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Photography theatricalized

A tree stands against the backdrop of a large white canvas. The artist‘s intervention with the canvas creates a portrait of a tree. Standing out of nowhere, the tree in front of the white backdrop al...

December 9, 2018
Arts&Design
‘Falmouth’ Stradivarius to go up for auction

The “Falmouth” Stradivarius -- created in 1692 by Antonio Stradivari -- will be auctioned at Seoul Auction’s 20th anniversary event on Thursday in Seoul. The auction of the “Falmouth” Stradivarius m...

December 7, 2018
Arts&Design
Pianist Cho Seong-jin to join Salzburg Festival centennial in 2020

Pianist Cho Seong-jin will perform at the Salzburg Festival in 2020, the year marking the prestigious music festival’s centennial. Salzburg Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler made the announcemen...

December 5, 2018
Music
Evoking innermost voices

If you are looking for a trendy or fashionable exhibition, Doosan Gallery Seoul’s “Cour des Miracles” is probably not the right one for you. It surely will not meet your need for escapism. Here, you ...

December 4, 2018
Arts&Design
Gamut of contemporary classical music in store at TIMF

Music of Yun I-sang and works by Japanese contemporary classical music composer Toshio Hosokawa are among the highlights at next year’s Tongyeong International Music Festival, March 29-April 7, takin...

December 3, 2018
Music
Reunion of Chung Myung-whun and SPO abruptly canceled

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra will not be reuniting with its former music director Chung Myung-whun after all as the conductor withdrew from an upcoming engagement, citing health reasons. Chung h...

December 3, 2018
Music
[Photo News] Is this body yours or mine?

The yearslong patent battle between Samsung and Apple over the slide-to-unlock feature was perhaps one of the most explicit cases of how the human body -- human gestures, in particular -- have been p...

November 26, 2018
Culture
Hakgojae targets younger collectors with new space in Cheongdam

Hakgojae, one of the leading galleries in Korea, has opened a new gallery in the posh district of Cheongdam, south of the Han River. Hakgojae started in Insa-dong in 1988, which was then the center ...

November 25, 2018
Arts&Design
MMCA reveals recent works from artist residency program

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on Friday kicked off “MMCA Residency Changdong Report 2018,” an annual exhibition that introduces works of artists currently under the nation-led mu...

November 23, 2018
Arts&Design
Making Stravinsky visible

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company’s “Three Stravinsky” is a set of three dances based on three compositions by Igor Stravinsky, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. ...

November 21, 2018
Theater
European tour marks SPO’s first step toward normalcy

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is taking tangible steps to return to normal after a yearslong struggle. The orchestra will embark Nov. 25 on a tour of five European cities -- Geneva, Udine, Lucern...

November 19, 2018
Music
Korean Empire period works show advent of modern Korean art

The short-lived Korean Empire (1897-1910), also known as the Daehan Empire, an interregnum between Joseon and Japanese colonial rule, is often seen as a dark period in Korean history when the 600-yea...

November 18, 2018
Arts&Design
Mariinsky Ballet’s Spanish rom-com comes to Seoul

The Mariinsky Ballet will perform “Don Quixote” at the Sejong Center in Seoul from Thursday to Sunday, with ballerino Kim Ki-min and ballerina Viktoria Tereshkina in the lead roles. The production i...

November 14, 2018
Theater
Achim Freyer’s “Das Rheingold” kicks off 2-year journey

Achim Freyer’s “Das Rheingold” will kick off a two-year journey on Wednesday. The German producer’s latest opera -- the first installment of the Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner -- will premiere Wednesd...

November 13, 2018
Theater
'Love Story’: Making North Korea relatable

Director Lee Kyung-sung’s “Love Story” is a play that is faithful to the theater’s fundamental function: imagination. “Love Story” follows on the heels of Lee’s 2017 work “Walking Holiday,” inspired...

November 12, 2018
Theater

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