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Korean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale to shed light on global challenges, offer online lecturesArts&DesignApr 17, 2021The Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s 17th International Architecture Exhibition will present “Future School,” curated by architect Shin Hae-won, at the national pavilion and virtual platform ... -
Upcoming Art Busan to feature renowned international galleriesArts&DesignApr 16, 2021The upcoming art fair will feature the participatory media art work “Your Uncertain Shadow” by Berlin-based Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, which was displayed at the Tate Modern in London in 2019, as... -
MMCA unveils shortlist for Korea Artist Prize 2021Arts&DesignApr 14, 2021MMCA has co-organized the annual award since 2012 with the SBS Foundation to support talented Korean artists every year. The jury for this year consists of Park So-hyun, professor at Seoul National U... -
How Korea became ‘Republic of Apartments'Arts&DesignApr 13, 2021While apartments were unpopular in those countries, the dwellings -- strongly pushed by the Park Chung-hee government -- were sought after in South Korea, fascinating the middle class with ideas of a... -
Busan holds first art fair of the year on a grand scaleArts&DesignApr 12, 2021“We are still aggregating the number of visitors but we saw a lot of visitors despite the pandemic -- more than even before the pandemic,” a public relations official from the art fair told The Korea... -
Retro looks, Korean beauty set trends at Seoul Fashion WeekFashionApr 10, 2021The virtual Seoul Fashion Week fall-winter 2021 wrapped up last week, bringing together unique designs from 43 fashion brands based in Seoul. Retro style and Korean traditional beauty stood out on th... -
Graffiti artist JonOne wants his damaged work restoredArts&DesignApr 6, 2021Artwork by a US graffiti artist that was damaged by two viewers is likely to be restored at the request of the artist, according to one of the organizers of the exhibition it was being shown at. “We... -
MMCA Art Bank shows collections at regional art institutionsArts&DesignApr 6, 2021The MMCA Art Bank, a subsidiary of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, was established in 2005 to make the work of Korean artists available for exhibitions at public institutio... -
Gwangju Biennale encompasses different forms of intelligenceArts&DesignApr 5, 2021The installation work “Songs for Dying,” by Bangkok-raised artist Korakrit Arunanondchai, at the sacred mountain Yangnimsan -- one of the biennale’s venues and a symbol of Korea’s layered history fro... -
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[Herald interview] Gwangju Biennale’s Kim Sun-jung challenges conventionsArts&DesignApr 5, 2021GWANGJU -- One big change at the 13th Gwangju Biennale is that the public has access to Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall 1, free of charge. It is now an open space for visitors and ticketing as well... -
Long-anticipated Gwangju Biennale unfolds for 39 daysArts&DesignApr 2, 2021“‘Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning’ sets out to challenge the structural divisions imposed on corporeal, technological and spiritual intelligence and seeks to bring forth dynamic aspects of the communal ... -
Picasso’s ‘Massacre in Korea’ to be shown in Seoul for the first timeArts&DesignMar 30, 2021"Massacre in Korea” is a painting measuring 1.1 meters by 2.1 meters that was completed Jan. 18, 1951, during the 1950-53 Korean War. Depicting a firing squad aiming at a group of naked women and chi... -
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[Herald Interview] Installation artist Lee Seul-gi gets playful with metaphorsArts&DesignMar 29, 2021Small glass containers that she designed with craft artists are hung on the wall, holding water from rivers around the world sent by Lee’s friends. The glass containers resemble the rivers where the ... -
2021 FW Seoul Fashion Week delivers hope, courage in pandemic timesArts&DesignMar 29, 2021The 2021 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week is the second virtual fashion show after the spring-summer 2021 collections last year. This year’s event moved beyond its usual main venue, Dongdaemun Design P... -
Installation artist Lee Seul-gi wins Korea Artist Prize 2020Arts&DesignMar 27, 2021Some of Lee’s works -- such as the glass containers holding water from rivers around the world sent by the artist’s friends frustrated at being unable to meet due to the pandemic -- that hang in the ...
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