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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 16:30
AmorePacific Museum of Art brings Joseon-era folding screens to center stage
Decorative folding screens that once embellished the interiors of the royal palaces and working-class households during the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom have been brought to the fore at the ongoing exhibition hosted by the AmorePacific Museum of Art (APMA) in Seoul's Yongsan District.
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-31 08:32
Smiling flower, mushroom bomb, zombie: What do Takashi Murakami's grotesquely 'kawaii' creatures tell us?
BUSAN - What completed Japanese art star Takashi Murakami's already colorful look of the day on Jan. 26 as he appeared in the southern port city of Busan was his comically large headdress. A pink plush toy in the shape of Kurage-bo - a creepily endearing jellyfish boy designed by the artist for his directorial debut “Jellyfish Eyes” - resting atop his graying head already off...
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-30 14:31
Renaissance aesthetics meets surreal fantasy in Park Min-joon's oil paintings
Artist Park Min-joon brings to life surreal scenes teeming with blind tightrope walkers, masked clowns and a wooden puppet-turned-boy through an unlikely medium - oil paintings reminiscent of striking 15th-century Renaissance art. There's a splash of magical realism within his classically styled oeuvre that indeed warrants a second look - and a third.
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-26 14:45
Yun Hyong-keun's hanji works come under spotlight in Paris for first time
Late “dansaekhwa” (monochrome painting) master Yun Hyong-keun has come under the spotlight at the heart of the French capital this month with his never-before-exhibited pieces unfurled on “hanji” (traditional Korean paper made with mulberry trees).
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-25 16:51
Miguel Chevalier's psychedelic digital universe takes audience participation to next level
The kaleidoscopic digital carpet twists and turns according to the viewer's footsteps. The virtual “action painting” swirls forcefully whenever a spectator takes a stroll in front of it. For French artist Miguel Chevalier, it is the viewers' physical interaction with the digital work that brings his psychedelic universe to life.
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-25 08:44
Yayoi Kusama's polka-dotted fever dream comes to Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul
A seemingly endless constellation of multihued polka dots speckles the Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul in Gangnam District, southern Seoul ― from the flagship store's floor and walls to outfits donned by sleek mannequins. The dotty eye-dazzling explosion and chromatic orbs are a nod to the French luxury fashion house's latest collaboration with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
Trends
| 2023-01-13 16:14
Protestant church group aims to address falling birthrate, offer trauma survivor aid
The United Christian Churches of Korea (UCCK), one of the largest coalitions of Protestant churches here, unveiled, Thursday, major projects lined up for this year to help resolve key issues facing today's Korean society, from the falling birthrate to the aid of trauma survivors.
People & Events
| 2023-01-13 08:51
MMCA unveils 2023 exhibition lineup, vows to improve after special audit
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) has unveiled its plan to “accelerate the promotion of Korean art” in 2023 through its strengthened partnerships with art institutions in the United States, Mexico, Australia and China.
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-12 11:50
[INTERVIEW] Artist documents lives of African diaspora as new faces in Korea's US camptowns
Artist Che Onejoon entered a compact photography studio he rented in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, on a crisp afternoon in 2021 to prepare for his shoot of the day. Located just over 16 kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that has divided North and South Korea for seven decades, the studio, like any other neighboring storefront, witnessed throngs of American so...
Trends
| 2023-01-11 17:23
[INTERVIEW] Painted fragments of food packaging, classical art, internet icons visualize today's information overload
At the center of the canvas lies a scene of an intimate encounter between two lovers suggestively captured in a Japanese illustrated hand scroll. But instead of providing the full visual context of the dalliance, Chinese artist Ziping Wang has chosen to interrupt the scene with a barrage of vibrant yet entirely irrelevant images: a pixelated chicken drumstick, dispersed fragm...
Theater & Others
| 2023-01-08 18:16
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Revised Japanese textbooks distort wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard
Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors
Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters
Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife
BMW launches new XM
Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson
CJ CheilJedang sees chicken as next big seller after frozen dumpling
North Korea unveils tactical nuclear warheads
2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate
Over 1,000 financially vulnerable Koreans apply for new emergency gov't loans
World water day