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Thu, October 22, 2020 | 03:52

Architect duo transforms museum into playground

Architect duo transforms museum into playground

The sloped grass field in the Sculpture Garden of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, has gained a new installation, providing a refreshing experience placed between the museum's natural surroundings and visitors.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-20 21:51

Koo Jeong-a explores possibility of luminosity

Koo Jeong-a explores possibility of luminosity

Koo Jeong-a's solo exhibition "2020" at the PKM Gallery presents a form of “dual existence.” With the lights on, there are yellowish white monochrome paintings. When the lights are turned off every 15 minutes, luminous stars emerge on the screens. Titled "Seven Stars," the glow-in-the-dark painting series reminds viewers of stars in the sky, taking them to an illusion of thre...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-19 16:46

Park Re-hyun's life as 'Triple Interpreter' - artist, wife and interpreter

Park Re-hyun's life as 'Triple Interpreter' - artist, wife and interpreter

Park Re-hyun (1920-1976) is one of the first modern artists in Korea, having studied at the Women's Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo in the early 1940s and holding her first solo exhibition in 1946. However, her second solo exhibition was about 30 years later in 1974, when she presented her works with her husband Kim Ki-chang. A retrospective on Park on the occasion of the 100th...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-18 18:01

Royal Culture Festival goes online amid pandemic

Royal Culture Festival goes online amid pandemic

Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Gyeongbok Palace is one of the most iconic traditional structures of Korea. The National Treasure No. 224 was previously featured on the Korean 10,000 won banknotes from 1983 to 2002. The pavilion garnered worldwide popularity earlier this month as K-pop sensation BTS performed its hit song "Mikrokosmos" at the floating banquet hall for the BTS Week sp...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-11 17:20

Entertainers blur boundaries in art, conjure controversy

Entertainers blur boundaries in art, conjure controversy

K-pop sensation BTS member RM is one of the most influential figures in K-pop as well as Korea's contemporary art scene. He has become a big player in the art market, raising interest in artists and exhibitions he visits and purchases he makes.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-08 17:43

Dansaekhwa artist Ha Chong-hyun presents 'Conjunction' in London

Dansaekhwa artist Ha Chong-hyun presents 'Conjunction' in London

Renowned dansaekhwa (Korean monochrome painting) artist Ha Chong-hyun opened a solo exhibition at Almine Rech Gallery London, Tuesday. The artist, 85, is best known for his efforts to redefine the role of painting, bridging the gap between the avant-garde in the East and West.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-07 09:34

Ha Chong-hyun finds conjunction between spirit and performance

Yang Hae-gue delves into modern civilization in 'O2 & H2O'

Yang Hae-gue delves into modern civilization in 'O2 & H2O'

Artist Yang Hae-gue attempts to capture the abstraction of reality in her exhibition "MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Haegue Yang - O2 & H2O" at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul. The title of the exhibition comes from essential elements for life - air and water - perceived through the human-invented chemical symbols, reflecting Yang's interest ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-04 18:00

Daydreamers hunt dragon for money

Daydreamers hunt dragon for money

Traditional performance “Dragon Hunters” revolves around four main characters searching for a dragon, hoping to make a fortune. Although it tells the story of people chasing after money, the performance rarely seems materialistic. In the traditional open space musical, the dragon hunters are hilarious rather than greedy or self-absorbed.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2020-09-29 14:24

National art museum opens to dogs

National art museum opens to dogs

The latest attempt by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) at interdisciplinary art is rather radical - it has created an exhibition for dogs and their owners. Titled "A Museum for All, A Museum for Dogs," it is the first national art exhibit in Korea to invite canine companions, opening a discussion on the role of museums. The exhibit was originally sche...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-09-27 17:06

Korean art inspired by traditional culture to be exhibited in Warsaw

Korean art inspired by traditional culture to be exhibited in Warsaw

Eleven Korean contemporary artists will present work inspired by Korea's traditional culture at a special exhibition in Poland. The Savina Museum of Contemporary Art presents "ONE INSPIRATION - The Very First Ideas from Korean Tradition and Culture" at the Royal Lazienki Museum in Warsaw, from Oct. 3 through Nov. 29 in cooperation with the Korean Foundation for International ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-09-21 16:26

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