TOKYO -- An exhibition featuring art works on victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery kicked off in Tokyo on Saturday despite protests from Japanese right-wing activists. "Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition" opened for a four-day run at a public gallery in Kunitachi, Tokyo Prefecture, to showcase works by 16 artist collectives, including a statue symbolizing victims of the Japanese mil...

The Korean Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in April will be held under the theme of “Gyre,” as a metaphor for the confusion that the world goes through with seven installations created by artist Kim Yun-chul. “The word ‘Gyre’ connotes multiple meanings. The Korean Pavilion will become a massive work itself, organically combined with Kim’s works. We will tear off the pavilion ceiling, so tha...

Biannual show introducing emerging Korean artists makes comeback after six years

In support of aiding Ukraine, the artist donated his painting ‘PEACE in Ukraine’ and its image featured at ‘2022 Special Concert for World Peace’

The boom of the local art market is expected to continue this year thanks to swelling demand for artworks from individual investors amid the protracted pandemic, industry data showed Friday. The 2022 Galleries Art Fair, one of the biggest art trade fairs in South Korea held from March 16-20, posted 17.7 billion won ($14.5 million) in sales over the five-day period, up sharply from 7.2 billion a ...

New York-based gallery bolsters presence in Korea through expansion in Hannam-dong

A PKM Gallery, another prominent Seoul gallery, showed works by Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007), Korea’s leading figure in dansaekhwa art movement. A small paintings by the artist, about 50 to 60 centimeters in height, was snapped up right away by a young buyer at about 100 million won. At the fair, PKM sold two small works by Yun. “The paintings are rare works by the artists in terms of their size,”...

Cryptocurrency-based new owner permanently entrusts artifact to museum for physical exhibitions

Korea's art business-friendly policies, emerging women artists, young collectors are big draws, according to Johann Koenig, founder of Berlin-based gallery

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has named video artist Choi Chan-sook as the winner of the Korea Artist Prize 2021 among the four finalists who showcased their works at the museum. The national museum shows commissioned works by four finalists of the annual award, which aims to support young and promising Korean artists. The newly commissioned works by the four artists ...

Korean-born architect behind Korea’s monumental buildings donated a vast range of archives to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in 2014

Seven artists were selected from among 446 artists to showcase their works at “Zoom-In” exhibition, according to the association. Fairgoers can vote for their favorite artist at the show and the top three artists will be awarded prize and prize money. The art fair will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday. By Park Yuna( yunapark@heraldcorp.com )

The exhibition “MMCA Lee Kun-hee Collection: Masterpieces of Korean Art” showing artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee will extend its run for another month to April 13. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea opened the exhibition on July 21, 2021, presenting some 50 artworks selected from the 23,000 artworks donated by the Lee family last year. The masterpiece...

Four out of 10 investors who buy small shares of iconic artworks through online platforms in South Korea are young generations, a local auction house said Monday. Among customers who have purchased a share of a single piece of art worth at least 10 million won ($8,100) at a time, 40 percent were in their 20s and 30s, according to Sotwo, an online art investment platform run by Seoul Auction Blue...

Architect Lee Jeong-hoon has won the MMCA Gwacheon Project 2022 for his proposal to create a large-scale architectural installation on the rooftop of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. MMCA Gwacheon Project, an annual contest inaugurated in 2021, is organized by the national art museum to revitalize the Gwacheon venue’s outdoor space. Lee’s...