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Mon, March 1, 2021 | 13:09

[INTERVIEW] Yun Suk-nam honors female independent fighters in portraits

[INTERVIEW] Yun Suk-nam honors female independent fighters in portraits

"When you aren't sure what our homeland is, think of the people who died for it. Then you'll know what our homeland means," independence activist Jeong Jeong-hwa (1900-91) wrote in her memoir "Chang Jiang Diary."

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-28 16:18

Artist, feminists at loggerheads over sex doll artwork at MMCA

Artist, feminists at loggerheads over sex doll artwork at MMCA

Artist and filmmaker Jung Yoon-suk's documentary exploring human desires and contradictions by zooming in on the production and consumption of sex dolls in Asia has drawn the ire of feminists. Women's groups claim that the film fuels the sexual objectification of women. They demand that the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) reverse its decision to select t...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-26 14:00

Star violinist joins Deutsche Grammophon

Star violinist joins Deutsche Grammophon

Violinist Kim Bomsori has signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG), according to the prestigious recording company earlier this week.

Do Je-hae | 2021-02-25 09:11

Digital platform Manifold to promote Korean art overseas

Digital platform Manifold to promote Korean art overseas

Manifold, an online art platform organized by the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), is overcoming the limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing up-and-coming Korean artists to the world. The sleek online platform presents 25 artists and 11 galleries managing the artists, selected through the 2020 Grant for Artist Management program funded by the Ministry o...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-20 09:32

Artist reveals fading urban texture of Seoul's Jangwi-dong

Artist reveals fading urban texture of Seoul's Jangwi-dong

When artist Jooyoung Lee started studying Jangwi-dong, a seemingly innocuous neighborhood in northeastern Seoul, she had no idea that its name would soon receive national attention. The site of several urban redevelopment projects in various stages of completion, it is also home to the Sarang Jeil Church, a controversial conservative church that was blamed for the second wave...

2021-02-19 16:12

Exquisite hunting scene folding screen returns from US

Exquisite hunting scene folding screen returns from US

An "Eight-Panel Folding Screen with Hunting Scene," created during Joseon Dynasty King Jeongjo's reign in the late 18th century, was returned from the United States and went on display at the National Palace Museum of Korea starting Thursday.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-19 09:38

Exploring pandemic psyche in art: When you breathe out, people are frightened

Exploring pandemic psyche in art: When you breathe out, people are frightened

In normal times, breathing is recognized as a central force of life. But in the seemingly endless days of the COVID-19 pandemic, that same process of delivering air into and out of our lungs has transformed into a threatening source of anxiety and conflict. The possibility of very real danger lurks in every breath let out.

2021-02-17 17:00

Busan Biennale 2020 goes to Chicago

Busan Biennale 2020 goes to Chicago

The 2020 edition of Busan Biennale, which garnered positive reviews for interweaving visual art with literary elements, heads to Chicago for a year-long project with artists, musicians and writers.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-15 15:43

[INTERVIEW] Park Yoo-ah's adoptee portrait series resonates in consulate-turned-museum building

[INTERVIEW] Park Yoo-ah's adoptee portrait series resonates in consulate-turned-museum building

New York-based artist Park Yoo-ah presents her adoptee portrait series "Ubermensch," exploring identity and family issues, in her solo exhibition "Candid Essence: 51 Lives" at the Nam-Seoul Museum of Art.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-12 09:28

'Pensive Bodhisattva' to represent National Museum of Korea

'Pensive Bodhisattva' to represent National Museum of Korea

The two "Pensive Bodhisattva" statues from the Three Kingdoms era in the collection of the National Museum of Korea (NMK) will be displayed side by side at a new gallery space as the “face” of the museum from November.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-05 17:25

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