The Korea Herald

Photographer’s journey highlights beauty of Korean porcelains

Dec 17, 2018

Photographer Koo Bohn-chang is holding a solo exhibition featuring his photographs of traditional Korean porcelains at the newly opened Kukje Gallery’s Busan branch located in a factory-turned-cultur...
Diverse spectrum of contemporary life captured at MMCA

Dec 16, 2018

(This article was originally published in The Korea Herald's paper on Oct. 23) A large-scale photo exhibition with the ambitious goal of recording our time on this Earth opened at the National Museu...
MMCA’s Yun Hyong-keun exhibition goes to 2019 Venice Biennale

Dec 14, 2018

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Yun Hyong-keun exhibition will travel to the Fortuny Museum in Venice to coincide with the 2019 Venice Biennale, the MMCA announced Friday. The M...
Return to the past with modern twist at Seoul Design Festival

Dec 14, 2018

“Newtro” has emerged as a trend in the fashion and design industries here. A combination of “new” and “retro,” the concept mixes trends of the past with fresh interpretations. And an ongoing event r...
SeMA holds retrospective of abstract artist Han Mook

Dec 13, 2018

A 1994 documentary shows Han Mook starting his morning with a baguette on a small sofa in his small, shabby Paris apartment. Soon he gets dressed, walks out of the room and goes down a spiral stiarca...
Gwanghwamun Kumho Art Hall to close in May

Dec 12, 2018

Kumho Art Hall, a landmark for classical music listeners, is wrapping up its Gwanghwamun era. On Tuesday, the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation announced on its official website that Gwanghwamun Kumh...
Photography theatricalized

Dec 9, 2018

A tree stands against the backdrop of a large white canvas. The artist‘s intervention with the canvas creates a portrait of a tree. Standing out of nowhere, the tree in front of the white backdrop al...
‘Falmouth’ Stradivarius to go up for auction

Dec 7, 2018

The “Falmouth” Stradivarius -- created in 1692 by Antonio Stradivari -- will be auctioned at Seoul Auction’s 20th anniversary event on Thursday in Seoul. The auction of the “Falmouth” Stradivarius m...
[Photo News] Ceramics: Song of earth and fire

Dec 6, 2018

The perfect recipe for pottery is one that requires patience and perseverance. But here’s a man who can tell the temperature of his kiln by looking at the colors of the flame, who knows the best laye...
Evoking innermost voices

Dec 4, 2018

‘Cour des Miracles’ at Doosan Gallery Seoul
Hakgojae targets younger collectors with new space in Cheongdam

Nov 25, 2018

Hakgojae Cheongdam opens with British artist Fiona Rae’s first solo exhibition in Korea
MMCA reveals recent works from artist residency program

Nov 23, 2018

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on Friday kicked off “MMCA Residency Changdong Report 2018,” an annual exhibition that introduces works of artists currently under the nation-led mu...
Annual fair to show how crafts can enrich daily life

Nov 19, 2018

The Craft Trend Fair 2018 will introduce the latest trends in the craft market, giving visitors a chance to rethink the value of crafts in our lives. The annual trend fair, in its 13th year, is host...
Korean Empire period works show advent of modern Korean art

Nov 18, 2018

The short-lived Korean Empire (1897-1910), also known as the Daehan Empire, an interregnum between Joseon and Japanese colonial rule, is often seen as a dark period in Korean history when the 600-yea...
Will Park Su-geun beat his own record?

Nov 9, 2018

Park Su-geun’s 1961 work “People at the Marketplace” will be auctioned on Nov. 21 at K Auction’s November sale. Park is a Korean painter known for his artworks that portray the daily life of the Kor...