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Sun, October 1, 2023 | 17:46

M+ deputy director discusses Seoul's potential to challenge Hong Kong as Asia's art hub

M+ deputy director discusses Seoul's potential to challenge Hong Kong as Asia's art hub

HONG KONG - As the second edition of Frieze Seoul art fair unfolded this September, a debate was reignited over Seoul's potential to rival Hong Kong as Asia's premier art hub, as well as Frieze Seoul replacing Art Basel Hong Kong, the largest art fair in Asia.

2023-10-01 07:53

[INTERVIEW] 'Coexistence of different art hubs across Asia is necessary': Art Week Tokyo Director

INTERVIEW'Coexistence of different art hubs across Asia is necessary': Art Week Tokyo Director

Following a splashy debut last year, the sophomore edition of Frieze Seoul returned to COEX in September in the ritzy district of Gangnam in the southern part of the capital - this time, with a larger crowd of art aficionados hailing from all parts of Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and Southeast Asia.

2023-09-30 09:49

Trailblazing nonagenarian artist honored for redefining Korean fiber art

Trailblazing nonagenarian artist honored for redefining Korean fiber art

In the 1950s and 1960s, Lee Shin-ja stood out as something of an oddball in Korea’s fiber art scene.

2023-09-29 09:37

Rwandan artists bring diversity to Seoul's art scene

Rwandan artists bring diversity to Seoul's art scene

In a world where geographical boundaries often dictate cultural narratives, the "African Aurora" exhibition at Gallery Desiego on Mount Nam in Seoul shatters the illusion of distance, bringing vibrant Rwandan contemporary art to the heart of Korea.

2023-09-26 18:07

[INTERVIEW] Sotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

INTERVIEWSotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest auction houses along with Christie’s, made a comeback to Korea this week with the opening of a new space in Seoul nearly three decades after its initial withdrawal.

2023-09-22 17:20

[INTERVIEW] Seoul becomes magnet for global galleries despite fluctuating market

INTERVIEWSeoul becomes magnet for global galleries despite fluctuating market

Scattered across a scenic rooftop garden of newly-opened Whitestone Gallery in central Seoul's Yongsan District on a cloudless September afternoon were moon jars made by rising Korean ceramicist Shin Won-dong.

2023-09-20 22:04

INTERVIEWSotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

Chang Uc-chin's lifelong pursuit of beauty in the mundane traced in his largest retrospective

Chang Uc-chin's lifelong pursuit of beauty in the mundane traced in his largest retrospective

Sometimes, two bite-sized paintings are all that it takes to encapsulate an artist’s decades-long quest to find beauty in the mundane and the simple.

2023-09-20 09:26

Japanese colonial company-turned-museum in Daejeon celebrates opening with Anselm Kiefer

Japanese colonial company-turned-museum in Daejeon celebrates opening with Anselm Kiefer

DAEJEON ― It was in 1908, shortly before Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) began, when imperial Japan established the Oriental Development Company in the heart of Seoul as a state-led economic enterprise to control and exploit Korea's land and resources.

2023-09-17 16:50

New MMCA director named

New MMCA director named

New director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Kim Sung-hee, right, poses with Culture Minister Park Bo-gyoon during her appointment ceremony at the Seoul branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Friday. T...

2023-09-15 14:27

Kim Soo-ja's 'Concentric Circles' offers quiet response to noisy world

Kim Soo-ja's 'Concentric Circles' offers quiet response to noisy world

In an era where the hustle and bustle caused by social network services fills our days, Kim Soo-ja, an illustrator whose career dates back 40 years, invites visitors to pause and reflect on at her latest exhibition "Concentric Circles.”

2023-09-15 08:30

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