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Written, monochrome work highlights 2020 gallery calendar

Jan 27, 2020

From modern text and monochrome work to Joseon-era calligraphies, many galleries are keeping things simple in the coming year. Elsewhere, there is a planned exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of...
National Museum of Korea shows unique development of Finnish design

Jan 20, 2020

“10,000 Years of Design - Man, Matter, Metamorphosis” was first shown at the National Museum of Finland, where it ended last February. The exhibition in Korea was created with some features, includin...
[Eye plus] Look into King Jeongjo’s dream city: Hwaseong Fortress

Jan 17, 2020

The Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, dates back to the latter part of the Joseon era (1392-1910). Designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in December 1997, the 5.74-kilometer-...
Modern masterpieces on show at Seoul Arts Center

Jan 16, 2020

The Seoul Arts Center is showcasing impressionist and postimpressionist masterpieces collected by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem as the first exhibition of the year. The exhibition features 106 pieces...
BTS to hold joint exhibitions with internationally acclaimed artists

Jan 14, 2020

The world’s biggest boy band from South Korea has teamed up with internationally acclaimed artists and curators to hold joint exhibitions around the globe. Titled “Connect, BTS,” the band’s latest p...
KCDF appoints head of Korea exhibition for Milan Design Week

Jan 12, 2020

The Korea Craft & Design Foundation has appointed Kang Jae-young of Mangrove Artworks as the artistic director of the Korea exhibition that will be showcased at Milan Design Week 2020 in April. Kang...
[Eye Plus] Exhibition highlights Gaya relics

Jan 10, 2020

An exhibit in Seoul until March 1 guides you through 2,000-year-old artifacts, ranging from iron armors and swords to pottery and accessories like gold crowns. The National Museum is holding an exhi...
MMCA confident about holding largest-ever Paik Nam-june exhibition, despite nagging issues

Jan 9, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is preparing to host an archival exhibition this year dedicated to South Korea’s pioneering media artist Paik Nam-june. The show, set to be the larg...
Artist Koo Jeong-a selected one of 100 most inspiring individuals by OOOM Magazine

Dec 27, 2019

Koo Jeong-a, a South Korean artist, was selected as one of the world’s most inspiring people in 2019 by OOOM Magazine -- the sole Korean to figure in the list. The German magazine each year announce...
Art brings attention to history of oppression, disconnected cultural inheritance

Dec 23, 2019

Kukje Gallery’s Busan venue is holding a solo exhibition of Daniel Boyd, featuring 11 convex-dot paintings based on historical photos that Boyd has come across in different sources, from family photo...
Dongdaemun Design Plaza brightens Seoul

Dec 20, 2019

With the Seoul Light Festival underway at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, the Seoul Design Foundation hosted a forum Friday, discussing how art should evolve in the era of artificial intelligence. The ...
[Herald Interview] Photographer dedicates sunset years to int’l competitions

Dec 18, 2019

In his sunset years, a civil engineer-turned-photographer has been making his name at international photography competitions. Over the past five years, professional photographer Ryu Shin-woo, 76, ha...
Exhibition looks at overarching presence of virtual reality

Dec 15, 2019

In a video introducing Niantic’s mobile game Pokemon Go, which uses augmented reality, Pikachu is running around in an open-air cafe, past real people. The uplifting yellow creature even plays hide-a...
MMCA exhibition highlights Korean video artists, Paik Nam-june and beyond

Dec 11, 2019

Paik Nam-june is inarguably the foremost video artist in South Korea. But who else can we talk about when it comes to video art, and what are the distinctive characteristics that other Korean video a...
Wael Shawky reconstructs Arab history through art

Dec 8, 2019

Imagine a Middle Eastern man walking bare feet on the streets of Mecca in the 1970s, who soon takes out his keys and drives away in a Cadillac. This interesting juxtaposition of a Bedouin city and th...