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Design company d'strict makes splash in art gallery

Design company d'strict makes splash in art gallery

Upon entering Kukje Gallery K3 in central Seoul, visitors will be engulfed by endless blue waves. The sea waves crash upon the wall of the black box space, making the visitors feel as if they are seeing the wave from a top view, accompanied with the roar of the sea.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-30 16:52

Social enterprise bridges art, community amid pandemic

Social enterprise bridges art, community amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the arts and culture sector around the world. UNESCO said art has the power to bring people together - by inspiring, soothing and sharing - the importance of which has been made obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic on the occasion of World Art Day in April. However, with the number of people infected with the novel coronav...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-27 18:27

'This Event' explores value of performance art

'This Event' explores value of performance art

The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing rules have the appreciation of art in many ways as museums have closed down and are holding virtual exhibitions instead. In the case of performance art, whose live nature and the sense of presence are key, the fallout of COVID-19 is even more impactful.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-23 13:37

Palace Museum unveils 100 highlights from royal collection online

Palace Museum unveils 100 highlights from royal collection online

Amid a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic here, the National Palace Museum of Korea has uploaded a selection of 100 royal relics from its collection to the internet, providing a wider audience the chance to appreciate them from home.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-19 18:29

Korean-American artist Arthur Kwon Lee draws inspiration from myth

Korean-American artist Arthur Kwon Lee draws inspiration from myth

Arthur Kwon Lee, a martial artist-turned-visual artist, uses vivid and vibrant colors and dynamic brushstrokes to reinterpret imagery from classical Greco-Roman and East Asian culture. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee opened solo exhibition “Hermitage” at Filo Sofi Arts in New York, which was scheduled to run from July to August, but has now been converted to a digital show an...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-18 19:39

European ceramics in Joseon royal court show modernization process

European ceramics in Joseon royal court show modernization process

Ceramics can serve multiple roles from practical use to decorative purposes, reflecting the times they were made. The 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom faced a turning point when it opened its ports to Western countries in 1876, and European ceramics used at the royal court of Joseon in the late 19th century give a glimpse of how the country established diplomatic relations and tried ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-16 17:12

Tim Eitel explores solitude of contemporary people

Tim Eitel explores solitude of contemporary people

DAEGU - The Daegu Art Museum is exhibiting works by the German artist Tim Eitel that capture the solitude and anxiety of modern people at a time when the southeastern city's art scene is waking up after being an epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic here earlier this year.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-08 09:43

Artists seek post COVID-19 new normal

Artists seek post COVID-19 new normal

DAEGU - Daegu was one of the regions in Korea the most severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic as it was the epicenter of the first large COVID-19 outbreak outside China, in February. At its peak, over 1,000 confirmed cases were reported daily and patients had to wait for hospital beds. As the city tried to get back on a path to a “new normal” life with social distancing, th...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-08 09:42

Korea's modern art history explained at MMCA

Korea's modern art history explained at MMCA

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) has opened a comprehensive exhibition on Korea's modern art history. Titled "Artists in Their Times: Korean Modern and Contemporary Art," the exhibition is an accompaniment to the museum's publication “MMCA Collection 300" released last year, and an upcoming book "Introduction to Korean Art," giving expositions on the ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-05 16:56

3 artists explore new horizons of abstract art

3 artists explore new horizons of abstract art

DAEGU - Leeahn Gallery, operated by collector-turned-gallerist Ahn Hye-ryung, presents three European artists - Chris Succo, Megan Rooney and Ina Gerken - who developed their own abstract world at its Daegu branch.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-02 17:56

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