Incheon Airport has pinned its hopes on a bid to set up a globally renowned museum at the airport by 2024. If the plan is realized, the airport will allocate two sites for the museum, including Terminal 2, which is currently undergoing an expansion. “We have requested to commission research to gauge feasibility, including budget and possible sites to see which museum would be most suitable for ...

Mexican conceptual artist Minerva Cuevas’s mural work “Recipe for a Little Landscape” is on display at the entrance to the museum, which is based on Korean landscape painting but also conveys universal elements. Cuevas appropriates imagery and language from multinational corporate advertisements to comment on the injustice at the core of certain political, economic and social systems. Among part...

The artist duo’s collaboration started with a fundamental question of “What art does” in the rapidly changing world, as it faces threats to humanity such as contradictory capitalism, historic tragedies and climate change. The duo believes the role of art lies in the fact that it poses questions that lead us to reflect on ourselves and society. “Some may question the usefulness of art, but I thi...

Inspired by scholar‘s stones and telecommunication base stations, young artist experiments with materials

Artist Jung Yeon-doo and theater director Surya, who visited 13 observatories located at the DMZ, showcase interdisciplinary art through performances, installations, photos

"Expanding auxetic structures represent humans’ breath. Respiration was considered a positive thing, but the pandemic has made a negative stereotype about humans’ breathing, associating it with the virus or regarding it as something uncomfortable,” Youn told The Korea Herald during an interview Tuesday. “The expansion speed depends on the light. The white light shows a more comfortable breathing...

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by the Asian Art Museum featuring original research and essays from Hyonjeong Kim Han, Soomi Lee, Kyungku Lee, and Robyn Asleson. The softcover catalogue can be ordered online through the museum’s online store.

Exhibition organizer says it aimed to deliver street artist’s message rather than focusing on showing original works

The pre-recorded inaugural program will also include a performance from the alternative K-pop group Balming Tiger which was recorded at each of the three museums. The museums will take weekly turns sharing their own online contents, including feedback on each museum’s exhibitions and projects, and discussions on various themes provided as part of the Korean Pavilion’s “Future School” in the Veni...

While the series was inspired by “gut,” a rite performed by Korean shamans, the artwork transcends regions, encompassing different papercutting cultures across the world: “papel picado” from Mexico, “pabalat” from the Philippines, “sanjhi” from India and “wycinanki’ in Poland are decorations used for rites. “I was helped by many scholars and institutions devoted to shaman studies, including Shim...

“Museums have evolved over time,” said SEMOCA communication manager Jo A-ra during a tour of the museum. “A library specialized in craftworks and a gift shop that has a variety of craft artworks will open soon. You can definitely look forward to it.” The special exhibition “Craft, Moving Beyond Time and Boundaries” introduces contemporary craft works and shows how traditional Korean craftsmansh...

This project is part of the council’s “The Climate Connection” program, which aims to bring together experts in art, science and digital technology from the two countries to come up with creative solutions to solve climate change issues. The cultural program was launched in the buildup to the 2021 P4G (Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030) Seoul Summit and the United Nations Climat...

Former Culture Minister Park Yang-woo was appointed as the new president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation which will become his second time to lead the organization, according to the foundation. “Park will start his new position as early as this month. The presidency term is three years and allows consecutive terms,” an official from the foundation told The Korea Herald on Friday. The announc...

Media artist Kim Yun-chol chosen as featured artist

The Jeongeup Museum of Art in North Jeolla Province will showcase “Crucial Moments in the History of Korean Art” from Sept. 7 to Dec. 12, focusing on Korean art history from the 1920s to the 2000s. Some 70 masterpieces by 46 Korean modern art masters, including Lee U-fan, Chang Uc-chin, Kim Whan-ki and Lee Jung-seop will be presented. The MMCA exhibition “Conservator C’s Day” -- which was held l...