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D Museum adds colorful designs to art exhibition

The latest exhibition at D Museum’s Hannam-dong branch, “I Draw” comes with 13 sections that have incorporated various design elements in line with the works of art displayed in each space. The 13 s...

February 14, 2019
Arts&Design
Park Chan-Kyong selected for MMCA’s Hyundai Motor Series 2019

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has selected Park Chan-Kyong as its sixth artist for the MMCA Hyundai Motor Series, the museum announced Wednesday. A special exhibition of ...

February 13, 2019
Arts&Design
Mezzotint artist Hwang Kyu-baik’s oil paintings on show in Seoul

Artist Hwang Kyu-baik’s solo exhibition featuring some 20 recent oil paintings opened Tuesday at the Gana Art Center in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul. Born in 1932, Hwang has earned international recognit...

February 12, 2019
Arts&Design
Indonesian artist asks ‘What Would You Do if These Crackers Were Real Pistols?’

Asked “What Would You Do if These Crackers Were Real Pistols?” Indonesian artist FX Harsono replied, “I wanted to shoot my teacher. He was the director of my art school and kicked me out from the sch...

February 10, 2019
Arts&Design
[Eye Plus] Cassette tapes make stand in digital era

Many remember listening to a cassette tape on a deck or portable player like Sony’s Walkman. Pressing the rewind and stop buttons to find the right track and flipping the tape to listen to the revers...

February 7, 2019
Culture
Gathering of contemporary art and history of Asia

Suspended in an exhibition hall at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Gwacheon branch is artist Tang Da Wu’s work consisting of seven white pieces of cloth tainted with rainwater an...

February 6, 2019
Arts&Design
First-generation Korean sculptor Um Tai-jung’s works on view at Arario Gallery

A total of some 50 works by sculptor Um Tai-jung are being exhibited at both branches of Arario Gallery in Samcheong-dong, central Seoul, and Cheonan, North Chungcheong Province. Um is one of the na...

February 4, 2019
Arts&Design
Youn Bum-mo to be new director of MMCA

Youn Bum-mo, curator and professor at Dongguk University, has been appointed the new director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Touri...

January 31, 2019
Arts&Design
Kukje Gallery holds solo exhibition of Min Joung-ki

Kukje Gallery on Tuesday began a solo exhibition of painter Min Joung-ki, a local artist who regained attention after South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un posed for ...

January 30, 2019
Arts&Design
Hyundai Motor to fund Tate research program

Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s leading carmaker, announced Friday that it would provide financial support for Tate’s new research center dedicated to promoting non-Western art. Starting in January, th...

January 25, 2019
Arts&Design
Doosan Gallery‘s exhibition of young curators seeks news ways to introduce artworks

Doosan Gallery is holding an exhibition curated by participants of its eighth Doosan Curator Workshop -- Yoo Eun-soon , Yu Ji-won and Lee Jin. The exhibition “YourSearch, On-demand Research Service”...

January 24, 2019
Arts&Design
With lights, mythical creatures come to life

Korean artists Kwon Ha-youn and Jin Si-yon have installed their media artworks at a pavilion outside the Times Square building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Under the title of “Lunar Fantasy with Anci...

January 17, 2019
Arts&Design
MMCA announces 2019 exhibition calendar

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on Wednesday announced its exhibition schedule for 2019. Park Wi-jin, managing director and acting director of the MMCA, announced the museum’s cal...

January 17, 2019
Arts&Design
Artist Kim Joon wins 18th SongEun Art Award

Artist Kim Joon has been selected as the winner of the 18th SongEun Art Award, SongEun Art and Cultural Foundation announced Friday. Kim has been focusing on introducing installations that present s...

January 14, 2019
Arts&Design
Christie’s defends sale of Korean gallery’s Francis Bacon painting

Christie’s has defended itself in regards to claims that it sold a Korean gallery’s painting for less than it was worth as part of a sweetheart deal, saying it acted to settle a loan it had made reas...

January 11, 2019
Arts&Design

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