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Fri, December 9, 2022 | 05:48

Korean art market is expanding, but still faces challenges to becoming Asia's hub

Korean art market is expanding, but still faces challenges to becoming Asia's hub

HONG KONG - The Korean art market has not been the first choice for collectors over other options like the U.S., Hong Kong or the U.K. when art auction season starts. But with Korea's increasing cultural footprint in the world, demand for Korean artworks has also grown. The latest indication of this trend is Frieze's art fair that was held in Seoul in September of this year, ...

Park Ji-won | 2022-12-04 08:31

Korean content promotion center opens in Indonesia

Korean content promotion center opens in Indonesia

A center where visitors can experience Korean products related to hallyu, or the Korean wave, has opened in the capital of Indonesia. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, Friday, it is launching the promotion center named KOREA 360 inside Lotte Shopping Avenue, a shopping mall in Jakarta, on Saturday.

Kim Rahn | 2022-12-03 18:09

Global brands give Korean craftworks chance to shine again

Global brands give Korean craftworks chance to shine again

In July, news that artist Jeong Da-hye became the first-ever Korean creator to be awarded the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shook up the country's craft art scene. The prize, launched by the Spanish luxury fashion house's cultural foundation, recognized Jeong's delicate, horsehair-woven, lattice-like vessel in helping revive the centuries-old Joseon-era technique o...

Park Han-sol | 2022-12-01 16:08

'Talchum' listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

'Talchum' listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

“Talchum” or traditional Korean mask dance, was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) list, Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced that Korea's bid to inscribe talchum on the list was accepted during the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Rabat, Morocco.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-11-30 20:08

The baguette gets UN world heritage status

Winter coat picks by Hungarian K-beauty influencer

Winter coat picks by Hungarian K-beauty influencer

As the world has not only experienced but also gotten used to the major influence of such fashion capitals as Paris, London, or New York in its everyday life, some of which have been known for this title for hundreds of years now, Seoul might have had a tough time introducing itself as a new fashion capital that dug its way straight into the group of great names.

2022-11-30 10:38

Korean ancient book, women's poetry listed on regional list of UNESCO Memory of the World

Korean ancient book, women's poetry listed on regional list of UNESCO Memory of the World

A Korean ancient history book, traditional women's poetry and records of a massive oil spill have been added to the regional list of the UNESCO Memory of the World program.

2022-11-26 16:11

Joseon-era calendrical book with details on Admiral Yi Sun-sin returned to Korea

Joseon-era calendrical book with details on Admiral Yi Sun-sin returned to Korea

The “Calendrical Book of the Gyeongja Year (1600) with Memoranda by Ryu Seong-ryong,” a metal-type printed book published in 1599, has been unveiled to the public after being acquired from Japan, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Thursday. As a high-ranking official and Confucian scholar, Ryu was the equivalent of the prime minister during the reign of King Seon...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-11-25 09:27

Treasured Goryeo-era celadon wares found underwater go on display

Treasured Goryeo-era celadon wares found underwater go on display

It was May 2007 when a fisherman working off the coast of Taean's Daeseom Island in South Chungcheong Province caught in his fish trap a webfoot octopus grabbing onto what appeared to be a celadon bowl from the Goryeo period (918-1392). The chance discovery soon led to a historic excavation of relics in the waters around Daeseom and Mado Islands from 2007 to 2010, conducted b...

Park Han-sol | 2022-11-24 17:15

Opera Gallery Group chief paints rosy picture of global art market's future

Opera Gallery Group chief paints rosy picture of global art market's future

Describing himself as “an art-loving entrepreneur with a global vision,” Gilles Dyan, Opera Gallery Group's founder and chairman, remains optimistic about the future of the international art market, despite the current uncertainties surrounding the economy.

Park Han-sol | 2022-11-18 08:09

89-year-old knitting artist proves age is just number

89-year-old knitting artist proves age is just number

Knitting artist Seo Yoon-nam is living proof that it is never too late to follow one's dreams. Most people in their 80s would consider it a blessing if they don't suffer from serious illnesses. At the age of 89, however, Seo spends hours knitting clothes for dolls. She also has a better vision than many people half her age. Seo has had an interest in art since she was a high ...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-11-17 12:57

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