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Wed, November 30, 2022 | 03:59

Urban Break art fair becomes playground for graffiti, webtoons, tattoo

Urban Break art fair becomes playground for graffiti, webtoons, tattoo

The third edition of Urban Break, which has made its name known as Asia's largest contemporary urban and street art fair, is expected to be more bustling than ever. The four-day fair kicked off Thursday at Coex in southern Seoul under the theme of “Green, Equity, Digital.” It aims to target a growing number of millennial art collectors and enthusiasts by bringing to the fore ...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-21 15:05

'Kim Ji-young: Born 1982' gets stage adaptation

'Kim Ji-young: Born 1982' gets stage adaptation

Cho Nam-ju's bestselling novel, “Kim Ji-young: Born 1982,” will get its first stage adaptation in September. Upon its publication in 2016, the book sold more than a million copies in Korea. The publishing rights have been sold to 30 countries, including the U.S., Japan, France and Spain. The story was also adapted into a film of the same title in 2019 that sold over 3.67 mill...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-19 16:01

Sculptor reconnects past and present through reimagined world of Shakespeare, heavenly paradise

Sculptor reconnects past and present through reimagined world of Shakespeare, heavenly paradise

William Shakespeare's greatest scenes of tragedy and comedy have been reborn in the reflective stainless steel wonderland of sculptor-cum-painter Park Ki-woong. Park's new solo exhibition at Gallery LaON in central Seoul offers a peek into his latest series, “Shakespeare” and “TONOTENACELA,” through some 15 pieces on display. “In my work, I wanted to go beyond simply pursuing...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-16 09:54

Art installation using dying goldfish accused of animal abuse

Art installation using dying goldfish accused of animal abuse

An art installation featuring goldfish that are slowly dying due to being locked in IV fluid bags inside a gallery has been partially taken down on Tuesday after being accused of animal abuse. Yu Buck's “Fish” had been on view at the Jeonnam Museum of Art in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, since the opening of its new exhibition, “Mourning: In the Wake of Loss,” on June 30.

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-14 15:59

Changgeuk blends traditional pansori and modern Western theater

Changgeuk blends traditional pansori and modern Western theater

“Changgeuk” is a traditional Korean opera performed with pansori, a form of Korean musical storytelling that involves a singer and a drummer on stage. Many would guess it is an old-school thing, but upon closer inspection, they might be surprised to see how adeptly it blends tradition and modernity while fusing elements from both traditional pansori and modern Western theatre...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-07-14 08:23

Owner of most expensive Korean artwork ever auctioned revealed after 3 years

Owner of most expensive Korean artwork ever auctioned revealed after 3 years

Hailed as one of Korea's greatest abstract masters, Kim Whanki (1913-74) and his iconic pointillist painting grabbed headlines in November 2019, when his 1971 diptych, “Universe 5-IV-71 #200,” fetched HK$88 million (13.2 billion won) at Christie's Hong Kong ― making history as the most expensive Korean work of art ever auctioned, to this day. At the time of the auction, specu...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-13 14:49

MMCA spotlights underappreciated history of Korean polychrome paintings

MMCA spotlights underappreciated history of Korean polychrome paintings

The history of Korea's traditional polychrome paintings, or “chaesaekhwa,” stretches back as far as the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 B.C.-A.D. 668), when murals adorned the walls of ancient royal tombs, and it continued throughout the 918-1392 Goryeo Kingdom, as witnessed in Buddhist paintings patterned with brilliant primary colors. As court, folk and religious paintings, chaesaekhw...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-12 16:56

S. Korean webtoons set to be adapted into animations in Japan

S. Korean webtoons set to be adapted into animations in Japan

Popular South Korean web-based comics are set to be adapted into animated series in partnership with Japanese productions amid rising global demand for Korean digital content.

2022-07-08 13:29

3 black-and-white photo exhibitions offer testament to 20th-century world history

3 black-and-white photo exhibitions offer testament to 20th-century world history

In the 21st century, everyone with a smartphone is a photographer. Images captured through the camera lens are no longer recognized as a rare window to the exotic scenery of a faraway land. However, revisiting early masters' black-and-white snapshots may render a fresh appreciation of photography's role in encapsulating bygone eras.

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-05 12:05

[INTERVIEW] How Frank Wildhorn became most popular musical composer in Korea

INTERVIEWHow Frank Wildhorn became most popular musical composer in Korea

What makes a great composer? Talent, effort or luck may help, but in the case of American musical/popular song composer Frank Wildhorn, his ability to enjoy the entire process of songwriting seems to be the most powerful weapon he has. Being creative can be a form of torture for some people, but for him, it is pure joy.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-07-04 08:29

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