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Sat, January 28, 2023 | 08:52
Renaissance aesthetics meets surreal fantasy in Park Min-joon's oil paintings
Renaissance aesthetics meets surreal fantasy in Park Min-joon's oil paintings
Artist Park Min-joon brings to life surreal scenes teeming with blind tightrope walkers, masked clowns and a wooden puppet-turned-boy through an unlikely medium - oil paintings reminiscent of striking 15th-century Renaissance art. There's a splash of magical realism within his classically styled oeuvre that indeed warrants a second look - and a third.
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-26 14:45
Yun Hyong-keun's hanji works come under spotlight in Paris for first time
Yun Hyong-keun's hanji works come under spotlight in Paris for first time
Late “dansaekhwa” (monochrome painting) master Yun Hyong-keun has come under the spotlight at the heart of the French capital this month with his never-before-exhibited pieces unfurled on “hanji” (traditional Korean paper made with mulberry trees).
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-25 16:51
Miguel Chevalier's psychedelic digital universe takes audience participation to next level
Miguel Chevalier's psychedelic digital universe takes audience participation to next level
The kaleidoscopic digital carpet twists and turns according to the viewer's footsteps. The virtual “action painting” swirls forcefully whenever a spectator takes a stroll in front of it. For French artist Miguel Chevalier, it is the viewers' physical interaction with the digital work that brings his psychedelic universe to life.
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-25 08:44
'Showman' wins big at Korea Musical Awards
'Showman' wins big at Korea Musical Awards
Black comedy “Showman” has won the grand prize at this year's Korea Musical Awards, one of the most prestigious theater awards here. Produced by the National Jeongdong Theater of Korea, “Showman,” which premiered in April, received the highest honor after edging out other original productions like “Frida” and “Almond.” Its lead actor Yoon Na-moo and writer Han Jung-suk nabbed...
Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-01-17 15:34
MMCA unveils 2023 exhibition lineup, vows to improve after special audit
MMCA unveils 2023 exhibition lineup, vows to improve after special audit
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) has unveiled its plan to “accelerate the promotion of Korean art” in 2023 through its strengthened partnerships with art institutions in the United States, Mexico, Australia and China.
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-12 11:50
[INTERVIEW] Painted fragments of food packaging, classical art, internet icons visualize today's information overload
INTERVIEWPainted fragments of food packaging, classical art, internet icons visualize today's information overload
At the center of the canvas lies a scene of an intimate encounter between two lovers suggestively captured in a Japanese illustrated hand scroll. But instead of providing the full visual context of the dalliance, Chinese artist Ziping Wang has chosen to interrupt the scene with a barrage of vibrant yet entirely irrelevant images: a pixelated chicken drumstick, dispersed fragm...
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-08 18:16
Theater lovers disappointed with hike in ticket prices
Theater lovers disappointed with hike in ticket prices
When the first round of presale tickets for the stage play adaptation of “Shakespeare in Love” opened up in December, many theater lovers were shocked to find out that top ticket price was 110,000 won ($87). The lowest-priced ticket for the play was 50,000 won, higher than an average theater ticket price of 42,000 won, according to data from the Korea Performing Arts Box Offi...
Kwak Yeon-soo | 2023-01-06 16:20
'Moulin Rouge!' stage musical wows theatergoers with visual splendor
'Moulin Rouge!' stage musical wows theatergoers with visual splendor
The stage musical adaptation of “Moulin Rouge!” is eye-popping from beginning to end. As soon as theatergoers set foot into the performance hall at Blue Square in central Seoul, they will be dazzled by its stage awash in red colors, with a huge red heart in the background welcoming them.
Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-01-06 15:02
Sculpture is everything, everywhere in the eyes of Erwin Wurm
Sculpture is everything, everywhere in the eyes of Erwin Wurm
An absurdly bulbous convertible the shape of which is the opposite of everything that the automobile industry wants its products to be. An 11-meter-long sweater that was once hung in a cathedral in Vienna as the oversized “replica” of a purple veil traditionally used to cover images of Jesus during the penitential season of Lent.
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-05 08:19
Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023
Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023
Against the backdrop of the bullish growth of Korea's art market, which surpassed a 1 trillion won ($786 million) mark for the first time in 2022, major museums and galleries are seeking to dazzle their visitors this year with blockbuster exhibitions and showcases of boundary-pushing creators.
Park Han-sol | 2023-01-04 09:04
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