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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 12:49

How artist Michael Rakowitz resurrects lost past of Iraq through food packaging

How artist Michael Rakowitz resurrects lost past of Iraq through food packaging

Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz has long been on a mission to revive the lost remnants of Iraq - physical, cultural and historical - through an unlikely set of materials: scraps of Arabic and English newspapers, vibrantly colored Middle Eastern food packaging and tin cans that used to contain Iraqi date syrup.

2023-06-02 10:29

[INTERVIEW] Long-awaited extension of Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale to be pushed forward

INTERVIEWLong-awaited extension of Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale to be pushed forward

VENICE, Italy - The Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, one of the world's longest-running international cultural festivals, may finally be granted a long-awaited chance to extend its small, nearly 30-year-old building, according to Choung Byoung-gug, the chairperson of the pavilion's commissioner, Arts Council Korea (ARKO).

2023-05-29 09:45

Venice Architecture Biennale and its long-overdue celebration of Africa

Venice Architecture Biennale and its long-overdue celebration of Africa

VENICE, Italy - Conventionally, architecture exhibitions are associated with imposing structures, polished conceptual models, sketches and prototypes that can offer a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes working methods of the architects. And the players who would steal the global spotlight have long and often been white men.

2023-05-25 16:41

[INTERVIEW] Korean Pavilion asks '2086: Together How?' at Venice Architecture Biennale

INTERVIEWKorean Pavilion asks '2086: Together How?' at Venice Architecture Biennale

VENICE, Italy - What does the seemingly arbitrary number 2086 mean for humanity? According to the 2022 World Population Prospects report released by the United Nations, it is the year that is projected to be a watershed moment as the global population peaks at just over 10.4 billion people.

2023-05-24 12:22

Venice Architecture Biennale and its long-overdue celebration of Africa

Hoam Museum of Art showcases Kim Whanki's 40-year journey toward lyrical abstraction, dot paintings

Hoam Museum of Art showcases Kim Whanki's 40-year journey toward lyrical abstraction, dot paintings

The modern Korean art world hails Kim Whanki (1913-74), who forged his legacy through pointillist paintings awash with an infinite constellation of dots, as one of the country's greatest abstract masters.

2023-05-23 08:58

French artist JR gives voice to the ordinary through colossal street art

French artist JR gives voice to the ordinary through colossal street art

Where can you find French photographer JR's colossal black-and-white portraits of everyday people? On the walls, rooftops and bridges of countless cities - and even at the U.S.-Mexico border at one point.

2023-05-14 17:13

Gwangju Biennale abolishes new Park Seo-bo Art Prize after first edition

Gwangju Biennale abolishes new Park Seo-bo Art Prize after first edition

The Gwangju Biennale Foundation has officially abolished the brand-new Park Seo-bo Art Prize after drawing flak from local artists, who argued that the award named after the “dansaekhwa” (monochrome painting) master failed to reflect the founding political spirit of Asia's longest-running survey of contemporary art.

2023-05-11 16:51

Loewe Craft Prize-winning horsehair-woven vessels go on display in London

Loewe Craft Prize-winning horsehair-woven vessels go on display in London

Artist Jeong Da-hye's horsehair-woven, lattice-like vessels, one of which became the first-ever Korean piece to earn the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize last year, have been put on view at a show in London to coincide with London Craft Week.

2023-05-09 16:43

Art Busan is packed but sales tad slow as collectors take cautious stance

Art Busan is packed but sales tad slow as collectors take cautious stance

BUSAN - Art lovers and collectors have gathered in Korea's second-largest city on the first weekend of May for a major culture-filled outing: Art Busan.

2023-05-06 10:43

Painting from Silla-era tomb returns for public viewing after 9 years

Painting from Silla-era tomb returns for public viewing after 9 years

A heavenly horse painting, a national treasure believed to date back to the fifth to sixth century, returned for public display Thursday after nine years.

2023-05-04 14:20

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