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Exhibitions | 2017-06-22 18:11

French history seen through buttons

Buttons are tiny, but can bear a variety of things from war and revolution to industry and fashion. An exhibition at the National Museum of Korea (NMK) unravels the modern history of France from the 18th century to the early 20th century through these buttons. Titled "Unbuttoning the French fashion from the 18th to the 20th century," the exhibit is co-organized by Les Arts De...

Exhibitions | 2017-06-20 17:17

Mixing elegance with vulgarity

Artist Kim Hyun-jung, 28, paints women in "hanbok," or Korean traditional costumes. The term hanbok might sound old-fashioned and staid, but Kim's hanbok-clad models are far from traditional or obedient. Instead, they carry luxury bags and drink more-expensive-than-the-meal coffee out, but eat instant noodles they cook in the skillet at home. Kim catches this peculiar duplici...

Exhibitions | 2017-06-18 19:06

Traditional; Museums; Art Exhibitions; Kids; Sports Games; Horseracing

Exhibitions | 2017-06-15 16:49

Unlimited possibilities of contemporary art showcased at 'Highlights'

"The Highlights" exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), held in collaboration with the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, broadens the spectrum of contemporary art. Some 100 major works from the foundation's collection are on display at the three-story museum in downtown Seoul, inquiring into unusual themes for art such as the environment, mathematics, shamanism ...

Exhibitions | 2017-06-14 16:31

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Exhibitions | 2017-06-08 17:30

4 artists shape future of Korean contemporary art

Four young artists - Gim Ik-hyun, Choi Yun, Park Jung-hae and Lee Mi-re - reveal their latest works at a group exhibition at Kukje Gallery in downtown Seoul. Each year since 2013, the gallery has invited an outside curator to organize a group exhibition of aspiring artists. This year it was Hyun See-won, co-director of Seoul’s Audio Visual Pavilion. Hyun majored in Korean lan...

Exhibitions | 2017-06-07 17:34

Korean artists recognized overseas

Two established Korean artists, Kim Yong-ik and Chun Kwang-young, are holding solo exhibitions overseas, showcasing contemporary Korean art rooted in the nation's turbulent modern history. Kim's works are on view at the Tina Kim Gallery in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. This is the artist's first solo exhibit in the United States as Kim mainly worked domestically in the pas...

Exhibitions | 2017-06-06 15:58

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Exhibitions | 2017-06-01 16:53

Ci Kim interprets amusement through construction materials

CHEONAN - A cluster of mannequins covered in cement greet visitors to the Arario Gallery Cheonan. Some mannequins wear bizarre makeup and wigs like clowns, while others wear hats and sunglasses. At the very front stands an anatomical skeleton model in a doctor's gown. The skeleton has an ID card that says Ci Kim, the artist who created the exhibit. Ci Kim, also known as Kim C...

Exhibitions | 2017-05-30 17:41

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