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Tue, November 20, 2018 | 05:03

Craft Trend Fair aims to boost trade market

The Craft Trend Fair 2018, the largest craft art event in Korea, will be held from Nov. 22 to 25 at Coex Hall C in southern Seoul. This year, some 1,600 craftspeople from eight countries and 300 companies and galleries will take part.

Exhibitions | 2018-11-19 17:21

Tradition reborn through collaboration

Artist Lee Seul-gi redefines tradition by adding layers of contemporariness to anthropological objects such as a quilt, sieve and basket in collaboration with craftspeople.At her solo exhibition "DAMASESE," on view from Nov. 15 to Dec. 23, Lee casts a well-wishing incantation she conjured up for all kinds of artisans who are devoted to the fine art of craftsmanship.

Exhibitions | 2018-11-14 18:46

New NTOK CEO aims to bridge 2 Koreas

After Kim Chul-ho took the helm at the National Theater of Korea (NTOK) in September following a year-long leadership void, he unveiled his plans as CEO to act as a hub of cultural exchanges between North and South Korea.As the nation's flagship theater's 70th anniversary in 2020 is approaching, Kim said at a press conference last week that he hopes to invite a North Korean a...

Performances | 2018-11-12 18:01

'Civilization' seen through photography

Photography has become an inseparable part of human civilization. There's no corner of this world without photographers documenting, recording and interpreting the world through the lens. "Civilization: The Way We Live Now," a new exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon (MMCA), takes a peek into the complex lives of humans.Outgoing MMCA dire...

Exhibitions | 2018-11-08 18:19

'siren eun young jung' questions gender norms through women-only theater

Artist Jung Eun-young, also stylized as “siren eun young jung,” is known for her research-based "Yeoseong Gukgeuk" project, and for winning the Korea Artist Prize 2018 recently for "her attempt to borrow the form of contemporary art to deal with disappearing traditional arts and her interpretation of the state of gender identity in the form of staged art."

Exhibitions | 2018-11-04 17:44

Wanna One's new teaser causes plagiarism controversy

K-pop sensation Wanna One released teaser images and a video ahead of their first studio album "1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY)," which is slated for a Nov. 19 release, but were embroiled in a plagiarism controversy over the similarity of their new symbol to the iconic two-face imagery from John Cameron Mitchell's cult musical and film “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

Music | 2018-10-31 19:27

Russian ballet dancers visit Korea for 'La Bayadere'

Top Russian ballet dancer Svetlana Zakharova and Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Denis Rodkin will dance the tragic love story of temple dancer Nikiya and Solor in "La Bayadere" with the Universal Ballet Company (UBC) in Seoul on Nov. 1 and 4. Korea's first-ever private ballet company, which celebrated its 34th anniversary this year, will stage Marius Petipa's "La Bayadere" a...

Performances | 2018-10-30 18:14

Korean clarinetist Chae picked as Geneva Competition jury

Clarinetist and Korea National University of Arts (K-ARTS) professor Chae Jae-il was picked to be on the jury for the Geneva Clarinet Competition 2018, which will be held from Nov. 3 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland. Also known as Jerry Chae, the 40-year-old musician became the first Korean to judge the Geneva International Music Competition.

Music | 2018-10-29 17:00

'Oslo' reminds audiences of inter-Korean drama

The Asian premiere of the play “Oslo,” produced by the National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK), deals with an unfamiliar Middle Eastern event, but it resonated with Korean audiences because of its similarities with the recent thaw between North and South Korea.Written by J. T. Rogers, the play premiered on Off-Broadway in June 2016 and transferred to Broadway in April 2017, ...

Performances | 2018-10-29 16:59

Yoo Hee-young's abstract paintings reflect his struggle with colors

Artist Yoo Hee-young's color field abstract paintings look simple at first glance with single-colored canvases divided by straight lines. But the pure colors and geometry on the canvas reflect the artist's meditative mind.

Exhibitions | 2018-10-22 20:18

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