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Thu, October 28, 2021 | 09:02

Picasso's 'Massacre in Korea' displayed here for first time

An ominously lit, two-meter-wide canvas captures a tragic moment of human history that has been repeated time and time again - a faceless mass of ironclad soldiers firmly holding their guns and swords, ready to open fire on a helpless crowd of naked women and children. Tears roll down the faces of some of these women and children as they wail, hide and run away in terror. Oth...

2021-05-03 08:52

National Museum exhibits UK portrait collection for 1st time in Korea

The National Museum of Korea (NMK) has unveiled 78 portraits of the National Portrait Gallery, London created between the 16th century and 21st century. The large-scale exhibition, titled “Icons and Identities from the National Portrait Gallery, London,” is the first of its kind in Korea and will run through Aug. 15, featuring portraits of well-known and historic figures such...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-30 16:02

Samsung owner family donates art collection to national museums

The family of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has agreed to donate some 23,000 pieces of artwork from his extensive art collection, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-04-28 16:45

Lee Jae-yong forecast to take father's shares to tighten grip

76-old-painter brings childlike spirit into artwork

On a number of canvases, rows of carefree scribbles and numerical digits occupy the entire space, sometimes interrupted by the presence of everyday objects - buttons, clamshells and small pieces of plastic. Other paintings, instead of being filled with a similar swarm of lines are rather bare, with a child figure who is missing either an arm, leg, or mouth, standing alone.

2021-04-24 08:59

LTI Korea's new exhibition to explore history of Korean literature translation

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) will host an exhibition focusing on the history of translated Korean literature and its growing global reach in celebration of the state-run agency's 25th anniversary next month. LTI Korea, established in 1996 under the name the Korean Literature Translation Fund and later re-launched in 2001 in its current form, has s...

2021-04-22 20:51

Joseon-era stone statue, stupa to become cultural heritage

The Cultural Heritage Administration will designate two structures from the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty as national treasures. The administration said Hanpung Pavilion in Muju, North Jeolla Province, built in the early Joseon period and used by public servants, and a stupa containing the sarira or the cremated remains of Buddha, located at Hoeam Temple in Yangju, built around th...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-20 16:40

Artists show glimmer of hope for post-boomer generation

According to a verse in the “The Analects of Confucius,” 40 is the age when one is no longer swayed nor deluded by everyday temptations, and has instead established a solid foundation in life. But for Korea's generation born from the late 1970s to mid-1980s who have now reached that very age, the feelings of anxiety and hesitation are regular visitors in the face of an unstab...

2021-04-20 08:52

Shamanism, fortune telling meet art

The mystic worldview materialized by fortune telling, astrology and shamanism has existed throughout human history, fueled by both anxiety and a desire to know about the future. The new exhibition “Fortune Telling” at Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, reinterprets such practices, viewed as superstitious in the age of science, as potent artistic tools. The first exhibition space the...

2021-04-17 08:51

Korea to present 'Future School' at Venice Biennale

The 17th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition, titled “How Will We Live Together?” is set to run from May 22 to Nov. 21, the Arts Council Korea announced Wednesday. At the exhibition, the Korean Pavilion will run a program themed “Future School,” where it will promote dialogue and develop solidarity on social issues such as population displacement and climate...

2021-04-15 17:38

NFTs: Future of fine arts market?

In February, “Nyan Cat,” an iconic animated GIF of a flying, Pop-Tart-shaped cat that became an internet sensation a decade ago, sold for nearly $600,000. Less than a month later, celebrated graffiti artist Banksy's original, “Morons,” was purposefully burnt up by its buyer and has subsequently been sold as digital art for $380,000. Just when people started grasping the idea ...

2021-04-15 09:03

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