Gwangju Biennale explores transformative power of art

Heading this year’s Gwangju Biennale is, in a way, a homecoming for Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen. Back in 2020, Ho was commissioned to create a piece for the 13th Gwangju Biennale GB Commission, marking the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, whose spirit is commemorated in the biennale. Ho’s commission, a two-channel video entitled “The 49th Hexagram” (2020), explores the history of uprisings that took place on the Korean Peninsula in the last century through animation created

2026-05-05 09:50:06:00

The Met looks to grow Korean contemporary art collection

Ten 19th-century landscape painting scrolls known collectively as "Chilbosan" ("Seven Jeweled Mountain") in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will undergo conservation and be remounted in their original format as a 10-panel folding screen at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul. Announced early last week, the two-year project is the latest instance of cooperation between the US museum and the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, an affiliate of the state-run

2026-04-21 09:04:50:00