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Wed, October 20, 2021 | 05:58

Groundbreaking early-modern Russian avant-garde art to be unveiled in Seoul

Like many revolutionary art movements, Russian avant-garde faced numerous dynamic historical events during its early modern era, which led to its ups and downs. It first emerged in the 1890s - born out of a thirst for artistic innovation and liberation from old dogmas - and reached its height both in creative output and popularity during the early 20th century, marked by the ...

2021-10-19 09:01

Busan's Ilgwang Beach becomes outdoor art gallery

Ilgwang Beach in Busan, one of the many popular tourist attractions in the southern port city, was transformed into an outdoor art gallery, Saturday, as part of the month-long Sea Art Festival 2021.

2021-10-18 09:13

Filmmaker Park Chan-wook's quest to seek hidden beauty through photography

During an evening walk in Morocco in 2013, filmmaker Park Chan-wook came across a cluster of white parasols in a hotel restaurant, waiting silently for the next batch of customers with a ghostly presence. “I felt like I could almost hear their murmurs and whispers when the night fell,” he said. This chance encounter was enough of a reason for him to stop everything else, take...

2021-10-15 08:48

KIAF Seoul 2021 begins amid high hopes for art market

The Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) Seoul, the largest of its kind in the country since 2002, opened its doors on Wednesday with a VVIP preview session at COEX in southern Seoul. This year's edition has been highly anticipated among art enthusiasts, as it is expected to continue the streak of success achieved by other local art fairs held earlier ― including the Galleries...

2021-10-13 16:44

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, welcomes public once again after long hiatus with new ambition

March 2017 marked the moment when the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, one of the top private art museums in Korea, began to falter, signaled by the sudden resignation of its director Hong Ra-hee, wife of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Her influence in the Korean art scene had been dutifully noted for over a decade since the museum's founding in 2004.

2021-10-13 09:11

Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation celebrates 20th anniversary

The Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Korean culture, commemorates its 20th anniversary with the exhibition "Homecoming” at Seochon and Bukchon, two of Seoul's oldest neighborhoods. Founded in 2001, Arumjigi has been taking part in preservation of royal palaces as well as other cultural heritage sites and recr...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-10-13 08:57

Andy Warhol's rarely seen self-portraits arrive in Korea

Andy Warhol was a figure whose name always seemed to be followed by an endless list of iconic modifiers ― Pop Art legend, the Pygmalion of the contemporary world, as well as a screen printing artist who brought to life rows of vibrant Campbell's soup cans and movie star Marilyn Monroe's beaming face.

2021-10-07 18:05

MMCA publishes 'Korean Art 1900-2020' as overview of country's art history

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) has released a new publication called “Korean Art 1900-2020” that sheds light on the country's modern and present-day art scene spanning 120 years.

2021-10-06 14:56

Korea Art Week 2021 to serve as window of escape through art

Korea Art Week, the country's largest art event, held with the collaboration of over 300 galleries, museums, biennales and fairs nationwide, will return next week for its seventh edition. This year's event, run by the culture ministry's Korea Arts Management Service from Oct. 7 to 17, aims to provide a brief window of escape for the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic, through ...

2021-09-30 16:54

Dansaekhwa master's ceaseless endeavor to reach selflessness in painting

It was one casual trip to Mount Bandai in Fukushima, Japan, during the colorful autumn of 2000, that became one of the defining turning points in life for the 89-year-old trailblazer of Korean modern abstract art, Park Seo-bo.

2021-09-29 13:51

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