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Wed, December 11, 2019 | 22:48
Je Yeo-ran makes squeegee art
Je Yeo-ran makes squeegee art
Artists Je Yeo-ran's abstract paintings have unique, thick textures resulting from the artist's use of a squeegee and her performative painting process.In her solo exhibition "Usquam Nusquam" at the 313 Art Project in Seongbuk-dong, northeastern Seoul, Je presents paintings in the namesake series. The most iconic part of her work comes from that she uses a squeegee, instead o...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-03-13 15:29
Around Town 2
Around Town 2
Every Saturday at 3 p.m., the National Gugak Center holds a performance showcasing traditional Korean music and dance. This series will take place all throughout 2018. Each week the series will exhibit the works of various gugak artists. Various performances throughout the month of March will include the piri, pansori and sanjo. There will also be a traditional fan dance at t...
Kwak Yeon-soo | 2019-03-07 16:29
New MMCA director pursues art exchange with North Korea
New MMCA director pursues art exchange with North Korea
Youn Bum-mo, new director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), vowed to make the flagship art museum a friendlier space with exchanges with North Korea and research on Korean art history.Youn, 68, took office about a month ago, replacing Bartomeu Mari from Spain whose term expired last December.
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-03-06 17:22
Photographer reconcepualizes restoration of Versailles
Photographer reconcepualizes restoration of Versailles
For about three decades, photographer Robert Polidori has been documenting the restoration process of the Palace of Versailles, the French royal residence known for its architectural grandeur and political history.Unlike fancy photos emphasizing the splendid interior of the palace, Polidori captures the bare face of the palace where paintings are taken off from walls for rest...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-03-06 17:18
Exhibit explores immortality in digital era
Exhibit explores immortality in digital era
"Immortality in the Cloud," a new exhibition at the Ilmin Museum of Art in central Seoul, explores how immortal values such as history, religion and love are interpreted and recorded in the digital environment. The Korean title of the exhibit is literally translated into "immortal love," but the exhibit inclines to capture the desire for immortality in the digital era, instea...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-02-26 14:48
Around Town 2
Around Town 2
Every Saturday at 3 p.m., the National Gugak Center holds a performance showcasing traditional Korean music and dance. This series will take place all throughout 2018. Each week the series will exhibit the works of various gugak artists. Various performances throughout the month of February will include the piri, pansori and sanjo. There will also be a traditional fan dance a...
Kwak Yeon-soo | 2019-02-21 18:15
Exhibition pays tribute to independence fighters
Exhibition pays tribute to independence fighters
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Movement, a crucial turning point in Korea's independence movement as it provided a catalyst for the resistance, an exhibition sheds light on the known and unnamed people who fought for Korea. "A Hundred Years Ago in the Cultural Heritage" is held at Seodaemun Prison History Hall, which was built originally in 1908 durin...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-02-19 20:40
Korea Galleries Art Fair opens this week
Korea Galleries Art Fair opens this week
The 37th Korea Galleries Art Fair will run from Feb. 21 to 24 at COEX in southern Seoul, opening up a series of art events to boost the market this year. Organized by the Galleries Association of Korea, 111 galleries will present some 2,000 pieces from 500 artists. The oldest surviving art fair in Korea will try to boost sales with low price tags under 10 million won for most...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-02-18 17:12
Around Town 2
Around Town 2
Every Saturday at 3 p.m., the National Gugak Center holds a performance showcasing traditional Korean music and dance. This series will take place all throughout 2018. Each week the series will exhibit the works of various gugak artists. Various performances throughout the month of February will include the piri, pansori and sanjo.
Kwak Yeon-soo | 2019-02-14 14:26
Il Lee's artworks acquired by Minneapolis Institute of Art
Il Lee's artworks acquired by Minneapolis Institute of Art
Korean-American artist Il Lee's artworks have made their way into the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the U.S.According to Art Projects International, the internationally renowned art institution acquired Lee's two paintings "Untitled 978W" (1997-98) and "BL-07835" (2007-08).The 68-year-old artist, born in Seoul, is known for his iconic ballpoint p...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-02-12 15:07
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