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Fri, August 14, 2020 | 02:21

British artist Billy Childish's 'radical traditional' paintings on view in Seoul

British artist Billy Childish's 'radical traditional' paintings on view in Seoul

As social distancing eases amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Lehmann Maupin Seoul unveils multi-faceted artist Billy Childish's latest pieces in new exhibition "wolves, sunsets and the self" which will run through June 27.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-28 11:25

'Korean art evolved through collision'

'Korean art evolved through collision'

Interest on Korean contemporary art is heightened in the international art world across art museums, galleries and auction houses, but there are few books giving a comprehensive analysis on the complex history of Korean modern art. Chung Yeon-shim of Hongik University released "Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction" with the top art book publisher Phaidon l...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-26 18:14

SeMA contextualizes its collection

SeMA contextualizes its collection

Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) has accumulated 5,173 works in its collection since opening in 1985. It is not a very large collection compared to other big museums, but SeMA tries to reinterpret and contextualize its works as a public museum.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-21 10:22

'Axis of Horizon' exhibit previews on Instagram Live

'Axis of Horizon' exhibit previews on Instagram Live

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) will unveil newly acquired pieces that fall under the theme of nature, initially through an online preview amid the museum's closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-15 18:27

'Korean monotone painting is about process'

'Korean monotone painting is about process'

"Empty Fullness: Materiality and Spirituality in Contemporary Korean Art," an exhibition at Park Ryu Sook Gallery in Itaewon, Seoul, redefines and broadens aspects of Korean monotone painting. Chung Joon-mo, former curatorial director at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, organized this exhibition which has been traveling across the globe since 2014.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-12 20:15

Korean calligraphy takes center stage in art museum

Korean calligraphy takes center stage in art museum

In East Asia, there is a long-standing theory that calligraphy and painting have the same origins. However, calligraphy in Korea failed to keep up with the times as the country went through Japanese colonization, became independent and achieved rapid economic growth, and is now considered a stuffy, old-fashioned hobby. "The Modern and Contemporary Korean Writing," a new exhib...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-09 18:01

David Ostrowski rejects perfectionism

David Ostrowski rejects perfectionism

German artist David Ostrowski pursues “meaninglessness” and “worthlessness” in his abstract paintings, denying perfectionism in conventional oil painting.Ostrowski's first exhibition in Korea, titled "Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen" (People, Pictures, Emotions) is being held at the Leeahn Gallery Seoul in downtown Seoul through May 18.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-07 10:09

Kim Myong-hi's chalkboard paintings capture sense of displacement

Kim Myong-hi's chalkboard paintings capture sense of displacement

Artist Kim Myong-hi lives a modern nomadic life, but in an extreme way. She divides her time between an abandoned school-turned-house in the remote countryside in Gangwon Province and fancy loft in SoHo, New York.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-04-05 17:15

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during virus shutdown

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during virus shutdown

Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh overnight from the Netherlands' Singer Laren Museum, currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus, its director said on Monday.

2020-03-31 09:45

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

Park Young-sook, 79, is one of the earliest feminist artists in Korea. In spite of her age, the artist continues to refresh her artistic desire, finding challenges that she has never done before. At her latest exhibition "Tears of a Shadow" at Arario Gallery Seoul, Park unveiled a namesake series of photos taken in Gotjawal Forest on Jeju Isalnd, in which she eliminated human...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-29 17:29

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