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Wed, November 30, 2022 | 03:23

Museums ready to greet family visitors in May

Museums ready to greet family visitors in May

In Korea, an alternative term for May is “family month,” as the month holds holidays honoring members of a traditional family unit, including Children's Day on May 5, Parent's Day on May 8 and Married Couple's Day on May 21. This year, in celebration of May and the centennial of Children's Day, major national museums in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province are hosting special exhibiti...

Park Han-sol | 2022-05-04 16:54

Performing arts scene sees sharp rise in revenue after lifting of distancing rules

Performing arts scene sees sharp rise in revenue after lifting of distancing rules

The Korean performing arts scene has experienced a sharp rise in revenue thanks to the lifting of nearly all social distancing rules, like gathering limits, about two weeks ago, industry data showed Wednesday.

2022-05-04 11:28

Walking tour of Korean art masters in Italy's floating city

Walking tour of Korean art masters in Italy's floating city

VENICE, Italy - While the main charm of the 59th Venice Biennale lies in its flagship show, the International Art Exhibition, as well as the exhibitions put forth by 80 participating national pavilions, the city has plenty more to offer.

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-27 11:58

Venice Biennale's International Art Exhibition becomes celebration of female creative talent

Venice Biennale's International Art Exhibition becomes celebration of female creative talent

VENICE, Italy - Artist Lee Mire's new kinetic sculpture, “Endless House: Holes and Drips,” located in the middle of the International Art Exhibition at Venice's former shipyard and armory known as the Arsenale - the highlight of the Venice Biennale - commands immediate attention among visitors.

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-26 10:23

Historic Kansong Art Museum welcomes public again after 7 years

Historic Kansong Art Museum welcomes public again after 7 years

The Kansong Art Museum, known as the oldest private institution in Korea that boasts a historic collection of over 16,000 cultural artifacts, finally reopened its “Bohwagak” venue in Seongbuk District, northeastern Seoul, on Saturday after a seven-year hiatus.

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-18 17:00

'Shanghai 1932-34' depicts friendship between Korean, Chinese revolutionaries

'Shanghai 1932-34' depicts friendship between Korean, Chinese revolutionaries

The new musical “Shanghai 1932-34,” based on the life of the ethnically Korean Chinese actor Jin Yan during China's golden age of cinema, is being staged to mark the 30th anniversary of Korea-China diplomatic relations.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-04-15 16:43

Michael Craig-Martin's vividly colored images give new meanings to mundane

Michael Craig-Martin's vividly colored images give new meanings to mundane

A purple football with green laces, a neon pink pepper mill, a sky blue dress shoe and a bright red screw. Irish-born artist Michael Craig-Martin's compendium of images marries instantly recognizable everyday objects that have become the face of modern consumer culture with untrue-to-life colors - a fun mix of bland familiarity with a flavor of “unrealness.”

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-12 17:50

Exploring sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu's pursuit of eternity

Exploring sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu's pursuit of eternity

“A model adorned in vanity and religion, I must remove the model's masquerade and resurrect her in plaster clay. I drain the desire from her thick lips and wipe her snake-like eye rims with purified water.”

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-03 16:47

Korean Pavilion ready for Venice Biennale after controversies

Korean Pavilion ready for Venice Biennale after controversies

For the upcoming 59th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, the Korean Pavilion will transform into “a mammoth organic body,” where artist Kim Yun-chul's site-specific installations and the pavilion's changed building structure will intermingle harmoniously, according to its curator, Lee Young-chul.

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-31 10:47

'Archeological' discovery of Nam June Paik's avant-garde spirit

'Archeological' discovery of Nam June Paik's avant-garde spirit

In 1977, two weeks before he turned 45, Nam June Paik (1932-2006) declared it was “time for Archeology of Avantgarde” - an unusual phrase he chose to trace the origins of his avant-garde spirit of experimentation that would help set the foundations of his imposing legacy as a video art visionary.

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-30 14:54

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