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[Herald Interview] Young opera soprano returns home to star as Juliet prior to Met Opera debut

Dec 4, 2016

Hyesang Park to star in opera rendition of Shakespeare’s beloved ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Guggenheim museum in Helsinki gets rejected

Dec 1, 2016

HELSINKI (AP) -- The Helsinki City Council has after heated late night debate rejected a plan to build a Guggenheim art museum in the Finnish capital mainly on financial grounds. Closing a marathon ...
Director of Spain's Prado museum to leave post after 15 years

Dec 1, 2016

MADRID (AFP) -- Spain's Prado art museum said Wednesday its director Miguel Zugaza will leave his post in 2017 after a 15-year run that included the biggest expansion of the world-renowned gallery. ...
Rome show explores painter Artemisia Gentileschi's art, life

Nov 30, 2016

ROME (AP) -- Artemisia Gentileschi was unusual for achieving success as a female painter in the male-dominated art world of the 17th century. But many admirers know her more for her fame in courageou...
Late artist Kim Whan-ki makes record-breaking sale, again

Nov 28, 2016

A pioneer of Korean abstract art, Kim Whan-ki, has once again broken the record for the most expensive piece of Korean art sold, confirming the artist’s lasting global appeal. His yellow dotted pain...
2 artworks in 1: Double-sided Pechstein on display

Nov 28, 2016

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A new exhibit of Max Pechstein's “Still Life with Nude, Tile, and Fruit” takes viewers not only behind the scenes of the German artist’s career, but also behind the painting ...
NY subway inspires Broadway's first a capella musical

Nov 28, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York's cityscape reverberates with pounding jackhammers and blaring car horns, but it’s the cacophonous subway that perhaps best epitomizes the bustling metropolis. A chorus of...
Kim Whan-ki's painting breaks S. Korean sale record at 6.32 bln won

Nov 27, 2016

A painting by Korean abstract artist Kim Whan-ki has been sold for 6.32 billion won (US$5.36 million) on Sunday, making it the most expensive South Korean art work ever sold. At Seoul Auction's 20th...
[Arts calendar] Musicals, exhibitions, concerts and more

Nov 25, 2016

Pop Music Singer-songwriter Dean (Joombas Music) “Hyundai Card Curated 31 Dean with Club Eskimo”: Rhythm and blues singer-producer Dean is holding a concert with members of music movement Club Esk...
Hyesang Park returns home to play Juliet

Nov 24, 2016

Rising opera star Hyesang Park is returning to South Korea to take on the role of one of the most iconic leading ladies -- Shakespeare’s Juliet. Park will be performing in the Korea National Opera’s...
Latin American art sells for nearly $23m at Christie's auction

Nov 24, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Christie’s on Wednesday wrapped up one of its biggest auctions of Latin American art at $22.7 million, with seven Cuban painters drawing record prices as interest in the region's ar...
Artday to hold November auction

Nov 23, 2016

Herald Artday, a subsidiary of Herald Corp., is holding an online auction from Nov. 25 to 29, presenting major works of art by contemporary Korean and international artists. The art auction will fea...
[Herald Review] Artist Yoo Young-kuk’s paintings brought to life online

Nov 22, 2016

MMCA partners with Google for concurrent offline and digital exhibitions
Tintin drawing sells for record 1.55 mn euros in Paris

Nov 21, 2016

PARIS (AFP) - An original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure “Explorers on the Moon” sold for a record 1.55 million euros ($1.64 million) at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcuria...
David LaChapelle on beauty and intuition

Nov 20, 2016

US photographer holds second exhibition in Seoul