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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 05:31
Chiharu Shiota explores uncertainty of life in Busan
Chiharu Shiota explores uncertainty of life in Busan
BUSAN - Artist Chiharu Shiota is often compared to a "human spider" as the artist weaves webs around objects and bodies. Her life-size installations engulf the space and the viewer, stirring up sensations of both uneasiness as well as coziness.The 47-year-old Japanese artist unraveled her life's path ridden with pain and uncertainty at "Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles" at t...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-28 17:57
Creativity blooms late for 86-year-old artist Rose Wylie
Creativity blooms late for 86-year-old artist Rose Wylie
Rose Wylie, 86, is a relatively rookie artist compared to her age. In 2010, British news outlet The Guardian described Wylie as "Britain's hottest new artist" and she has shot to stardom by holding exhibitions at the Tate Britain in 2013 and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in 2017.Wylie's childlike-looking paintings have arrived at Choi & Lager Gallery in Seoul. Titled "Clothe...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-28 17:02
Must-see art exhibitions in 2020
Must-see art exhibitions in 2020
A variety of art exhibitions are lined up for the year 2020 as the nation commemorates the 70th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War. This year sees yet another biennale in Korea which is sure to generate diverse discourse on contemporary art and society.
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-23 16:56
Popular Impressionist works from Israel come to Seoul
Popular Impressionist works from Israel come to Seoul
Impressionist art pieces are popular with contemporary museumgoers, but the style was not always so popular. The first Impressionist exhibition was held in April 1874 at the studio of the photographer Nadar, when it was not conventional to present artwork outside of art galleries. "The Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, etc." included now household names suc...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-21 09:33
Lee Jung-jin captures poetic moments in 'hanji' photographs
Lee Jung-jin captures poetic moments in 'hanji' photographs
Photographer Lee Jung-jin, also stylized as Jungjin Lee, compares her works to poetry. "I aim to capture the emotions of the moment I encounter nature, not any specific time or space. Please consider the subjects in my work as like a verse of an abstract poem even though they are in the solid shapes of rocks or trees," Lee said during a press preview of her exhibition "Voice"...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-19 17:30
Give young moms free time to enjoy artworks
Give young moms free time to enjoy artworks
More and more art centers are coming up with new programs aimed at toddlers to bring in more “family” customers and foster potential future customers. The toddlers programs have dual goals - while centers are hoping to attract young art-loving parents, they also aim to infuse a sense of the arts in “future clients” from early childhood.
Park Ji-won | 2020-01-19 14:56
Violist becomes first Korean at Berlin Phil
Violist becomes first Korean at Berlin Phil
One of the highest honors as a budding string musician is to join the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), considered one the world's most respected ensembles since its founding in 1882. Korean violist Kyoungmin Park has become the center of attention in the Korean classical music community by becoming the first Korean to gain admission into the prestigious orchestra as a ful...
Do Je-hae | 2020-01-15 17:02
Korea's modern history seen through figure paintings
Korea's modern history seen through figure paintings
A new look at the traditional genre of painting can bring a new perspective on history. "Portrait, Figure and People - Modern and Contemporary Figure Paintings of Korea," an exhibition currently on view at Gallery Hyundai in central Seoul, sheds light on the turbulent modern history of Korea through paintings depicting human figures, while commemorating the 50th anniversary o...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-09 18:38
Boyd reveals history of subjugated
Boyd reveals history of subjugated
BUSAN - Australian artist Daniel Boyd explores an inextricable part of history and the identity of Oceania - Aboriginal Australians. Boyd pays attention to the beginning of Australia and restores what general historians missed through artworks.At "Recalcitrant Radiance" at Kukje Gallery Busan, Boyd brings historical figures and incidents of Australia seen through his lens. Th...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-01-07 17:26
Enjoying performances with alcohol and smartphone; Sejong Center unveils 2020 program
Enjoying performances with alcohol and smartphone; Sejong Center unveils 2020 program
The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts unveiled its 2020 program which includes more collaborative work with overseas counterparts and unconventional efforts to increase its audience with programs accessible to families and the handicapped.
Park Ji-won | 2020-01-07 14:44
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