Arts & Theater

Galleries Art Fair set for largest edition yet amid market slowdown

As Korea's longest-running homegrown art event, the Galleries Art Fair is gearing up for its biggest edition ever this April, even as the art market continues to face sluggish sales.

Mar 18, 2025By Park Han-sol

Galleries Art Fair set for largest edition yet amid market slowdown

From supermarkets to state funerals: How Wael Shawky reframes history, religion

In his 2005 video series “The Cave,” Egyptian artist Wael Shawky strides through bustling supermarkets in Istanbul, Amsterdam and Hamburg, vigorously reciting a chapter from the Quran from memory — his voice echoing through the aisles as puzzled locals look on.

Mar 13, 2025By Park Han-sol

From supermarkets to state funerals: How Wael Shawky reframes history, religion

Top ballerino demands unpaid holiday wage, exposing poor conditions for dancers

A leading ballerino with 17 years of experience has filed a labor complaint over an unpaid holiday wage of 240,000 won ($180), shedding light on the harsh working conditions faced by dancers in Korea’s public performing arts sector.

Mar 12, 2025By KTimes

Top ballerino demands unpaid holiday wage, exposing poor conditions for dancers

Hole-ridden folding screen, bridal robe regain their splendor after restoration

In the year 1826, the governor of Pyeongan Province — now part of modern-day North Korea — hosted a grand banquet along the Taedong River to honor a new cohort of successful provincial examination candidates.

Mar 10, 2025By Park Han-sol

Hole-ridden folding screen, bridal robe regain their splendor after restoration

Artists reimagine nature's earthly grandeur

As long as art has existed, it has communed with nature and its mesmerizing, untamed power in one way or another.

Mar 9, 2025By Park Han-sol

Artists reimagine nature's earthly grandeur

Culture ministry to foster aspiring artists across various fields

Yu In-chon, minister of culture, sports and tourism, said Friday that the government is fully committed to supporting young artists, pledging to provide them with the necessary resources and opportunities to thrive.

Mar 7, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee

Culture ministry to foster aspiring artists across various fields

REVIEW Unlikely friendship: Humanoid jockey, horse and humans unite

A racehorse on the brink of being discarded, a humanoid jockey learning the meaning of emotion and a girl with a passion for robotics — "A Thousand Blues" brings these unlikely companions together in a musical.

Mar 5, 2025By Kwon Mee-yoo

[REVIEW] Unlikely friendship: Humanoid jockey, horse and humans unite

Hyundai Motor, Tate Modern select Maret Anne Sara as next 'Hyundai Commission' artist

Hyundai Motor said Wednesday it has selected Maret Anne Sara as the next artist for the "Hyundai Commission," a prestigious annual exhibition held at Tate Modern in London.

Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap

Hyundai Motor, Tate Modern select Maret Anne Sara as next 'Hyundai Commission' artist

SHINee's Minho to star in play 'Rendez-vous'

Singer and actor Choi Min-ho is set to expand his career in theater with the play "Rendezvous."

Mar 1, 2025By KTimes

SHINee's Minho to star in play 'Rendez-vous'

Cancer cells, AI, blind cavefish: Pierre Huyghe's art of ever-mutating ecosystems

For decades, Pierre Huyghe has made art out of almost anything — hermit crabs, blind cavefish, monkeys, human skeletons, brain scans and even cancer cells.

Feb 28, 2025By Park Han-sol

Cancer cells, AI, blind cavefish: Pierre Huyghe's art of ever-mutating ecosystems

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