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'The Bodyguard' musical makes Asia premiere in Seoul

Dec 21, 2016

Based on the eponymous 1992 American blockbuster film “The Bodyguard,” the iconic movie-turned-musical has made its Asian premiere in Seoul. A cult classic starring Kevin Costner as Frank Farmer an...
[Herald Interview] Dutch National Ballet principal to guest star in ‘The Nutcracker’

Dec 20, 2016

Ballerino Choi Young-gyu to have first performance in Korea
Legacy of Napoleon‘s artistic plunder on show in Rome

Dec 19, 2016

ROME (AFP) -- When he was just plain old Bonaparte, the man who was to became Napoleon pillaged works of art from all over Europe with the aim of making the Louvre in Paris a museum for all mankind. ...
Chun Kyung-ja’s long-disputed artwork declared genuine

Dec 19, 2016

Prosecutors settle 25-year controversy
18th century Chinese imperial seal sells for record $22m

Dec 15, 2016

PARIS (AFP) - An 18th-century Chinese imperial seal sold for a record 21 million euros ($22 million) in Paris on Wednesday -- more than 20 times its estimate, the Drouot auction house told AFP. Deco...
Spend the holiday season with live music

Dec 15, 2016

With Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, festive cheer is in the air. Despite the weather quickly taking a turn toward bone-chilling temperatures, there is a long list of live concerts...
Giving ephemeral graffiti art permanence

Dec 11, 2016

Seoul exhibition highlights seven global icons of contemporary street art
[Arts calendar] Musicals, exhibitions, concerts and more

Dec 9, 2016

Theater Scene from “Jekyll and Hyde” the musical (OD Company) “Jekyll and Hyde Musical”: Inviting the original Broadway cast members, the Jekyll and Hyde Musical will be hitting stages across the ...
18th-century Buddhist painting returned to home soil

Dec 8, 2016

As a lover of Korean art and an avid collector, American Robert Mattielli often visited Mary’s Alley, known for its hole-in-the-wall antique shops, in Insa-dong, Seoul during his more than 30 years i...
‘The Underdog’ musical explores social hierarchies

Dec 8, 2016

In a dog-eat-dog world, “The Underdog” musical employs the life of everyday canines to expose the dark, seedy underbelly of the social class systems of humankind. Rife with political and socioeconom...
Math explored in new London gallery by Zaha Hadid

Dec 8, 2016

LONDON (AFP) - London's Science Museum called upon the genius of late architect Zaha Hadid for the “huge challenge” of bringing life to its new gallery dedicated to mathematics, which opens on Thursd...
KNCDC appoints new artistic director Ahn Sung-soo

Dec 6, 2016

Julliard graduate and Korea National University of Arts dance professor Ahn Sung-soo, 53, has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company. Having off...
In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby's acquires forensic lab

Dec 6, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby's announced Monday that it had purchased a forensics firm whose founder once helped the auction house belatedly identify a $10 million painting as ...
MMCA to exhibit Warhol, Picasso in 2017 and beyond

Dec 6, 2016

South Korea's national museum of contemporary art will present a series of exhibitions featuring Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and other great artists starting next year, the museum’s director said Mond...
Fish skin, snooker chalk win UK Turner Prize for Marten

Dec 6, 2016

LONDON (AFP) -- Sculptor Helen Marten on Monday won the Turner Prize, at a London ceremony where the art world rallied against xenophobia and intolerance. The prize is awarded to a British artist un...