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Sun, October 1, 2023 | 18:33

Gwangju Biennale 2024 to use 'pansori' as gateway to explore today's changing 'spatial conditions'

Gwangju Biennale 2024 to use 'pansori' as gateway to explore today's changing 'spatial conditions'

Next year's edition of the Gwangju Biennale will use “pansori,” a Korean musical tradition of storytelling featuring vocals and arrhythmic drumming, as a gateway to the festival's journey into human relation to contemporary space, according to artistic director Nicolas Bourriaud.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-30 16:35

How provocateurs of Korean experimental art wrestled with rapid modernization, authoritarian state

How provocateurs of Korean experimental art wrestled with rapid modernization, authoritarian state

The experimental art scene that struck post-war Korea in the 1960s and 1970s like a meteorite is a buried chapter of history that deserves to be revisited - or, for most of the world, newly discovered.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-29 15:44

A closer look at Jung Kang-ja, female trailblazer in Korean experimental art

[INTERVIEW] Kwon Nyung-ho's journey toward abstraction as Paris-based Korean painter

INTERVIEWKwon Nyung-ho's journey toward abstraction as Paris-based Korean painter

It was 1981 when a 25-year-old Kwon Nyung-ho, filled with a pocketful of dreams and desires to see the celebrated works of Old Masters in person, set foot on European soil for the very first time in his life.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-27 11:03

'Mozart!' musical explores tumultuous life of classical prodigy

'Mozart!' musical explores tumultuous life of classical prodigy

This is a lingering question for the audience of the musical, “Mozart!” which illuminates the vicissitudes of the musical genius' life. His unparalleled compositional prowess makes him one of the greatest composers of all time, but it also causes him agony by hampering him from pursuing what he truly desired - freedom.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-06-24 08:50

Kiaf Seoul 2023 ready for September alongside Frieze Seoul

Kiaf Seoul 2023 ready for September alongside Frieze Seoul

Kiaf Seoul, Korea's longest-running contemporary art fair, is gearing up to return this September for its 22nd edition, joined by over 210 galleries from 20 countries.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-23 08:28

[INTERVIEW] Meet architectural visionary behind NYC's Korean art showcase at Rockefeller Center

INTERVIEWMeet architectural visionary behind NYC's Korean art showcase at Rockefeller Center

At the Channel Gardens outside the landmark Rockefeller Center, amid a sea of skyscrapers in the heart of New York City, stands artist Lee Bae's towering stack of pine charcoal.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-21 16:26

Frieze Seoul's inaugural Artist Award goes to Woo Hannah

Frieze Seoul's inaugural Artist Award goes to Woo Hannah

Seoul-based artist Woo Hannah has been named the winner of the inaugural Artist Award at Frieze Seoul, Tuesday.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-20 15:38

Salvador Dali's dreamlike art illuminates Seoul's once-forgotten luxury hotel cabaret

Salvador Dali's dreamlike art illuminates Seoul's once-forgotten luxury hotel cabaret

On the towering walls inside of a former luxury cabaret at Grand Walkerhill Seoul, Salvador Dali's (1904-89) melting clocks, swarming eyeballs and elephants with spindly legs emerge from the darkness.

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-16 14:37

Urban Break 2023 to spotlight AI technology, interactive events

Urban Break 2023 to spotlight AI technology, interactive events

Urban Break 2023, renowned as Asia's premier contemporary urban and street art fair, is set to make its highly anticipated return at COEX in southern Seoul this July, offering an array of captivating interactive exhibits.

Jung Da-hyun | 2023-06-15 08:16

[INTERVIEW] Korea's traditional 'countryside retreats' brought to virtual life at London Design Biennale

INTERVIEWKorea's traditional 'countryside retreats' brought to virtual life at London Design Biennale

If one were to pick a keyword that best encapsulates the Korean Pavilion at the London Design Biennale this year, it would have to be “respite.”

Park Han-sol | 2023-06-14 13:14

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