The Korea Herald

Amorepacific Museum of Art unveils its antique art collection for first time

Aug 10, 2020

Among the items here are Buncheong Ware Square Flattened Bottle with Stamped Designs (Treasure No. 1450) and Large Porcelain Jar (Treasure No. 1441) that inspired the Amorepacific headquarters buildi...
[Herald Interview] Emographic artist Huh Hwe-tae moves on to ‘emosculpture’

Aug 5, 2020

‘Emography’ creator Huh‘s work encompasses calligraphy, painting and installation art
Geometric abstraction pioneer remembered 30 years after his death

Aug 3, 2020

Lee was one of the avant-garde artists who began to flourish in the early 1960s after the April Revolution, a mass democracy movement against then-President Rhee Syng-man, the republic’s first presid...
[Herald Interview] Wild flowers the love of 94-year-old painter

Jul 30, 2020

Painter Shin Kum-rye perseverses despite challenges
MMCA Seoul hosts film screening to remember Korean War

Jul 28, 2020

Besides the Korean War, films about other international or civil wars that raise awareness about the human cost of military conflicts will be screened. All movies will be played with subtitles in Kor...
Western chinaware used in Joseon royal court on show

Jul 28, 2020

The National Palace Museum of Korea on Wednesday opens an exhibition titled “New Era of The Royal Ceramics - Embracing the Western-Style Porcelain in the Joseon Royal Court,” which will run until Oct...
Three solo contemporary art exhibitions at one place

Jul 26, 2020

Art Sonje Center expands online platform with ‘Homework’
Kim Whan-ki as a poet who paints

Jul 25, 2020

Korean pioneer of abstract paintings pursued poetic features in his art
2020 Museum Week in August to highlight diversity, inclusion

Jul 25, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that 2020 Museum Week will take place in August. Organized jointly with the Cultural Foundation of the National Museum of Korea, the week will fe...
Three teams win 2020 Korea Young Architect Award

Jul 24, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced five people from three teams as winners of the 2020 Korea Young Architect Award on Friday. The award program is led by the ministry and organize...
[Eye Interview] With court battle over, singer-artist ready for limelight

Jul 24, 2020

Cho Young-nam discusses being cleared of art fraud charge, new fiction, optimism
MMCA Gwacheon unveils its largest ever exhibition for kids

Jul 22, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea is showcasing the largest-ever exhibition for kids at its Gwacheon venue after reopening on Wednesday. The exhibition, “Driving into the Col...
MMCA Seoul to hold 'Project Hashtag 2020' exhibition, after reopening

Jul 21, 2020

MMCA reopens three venues -- Seoul, Deoksugung, Gwacheon -- in Seoul metro area
The minjung art movement: The voices of artists who could not ignore social issues

Jul 21, 2020

Artists from Reality and Utterance, an artist-activist collective established in the late 1970s, host an exhibition in Seoul
Lotte Museum of Art to host first major exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat in Seoul

Jul 20, 2020

South Korea‘s largest-ever exhibition of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat -- the American contemporary artist known for his rebellious style -– will open in October at the Lotte Museum of Art in Songpa ...