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Fri, November 15, 2019 | 09:55

Artists make social experimentations at 'Korea Artist Prize'

Artists make social experimentations at 'Korea Artist Prize'

Hong Young-in, Park Hye-soo, Rhii Jew-yo and Kim A-young are the four artists representing Korean contemporary art this year at the Korea Artist Prize (KAP) 2019, held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA). Established in its current style in 2012, the prize is co-organized by the MMCA and the SBS Foundation. A panel of Korean and overseas expert...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-11-14 18:51

MMCA looks upon 50-year history in 'The Square'

MMCA looks upon 50-year history in 'The Square'

MMCA looks upon 50-year history in 'The Square'

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) initially opened its doors inside Gyeongbok Palace with only four staffers. Fifty years later, the MMCA has since become one of the most prominent contemporary art organizations in Korea with four branches and 8,417 artworks in its collection. The museum commemorates its 50th anniversary with "The Square: Art an...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-11-14 17:45

Artists make social experimentations at 'Korea Artist Prize'

Annual calligraphy festival merges age-old tradition and media arts

Annual calligraphy festival merges age-old tradition and media arts

This year's “SAC Calligraphy Festival” began its 50-day exhibition on Saturday. It is the third installment of the annual calligraphy festival by Seoul Arts Center's Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum in southern Seoul.

Anna J. Park | 2019-11-10 17:13

Why did UK museum grow mushrooms in coffee grounds?

Why did UK museum grow mushrooms in coffee grounds?

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has the world's oldest museum restaurant, which was established in the 1850s.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-11-08 17:22

[INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression

[INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression

While preparing for Asia's first XR exhibition “Futuredays,” employing the latest and hottest virtual technologies - including Volumetric Capture's holographic 3D videos - Project ONN's four members have explored a new realm of artistic possibilities. During interviews with The Korea Times, Project ONN's artistic director and composer Kim In-hyun, media artist Shin Joon-sik, ...

Anna J. Park | 2019-11-07 19:00

[INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology

[INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology

[INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology

Have you ever wondered how the latest technologies of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR) could be used in fine art? XR art exhibition “Futuredays” will give you a clear idea.For the next 10 days, starting Nov. 8, Project ONN brings various pieces employing state-of-the-art technologies to Korean art enthusiasts. It is As...

Anna J. Park | 2019-11-07 18:59

[INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression

Architect Kim Bong-ryol recounts history of Korea's architecture

Architect Kim Bong-ryol recounts history of Korea's architecture

Architecture may be an unfamiliar and challenging talking point for many people, but architect Kim Bong-ryol can help them gain an appreciation of the subject.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-11-06 15:30

[ANNIVERSARY] MMCA director pursues friendly museum

[ANNIVERSARY] MMCA director pursues friendly museum

Youn Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), believes that a museum should be like a neighborhood, friendly and open."Most people think art is distant from them. It's not. Art plays an important role in everyday life. Art has been a daily necessity even from primitive times, as shown in cave paintings. However, it has become an object of...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-11-05 23:39

Park invites viewers beyond doors

Park invites viewers beyond doors

Artist Park Yoon-young presents new pieces at her solo exhibition "YOU, Live!" at the Ilmin Museum of Art in downtown Seoul. This is the artist's first exhibition in Korea in nine years. Park majored in Oriental Painting at university, but explored new creative outlets by directing films and writing scenarios. She received the Hermes Foundation Misulsang in 2009."Twelve Door ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-28 16:42

Kwon Dae-sup's moon jar portrays Korean beauty

Kwon Dae-sup's moon jar portrays Korean beauty

Kwon Dae-sup, a ceramic artist, has dedicated over four decades to recreating the beauty of the moon jar, a type of plain white porcelain jar in the shape of a moon, originating from the late Joseon Kingdom. An exhibition at the new Park Ryu Sook Gallery features 18 of Kwon's spherical moon jars, which resemble the glistening full moon. This exhibit commemorates the gallery's...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-15 16:57

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