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Reporter : Kwon Mee-yoo

Thu, September 20, 2018 | 03:46

Qi Baishi collector Lee hopes to open museum

Though not well known in Korea, Qi Baishi (1864-1957) is the pioneer of Chinese modern painting. Last year, a major Qi exhibition was held at the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum at Seoul Arts Center, but only some 50 works from the Hunan Museum in China were on view, instead of covering the artist's whole career. Lee Seon-hee, a major Chinese art collector in Korea hopes to open...

Exhibitions | 2018-09-19 18:48

'Matilda' brings strong female characters forward

It has been 30 years since Roald Dahl's quirky yet funny young rebel Matilda made her debut. However, the children's literature character still lives on in the pages of the book as well as on the stage of theaters around the world in a musical adaptation, including a recently opened Seoul production. The Korean production is receiving standing ovations every night as audience...

Performances | 2018-09-18 18:41

Looking for needle in Gwangju Biennale's haystack

GWANGJU - Under the theme "Imagined Borders,” derived from Benedict Anderson's book "Imagined Communities,” the 2018 Gwangju Biennale deals with imminent issues such as refugees, migration, cold war, divisions and the digital divide. For this year's Gwangju Biennale, 11 curators organized seven main exhibitions with some 300 works of art by 165 artists from 43 countries. "We ...

Exhibitions | 2018-09-13 17:26

New Cultural Heritage Administration head seeks more exchanges with North Korea

Chung Jae-suk, the new head of the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), said cultural heritage can contribute to improving inter-Korean relations as the two Koreas join hands in excavating and preserving cultural assets together."There certainly is a gap in many aspects between the two Koreas after separation, but there's no such thing as a gap in heritage and cultural ass...

Korean Traditions | 2018-09-11 18:21

Chung, Cho presents duo concert transcending generations

Violinist Chung Kyung-wha, 70, and pianist Cho Seong-jin, 24, will perform a duet at Seoul Arts Center on Sept. 12, playing four violin sonatas.Chung and Cho have been performing together across the country since January and the SAC concert will be the grand finale of their tour, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Korea's top classical music hall.

Music | 2018-09-10 18:05

Shanghai museum to host Korean abstract art exhibition in November

A private art museum in Shanghai, China, will host a major exhibition of Korean abstract art in November, signaling a possible improvement in Korea-China relations. As the frosty ties between Korea and China have shown signs of thawing with the easing of the feud over the planned deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system on the Ko...

Exhibitions | 2018-09-05 18:25

Chung, Cho team up for top classical label's 120th anniversary celebration

The distinctive "Yellow Label" logo of Deutsche Grammophon (DG), the world's oldest surviving record company, is like a guarantee among a flood of classical music records. The label commemorates its 120th anniversary this year with a variety of events and Korean musicians Chung Myung-whun and Cho Seong-jin who have been working with the record label will join the festivities.

Music | 2018-09-03 17:24

Gender-blind casting stirs debate about nature of play

Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga's "El Critico" (The Critic), currently on stage at Doosan Art Center in central Seoul, is a play about a play.The two-hander is set on the opening night of a play written by Scarpa (played by Kim Sin-rok). The play, which came after a long hiatus of the playwright, draws rapturous applause at the theater for its premiere, but the playwright hea...

Performances | 2018-08-29 18:37

Chung Myung-whun to hold peace concert

Maestro Chung Myung-whun will hold a concert promoting of peace between North and South Korea at the Concert Hall of Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul, Sept. 2.

Music | 2018-08-28 17:11

Former US army base becomes artistic haven

Amid thawing relations between North and South Korea, a group of artists have breathed new life into a former U.S. army base in the border area.Camp Greaves in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is just about two kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It was occupied by the 506th U.S. Second Infantry Division from 1953 to 2004. After their withdrawal, Greaves was returned to...

Exhibitions | 2018-08-23 17:18

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