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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 06:28

Kim Hong-joo pursues principle of painting

Kim Hong-joo pursues principle of painting

Veteran artist Kim Hong-joo continues to renew his enthusiasm over art and pursues the essence of painting displayed through previously unseen works now on view in “Forms That Cannot Be Forms,” an inaugural exhibition of the Great Collection in southern Seoul.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-15 18:00

Yang Hae-gue named 2020 MMCA Hyundai Motor Series artist

Yang Hae-gue named 2020 MMCA Hyundai Motor Series artist

Seoul- and Berlin-based artist Yang Hae-gue has been selected as the seventh artist to present new work for the MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020 at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul from August. The MMCA announced Wednesday that Yang will present a selection of new and recent works centering on ideas such as narrative, abstraction, domesticity and...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-01 10:39

Dedication materials in Buddhist image on view at Smithsonian

Dedication materials in Buddhist image on view at Smithsonian

A gilded wooden statue of "Gwaneum," the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy crafted during 918-1392 Goryeo Kingdom, and its sacred devotional materials are on view at the "Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece" exhibition at the Smithsonian's Freer|Sackler, giving a glimpse into Korea's "Bulbokjang" (dedication of materials in Buddhist statues) tradition.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-26 17:33

Joseon's national, royal seals returned from US

Joseon's national, royal seals returned from US

Two seals of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom - "Daegunjubo," a national seal created in 1882, and the Royal Seal of King Hyojong, made in 1740 - were returned from the United States, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Wednesday.Daegunjubo is “guksae,” an official seal of the state crafted under King Gojong's reign to present Joseon as a sovereign state. The Royal Se...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-19 21:23

Jun Itami's name restored for 'Gyeongju Tower'

Jun Itami's name restored for 'Gyeongju Tower'

Japan-born Korean architect Jun Itami (1937-2011) is now officially recognized as the official designer of the Gyeongju Tower at the Gyeongju World Culture Expo Park, North Gyeongsang Province, after 12 years of legal battles.Yoo E-hwa, Itami's eldest daughter and architect-director of ITM Yoo Ehwa Architects Co., said she was glad to finally have her father recognized for hi...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-18 17:12

Late Cardinal's handwritten note surfaces

Late Cardinal's handwritten note surfaces

The institute for Korean Church History unveiled a note written in the 1970s by the late Cardinal Stephan Kim Sou-hwan to mark the 11th anniversary of his death. Feb. 16, 2009.

Park Ji-won | 2020-02-17 17:52

Art fair looks to online pitch amid coronavirus outbreak

Art fair looks to online pitch amid coronavirus outbreak

Establish in 1979, the Korea Galleries Art Fair is the oldest event of its kind in Korea. With many avoiding areas of social gathering due to coronavirus concerns, this year's Korea Galleries Art Fair has been turning to online promotion in addition to traditional onsite events at COEX from Thursday through Sunday with a preview on Wednesday. The decision to postpone the 38th...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-17 17:15

Yun Hyong-keun gets spotlight in New York

Yun Hyong-keun gets spotlight in New York

Works of the late artist Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007), one of the “dansaekhwa” ― Korean monochrome painting ― artists known for his use of colors representing heaven and earth, are drawing attention in New York. The David Zwirner gallery is hosting a solo show of Yun's work at its Chelsea location in New York, centering on the artist's later work, created between the late 1980s...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-11 09:14

Binational, cross-genre band makes comeback after 22 years

Binational, cross-genre band makes comeback after 22 years

Tokyo Bibimbap Club performs in Tokyo, Friday. Courtesy of Tokyo Bibimbap ClubBy Park Ji-won Tokyo Bibimbap Club (TBC), a five-member binational band consisting of Korean and Japanese musicians, was back on the stage, 22 years after it was disbanded following the death of an ethnic Korean member and the ensuing departure of another Korean member. TBC held a comeback concert i...

Park Ji-won | 2020-02-02 16:44

Exhibition revisits lives of Korea's sweatshop workers

Exhibition revisits lives of Korea's sweatshop workers

South Korea had to start from scratch after the Korean War (1950-53). The war-torn country had nothing but human resources as the entire nation had become a battlefield and was ruined. Korean nurses and miners flew to Germany to earn cash and the income they sent to their families was used as “seed money” for the nation's industrialization.

Park Ji-won | 2020-01-30 16:59

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