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British artist with styles of van Gogh unveils kinetic paintings in Seoul

Apr 24, 2020

Billy Childish, a painter who hails from the UK, opened his first solo exhibition in Seoul at Lehman Maupin in Jongno, central Seoul. The works of Childish remind that of Expressionism painters in t...
Looking back on 50 years, Gallery Hyundai ready to leap forward

Apr 23, 2020

Paik Nam-june holds a special place for Gallery Hyundai too. Park Myung-ja, founder of the gallery, supported the artist and hosted Paik’s exhibitions starting in 1988. The first session of the spec...
Color-blind artist puts a new glaze on donuts

Apr 20, 2020

From crystals to vivid patterns, sweet-toothed sculptor hopes donut designs that helped him overcome his limitations encourage those daunted by COVID-19
'The Future of Silence' asks what language means amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 19, 2020

The exhibition particularly resonates at a time when we have less opportunity to speak with others as we practice social distancing in the time of the novel coronavirus. The virus pandemic particula...
Corporate logos tweaked for coronavirus times

Apr 19, 2020

The reservation platform Yanolja also altered its logo, separating the syllable “Ya” -- which means “hey” -- from “nolja” -- which means “let’s play” -- with a 2-meter symbol and the words “next time...
New MMCA show on nature offers healing amid virus pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

In this time of strict social distancing, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, is offering an Instagram preview of its latest exhibition, “Axis of Horizon.” A 30-minute live preview of th...
COVID-19 is spurring galleries to evolve

Apr 10, 2020

By expanding to online platforms, galleries are expecting more opportunities to reach out to foreign audiences. Arario Gallery conducted an online press conference for the first time through KakaoTa...
MMCA awarded Exhibition of the Year at Asia Art Pioneers Award

Apr 9, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) was co-awarded at the Asia Art Pioneers Award 2019 for the exhibition “Awakenings: Art in society in Asia 1960s-1990s” which was held ...
Coloring back into Joseon era

Apr 8, 2020

Folk painting coloring book attracts interest as new hobby fit amid virus threat
Global project ‘MaytoDay’ to remembering Gwangju Democratic Uprising to launch in May

Apr 7, 2020

“The countries we have selected for the project -- Argentina, Germany and Taiwan -- have gone through conflicts and pains similar to those of Korea, such as military dictatorship and struggle over id...
MMCA launches online museum series for kids

Apr 2, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea has launched an online museum series for children who are spending most of their time at home amid the COVID-10 outbreak, to help the...
Art of drawing letters: Beauty of calligraphy unveiled at MMCA for first time

Mar 31, 2020

“Kim’s work shows how the Korean poetry and the paintings of moon jar and plum flowers -- one of gracious plants that the literati enjoyed painting -- get along well in a modern way,” Bae said. “Alt...
Art auction markets perform well despite COVID-19 threat

Mar 27, 2020

The two main art auction houses in Korea saw better performance than expected in March despite the COVID-19 outbreak clouding the art market. Seoul Auction, the nation’s largest auction house, saw i...
Feminist photographer Park Young-sook inspired by sacrificed ‘witches’

Mar 26, 2020

When Park Young-sook, the first-generation feminist photographer, visited the Gotjawal Forest on Jeju Island for the first time last year, she had to walk through dead vines and thought of the forest...
Nam Hwa-yeon showcases artworks inspired by legendary, controversial dancer

Mar 23, 2020

Choi quickly earned international recognition through overseas performances. Pablo Picasso described Choi as a “real artist who exceptionally portrays the dream and ideal of our time period” after wa...