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Approaching minimalism with current perspectives

Interpretations of minimalism by 11 Korean artists went on show at the Seoul National University Museum of Art on Monday. The works on display at “Minimal Variation” depict forms of beauty that are ...

October 2, 2018
Arts&Design
Korean artist Lee Bul retrospective opens in Berlin

Korean artist Lee Bul’s retrospective exhibition kicked off Friday at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. The artist’s 2015-16 work “Willing to Be Vulnerable,” a 17-meter-long sculpture that looks like a ...

September 30, 2018
Arts&Design
With Asia Focus, national museum amplifies Asian voices in global art world

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, kicked off the second edition of Asia Focus on Friday at its Seoul branch. This year’s Asia Focus -- a program launched last year to support...

September 28, 2018
Arts&Design
[Weekender] Fall walks to art museums near Gyeongbokgung

The fall has arrived and so has the season for strolling. In downtown Seoul, the area near central palace Gyeongbokgung is the favorite haunt of locals and tourists alike looking to enjoy fine cultur...

September 27, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Interview] Oh Min’s ‘Etude’ brings the language of the stage into the realm of visual arts

Can dancers practice their art with etudes, like classical musicians? Artist Oh Min’s “Etude ABCD” at Atelier Hermes in Seoul is an exhibition that comprises a set of dance etudes with intricately w...

September 26, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Limited access to Korean architecture explains lack of international prize winners from Korea: Martha Thorne

Architectural design is becoming increasingly important as issues related to the environment and densely populated areas grow, according to Martha Thorne, executive director of Pritzker Architecture ...

September 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] MMCA director Bartomeu Mari says museums will relate more to design

Bartomeu Mari, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, says areas of fine arts will crossover into the areas of design and architecture. During his lecture at the seco...

September 15, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Designer Martino Gamper talks about ‘Not Just a Chair’

Chairs are much more than just chairs, according to Italian furniture designer Martino Gamper. “I think chairs tell a lot about us, how we live and how we make things,” said Gamper in his lecture ti...

September 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Herald Design Forum kicks off

Herald Design Forum 2018 kicked off Friday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Distinguished speakers, design experts and government officials are among those participating in Asia’s leading design festival...

September 14, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] Asia’s leading design forum starts two-day festival

Herald Design Forum 2018 kicks off at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Friday for a two-day run under the theme “Designing Future.” The eighth edition of Asia’s leading design forum, organized by...

September 13, 2018
Arts&Design
Achim Freyer’s new ‘Das Rheingold’ unveiled

German producer Achim Freyer’s latest production of “Das Rheingold,” part of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” was unveiled to the media in Seoul, offering yet another interpretation of the epic music drama. ” ...

September 12, 2018
Theater
MMCA Director Bartomeu Mari to leave in December

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided not to renew the term of Bartomeu Mari, the director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. Museum officials on Wednesd...

September 12, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] ‘Space Composer,’ Junji Tanigawa says design will continue to expand boundaries

Design will continue to expand its boundaries, says Junji Tanigawa, a Japanese designer known as “Space Composer.” “There will probably be changes in the concept of design. It will expand into many ...

September 11, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2018] 'Quality architecture should provide future vision'

Park Jin-hee, a recent winner of the Iakov Chernikhov International Prize, is an architect based in Seoul and New York widely recognized for her “micro-housing” projects. For the upcoming Herald Des...

September 11, 2018
Arts&Design
Mentor and mentee reunite for duo recital

Violinist Chung Kyung-wha and pianist Cho Seong-jin will hold a duo concert at the Seoul Arts Center on Wednesday, part of a nationwide tour that started Sept. 1. The tour marks the first time in si...

September 10, 2018
Music

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