[Photo News] British Embassy Seoul celebrates King Charles III's birthday, highlights soft power

Colin Crooks, the British Ambassador to South Korea, hosted Thursday an official birthday celebration for King Charles III at the British Embassy Residence in Jung-gu, Seoul. “The relationship between the UK and Korea is growing deeply and ambitiously. Despite Korea facing an unprecedentedly challenging year, our global strategic partnership is stronger than ever … once the new Korean administration takes office, we look forward to even deeper and more diverse cooperation going forward,” said th

May 23, 2025

Arko, Getty forge partnership to exchange research programs

Arts Council Korea, a national institution dedicated to promoting arts and culture, and Getty Research Institute, a US-based center for historical art research, conservation and scholarship, announced partnership on Thursday to collaborate on art history research, exchanging research projects and scholars. The announcement was made ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Korean-born video artist Paik Nam-june in 2032, according to Arko. Starting from fall 2025, a delegation of Arko staff

May 22, 2025

Abu Dhabi, Seoul collaboration brings discussion on contemporary art to Manarat Al Saadiyat

Coinciding with the exhibition “Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits” — the largest presentation of Korean contemporary art in the Gulf Cooperation Council region — public programs and panel discussion are scheduled to be held at the Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition spanning six decades of Korean contemporary art kicked off Friday as a collaboration between the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation and Seoul Museum of Art, as part of Abu Dhabi Festival 2025. “The Abu Dhabi Festiva

May 20, 2025

Where are we now? Thirty-year history of Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale

VENICE, Italy — For the past three decades, South Korean curators and architects have presented their discourse to global audiences at the Korean Pavilion, the last permanent national pavilion at Giardini, one of the Venice Biennale's main venues. Commemorating the pavilion's 30th anniversary, architects, curators, experts and city officials gathered on May 8 to attend the “30 Years of the Korean Pavilion” forum held at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, and reflect on the legacy and meaning of t

May 20, 2025

Six decades of Korean contemporary art unfold in UAE’s largest showcase

The history and evolution of Korea’s contemporary art scene is now on view in the United Arab Emirates through the most extensive presentation to date in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. Titled “Layered Medium: We Are In Open Circuits,” the exhibition opened Friday at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, featuring 48 works by 29 Korean artists and spanning the 1960s to the present. All works are part of the Seoul Museum of Art’s collection, and the exhibition was co-curated by UK-based independ

May 16, 2025

Architects across globe urge climate action at Venice Biennale

VENICE, Italy — Visitors confront darkness in a room filled with suspended air conditioners and water pools; the uncomfortable, stuffy and humid environment alerts people to the issues at stake without saying a word. The installation “The Third Paradise Perspective” at the Venice Biennale 2025 calls for collective responsibility and action. “Architecture has always been a response to climate — an act of shelter, survival and optimism. From the first primitive huts to the submerged foundations of

May 13, 2025

Embrace your surroundings: Korean Pavilion opens anew at Venice Biennale

VENICE, Italy -- Sometimes it seems easier to just demolish an old structure and build a new one. Such an approach to urban development is prevalent in some countries -- particularly in South Korea, where people expect that the reconstruction of apartment buildings will raise their property values. But this attitude often overlooks the value of the legacy a space may have accumulated over decades and fails to respect the environment around the space. This was the idea of the Curating Architectur

May 9, 2025

Hanok at crossroads: Embracing changes or staying true to traditions?

Traditions evolve over time, adapting to changing culture and new technologies. Such evolution can be subtle with gradual changes or, at times, dramatic. And hanok, Korean traditional housing, has likewise been evolving. The term hanok, literally meaning “Korean house,” emerged in the late 19th century to distinguish the existing houses from other buildings in western styles that began to proliferate following the opening of the ports and the steady influx of western influences in diverse aspect

May 7, 2025

Embassy of Egypt expands interaction with Korean public through art

Khaled Abdel Rahman, Egypt’s ambassador to South Korea, sees a distinguished similarity between the two countries — a huge river that runs through the country, the Nile in Egypt and Han River in Korea. “We say the river Nile is the gift to Egypt, and here you also have the Han river. That was why there was civilization in Korea and Egypt,” the ambassador said during the interview on Wednesday at Walkerhill Hotel & Resort. “Water means you can have agriculture, and when you have agriculture, you

April 30, 2025

Ancient Egyptian history bro alive in immersive digital show

The immersive exhibition “Egyptian Pharaohs, From Cheops to Ramesses II” travels back in time to the era of the Pharaohs to shed light on ancient Egyptian civilization, which spanned more than 3,000 years. The 36-minute digital immersive installation at Walkerhill Hotel & Resort's Theatre des Lumieres, which kicks off Thursday, encompasses 10 themes related to ancient Egyptian history, art and myths. The narrative is first led by Scottish watercolorist David Roberts (1796-1864) who set out on a

April 30, 2025