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New dog museum unleashed in New York City

It's a museum that invites visitors to come! Sit! And stay. The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog opens Feb. 8 in midtown Manhattan, returning to New York after three decades on the outskirts of St. Louis.

Exhibitions | 2019-01-13 07:49

'Glory of Korea' originates from Goryeo

This nation's name Korea is derived from an exonym of the 918-1392 Goryeo Kingdom, one of the ancient countries that reigned over the Korean peninsula. Best known for its beautiful jade-colored celadon as well as woodblock and metalloid typography techniques, Goryeo is the first country to rule most of the Korean Peninsula and improve its foundation for cultural and economic ...

Exhibitions | 2019-01-10 14:50

Three artists redefine sculpture

Sculpture refers to 3D art objects. Traditionally, sculptural pieces were made through carving or casting, but a new way of making sculptures emerged in the 20th century - constructing and assembling various materials and found objects. "Endless Column," a new exhibition at the Arario Gallery Ryse Hotel in Mapo-gu, Seoul, explores this branch of the art with three sculptors, ...

Exhibitions | 2019-01-02 16:29

Public museums suffer leadership vacuum, biennales galore in 2018

For the art world, 2018 was a year of change. Major public museums, including the flagship National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, waved off directors and welcomed new leadership, while some of them are still looking for the right one. Bartomeu Mari, former director of the MMCA who was the first foreigner to occupy the position, stepped down on Dec. 13 after his three...

Exhibitions | 2018-12-25 17:14

Duchamp's most famous urinal on view in Seoul

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) is an artist who changed the course of art history by challenging the concept of what is art. About 100 years ago in 1917, he submitted a urinal - purchased from a hardware store and signed with his pseudonym "R. Mutt" - under the title of "Fountain" to an exhibition organized by the Society of Independent Artists in New York, which claimed it would...

Exhibitions | 2018-12-23 17:39

How Korea's modern art began

The Korean Empire (1897-1910), proclaimed by Joseon's 26th ruler King Gojong as an effort to modernize, is often neglected in Korea's history. "Art of the Korean Empire - The Emergence of Modern Art," an exhibition on view at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Deoksugung, sheds light on this short-lived, but crucial period in the development of modern ...

Exhibitions | 2018-12-20 17:08

No baloney! It's a salami museum

Art is hard to define, but its definition could be extended even to salami, according to John Cook Deli Meats, which recently opened Korea's first salami museum in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

Exhibitions | 2018-12-20 16:00

Sculptor satirizes Trump-Kim 'power game'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stands with a gun pointing ahead. Just a few steps away, U.S. President Donald Trump is lying on the floor, with $100 bills scattered around him.This is a scene from South Korean artist Lim Young-sun's latest exhibition, “The Show Must Go On,” on until Dec. 19 at the Seoul Arts Center.

Exhibitions | 2018-12-14 16:37

'Golden Man' from Kazakhstan on view in Seoul

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, is less known in Korea, but is a vast country full of rich cultural heritage on the territory over 26 times larger than South Korea. “Kazakhstan - the Cradleland of the 'Golden Man,'” a special exhibition at the National Museum of Korea (NMK), dedicated to the near yet far Central Asian country in collaboration w...

Exhibitions | 2018-11-26 17:27

Communications bunker gains new life with Klimt media art

Hidden away at the end of a narrow, winding country lane on eastern Jeju Island near Seongsan Ilchulbong, also known as Sunrise Peak, once a dark and quiet fiber-optic cable bunker has gained new life, as the light of art touched the underground base."Bunker de Lumieres," an immersive multimedia exhibition, opened on Jeju Island on Nov. 16, featuring gigantic digital images o...

Exhibitions | 2018-11-25 17:29

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