The Korea Herald

[Photo News] Playing with light, shadow

May 12, 2019

PLAYING WITH LIGHT, SHADOW -- This photo shows an installation view of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhen’s solo exhibition at Seoul Arts Center, which ended Thursday. The latest exhibition in Seoul featured...
For singer Jang Sa-ik, calligraphy is ‘blissful agony’

May 8, 2019

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...
‘The Security Has Been Improved’ examines surveillance

May 1, 2019

Group show takes close look at how technologies have us under constant watch
Asger Jorn’s avant-garde art practices showcased at MMCA

Apr 22, 2019

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...
Mindful relaxation at Museum San

Apr 18, 2019

Museum San opens meditation hall, offers art-centered sanctuary
MoMA’s expansion to allow for greater diversity

Apr 17, 2019

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...
Exhibition compares two 20th century traditional landscape masters

Apr 14, 2019

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 ...
Park Kyung-ryul battles conventional way of viewing paintings

Apr 11, 2019

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...
Complete edition of visual artist James Jean

Apr 10, 2019

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...
Art of being an observer

Apr 7, 2019

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
Artist Lee Bul awarded 2019 Ho-Am Prize

Apr 4, 2019

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...
MMCA exhibition ‘Vertiginous Data’ questions neutrality of tech

Apr 3, 2019

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...
‘Lack of aesthetic sensibility could pose threat to others’

Apr 1, 2019

Jung Ji-hyun comments on public art in ‘Multipurpose Henry’
Kohei Nawa’s ‘Vessel’ sculptures shimmer in the dark

Mar 26, 2019

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...
Broad range of David Hockney’s works on view at SeMA

Mar 25, 2019

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...