroad, offering art l...
Koo Jeong-A’s solo exhibition offers extraordinary experience of shattering prejudice

Oct 15, 2020

The skate park installation series began as a project to revitalize Vassiviere Island in France to reach out to younger people, according to the gallery. Since then, the skate park series has been sh...
[Herald Interview] Lawyer offers young collectors tips on collecting art

Oct 14, 2020

The lawyer is partial to abstract paintings that convey the artist’s thoughts and philosophies. She particularly likes works by Lee Ufan which she says lead her to examine her inner-self while apprec...
Cultural Heritage Administration reopens indoor public facilities under eased virus curbs

Oct 12, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday reopened 14 indoor public facilities, such as museums and memorial halls, under its control nationwide as the government eased tough virus curbs that ha...
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Guggenheim director optimistic about art in time of crisis

Oct 11, 2020

When museums closed for months due to COVID, many offered virtual exhibitions which some say made art more accessible to the wider public, albeit with limitations. Richard Armstrong, director of the...
[Herald Interview] Yang Hae-gue’s art cuts through regions, generations, times

Oct 10, 2020

Artist whose ever-evolving works provoke thoughts, imaginations is now cutting and unfolding hanji
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Exploring ways to chart a future in design to tackle a fresh wave of challenges

Oct 10, 2020

Hans Ulrich Obrist to shed light on connecting spheres, potential of BTS and new role of art and design
[Herald Design Forum 2020] Film director makes ‘viral’ commercials that consumers choose to see

Oct 10, 2020

Famous for commercials and web dramas that tell witty and visually intriguing stories with a comic twist in the end, Dolphiners Films is one of the hottest production studios in the Korean advertisin...
Ilmin Museum of Art offers trip back to 1920s Seoul

Oct 9, 2020

When you think of Seoul 100 years ago, what comes to mind? The exhibition “The Gold Rush: 1920 Memory Theater” at Ilmin Museum of Art will take you back in time through newspapers and magazines of th...
MMCA sheds light on underappreciated modern art pioneer

Oct 4, 2020

Park Re-hyun retrospective presents range of works spanning paintings, prints