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For singer Jang Sa-ik, calligraphy is ‘blissful agony’

Musician Jang Sa-ik, known for his unique interpretation of traditional Korean songs, will show his talent for “seoye” at an exhibition in Seoul. Seoye refers to Korean calligraphy, a tradition of a...

May 8, 2019
Arts&Design
‘The Security Has Been Improved’ examines surveillance

Group show takes close look at how technologies have us under constant watch

May 1, 2019
Arts&Design
Asger Jorn’s avant-garde art practices showcased at MMCA

Detournement is a method of painting in which an artist takes an existing artwork and add elements to create something new. To Danish artist Asger Jorn, a master of the method, however, detournement...

Apr 22, 2019
Arts&Design
Mindful relaxation at Museum San

Museum San opens meditation hall, offers art-centered sanctuary

Apr 18, 2019
Arts&Design
MoMA’s expansion to allow for greater diversity

The Museum of Modern Art in New York will become a test bed for artists, curators, critics and experts looking to find the museum of the future. “My goal is to finish this project and then to see it...

Apr 17, 2019
Arts&Design
Exhibition compares two 20th century traditional landscape masters

Korea‘s ink-and-wash paintings have faced many challenges in the 20th century, threatened by influence from Japan’s colonial rule and the influx of Western culture. Lee Sang-beom and Byeon Gwan-sik ...

Apr 14, 2019
Arts&Design
Park Kyung-ryul battles conventional way of viewing paintings

You won’t find paintings where you expect them to be at Park Kyung-ryul’s latest solo exhibition “On Evenness.” Some are on the floor, leaning against the walls. You will find them in corners, too. T...

Apr 11, 2019
Arts&Design
Complete edition of visual artist James Jean

From a comic book contributor to a fine art painter and sculptor, Taiwanese-American visual artist James Jean’s career has been chronicled at the Lotte Museum’s latest exhibition. Titled “Eternal Jo...

Apr 10, 2019
Arts&Design
Art of being an observer

Artist Jung Yeon-doo’s new work ‘Classic and New’ is being shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Perigee Gallery in Seoul

Apr 7, 2019
Arts&Design
Artist Lee Bul awarded 2019 Ho-Am Prize

Artist Lee Bul will be awarded the 2019 Ho-Am Prize, an annual award established in 1990 to honor those who have made contribution to science, culture and the welfare of mankind. Artist Lee Bul (Cou...

Apr 4, 2019
Arts&Design
MMCA exhibition ‘Vertiginous Data’ questions neutrality of tech

Not many artworks on show at museums have price tags attached to them, but Rachel Ara’s installation work does. The large tech installation, a mass of devices and black cables, updates in real time i...

Apr 3, 2019
Arts&Design
‘Lack of aesthetic sensibility could pose threat to others’

Jung Ji-hyun comments on public art in ‘Multipurpose Henry’

Apr 1, 2019
Arts&Design
Kohei Nawa’s ‘Vessel’ sculptures shimmer in the dark

Hypnotic sounds in a pitch-dark gallery space create an otherworldly atmosphere -- a fitting environment for sculptures of tangled human bodies glittering in the dark. “Vessel,” a solo exhibition of...

Mar 26, 2019
Arts&Design
Broad range of David Hockney’s works on view at SeMA

The largest-ever David Hockney exhibition in South Korea is underway at the Seoul Museum of Art, featuring some of the artist’s iconic paintings such as “The Bigger Splash” (1967) and “A Bigger Grand...

Mar 25, 2019
Arts&Design
Exhibition shows how artists work with lies

Along the wall are framed drawings of artist Ahn Kyu-chul. The drawing series by Ahn, titled “Man Who Disappeared Into the Box,” comes with text describing how a person can disappear by using the bag...

Mar 21, 2019
Arts&Design

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