Born in 1936 in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, Kim has explored a variety of art mediums, from paintings, installation art to video art. Kim was one of the founding members of the Korean Avant-Garde Association in 1970 and later established the Fourth Group where people from different art disciplines gather to expand the concept of art. “To make something new, people from different areas sho...

"This project unfolds on the museum’s front lawn, a venue transformed through an urban renewal project from an industrial space to one of culture,” said MMCA Director Yun Bummo. “The exhibition offers a chance for in-depth examination of the cities and society in which we live. I hope that rediscovering the meaning of the everyday spaces and places we normally pass by without a thought will provi...

The Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism began Thursday under the theme of “Crossroads, Building the Resilient City,” exploring how the pandemic has transformed and impacted living spaces. The third edition of the biennale encompasses five conflicting themes -- “Above/Below,” “Heritage/Modern,” “Craft/Digital,” “Natural/Artificial” and “Safe/Risk” -- focusing on how cities can become mor...

Park still works on paintings for five hours a day. “I started a 2.6-meter-wide painting in 2019 and I am still working on it. It will be a masterpiece which will be completed this year. I know I do not have much time to live so I am doing all my best so that I do not regret my life in my tomb,” he said. The painting will be unveiled at a group exhibition next April at the Fondazione Querini St...

"We design hair which is the closest part of ones’ body. I thought it would be meaningful to look back on the past 10 years and remember the 80 most popular hair designs in commemoration of 10th anniversary,” Cha told The Korea Herald in a phone interview. Cha has rolled out trendsetting hair styles for every fall/winter and spring/summer fashion season. Some of her hairstyles that came into vog...

Yun Suk-nam’s latest installation work, made of recycled waste wood, represents Yun’s imaginary conversation with the old tree planted during King Gojong’s reign near the end of the Joseon era, around the time when Seokjojeon, a European-style stone building, was built. The landmark structure reflects the king’s hopes of continuing to rule as the Japanese colonial period was about to begin. Bota...

This year, Concept Korea focused on a selection of brands that featured sustainability. The fashion brand Ul:kin’s spring/summer 2022 collection centers around upcycling, incorporating materials from discarded wedding dresses in pursuit of sustainability in fashion. The fashion film will feature Korean actors that starred in popular Korean dramas such as “The Penthouse: War in Life” and “The Dev...

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...

The shapes of the sculptures made out of polystyrene and epoxy are -- in fact -- inspired by telecommunication base stations that are omnipresent across the city, he said. The artist often goes out to look at mountains on the outskirts of Seoul to observe the variety of base stations. “When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, fake news spread in the UK and on social media that the virus spreads thr...

The government has earmarked 5.8 billion won ($5 million) in next year’s budget for managing and exhibiting artworks donated by the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. A total of 3.3 billion won has been allocated toward research personnel, equipment and facilities as well as establishing a database to manage the artworks, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday. Another 2.5 bil...

In the performances, the actors interact with installation works and mingle with music and lighting. Each performance runs around five minutes. Other performances include “Complete Victory Theater,” “Communist Extinction Theater,” “Dora Theater,” and “Cheorwon Peace Theater.” The project runs through until Oct. 3 at MMCA Seoul.

Early next year, the museum plans to launch a high-quality English language website and the English edition of a brochure, “Korean Art 1900–2020,” to introduce Korean modern and contemporary art globally. The website is tentatively named as “A Korean art website.” The website will consist of major exhibition archives from the 1900s. “Korean Art 1900-2020” is a survey of 120 years of Korean art t...

"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...