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Fri, June 2, 2023 | 23:59

Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023

Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023

Against the backdrop of the bullish growth of Korea's art market, which surpassed a 1 trillion won ($786 million) mark for the first time in 2022, major museums and galleries are seeking to dazzle their visitors this year with blockbuster exhibitions and showcases of boundary-pushing creators.

2023-01-04 09:04

Photographer Kim Jung-man dies at age 68

Photographer Kim Jung-man dies at age 68

Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea's most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family.

2022-12-31 16:20

Musicals to watch in 2023

Musicals to watch in 2023

The Korean musical scene is enjoying a golden moment currently, with ticket sales during the first half of 2022 standing at 182.6 billion won ($143.8 million) ― more than a twofold jump from 2021 ― according to the Korea Performing Arts Box Office Information System (KOPIS). It is highly likely to continue its winning streak in 2023, with a wide variety of theatrical shows, r...

2022-12-28 16:54

Han Young-soo, photographer behind black-and-white snapshots of women in postwar Korea

Han Young-soo, photographer behind black-and-white snapshots of women in postwar Korea

When a female street vendor in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, is not busy drawing in her customers with her knowledge of the latest trends, she buries herself in the pages of a newspaper rather than idly watching the world go by.

2022-12-26 16:57

Exhibit on modern-contemporary Korean literary giants to open at Cheong Wa Dae

Exhibit on modern-contemporary Korean literary giants to open at Cheong Wa Dae

Books by four giants of modern and contemporary Korean literature will go on display at the former presidential office and residence of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul beginning this week.

2022-12-21 15:22

Korea's first museum of photography gets new name, location

Korea's first museum of photography gets new name, location

The Museum of Photography, Seoul, nestled within Hanmi Tower in the capital city's southeastern Songpa District, was founded in 2003 as the first institute dedicated to the art of photography in Korea.

2022-12-21 12:36

Yee Soo-kyung's aesthetic journey through broken ceramic shards, illusory rose garden

Yee Soo-kyung's aesthetic journey through broken ceramic shards, illusory rose garden

Setting foot in the white-walled Page Gallery nestled in Seoul's Seongdong District is like traveling to a bizarre dreamland's ceramic forest. The “trees” here are bulbous sculptures made up of a myriad of broken shards that were once part of refined Korean ceramics - celadon, white porcelain and black-glazed wares - handcrafted by master potters across the nation.

2022-12-20 13:45

Legendary photographer behind enduring portraits of era-defining icons

Legendary photographer behind enduring portraits of era-defining icons

One early morning in 2006, Scottish photographer Albert Watson hurriedly headed to Cupertino, California, with a mission at hand: to photograph one of the most powerful visionaries in America, Steve Jobs. He knew he had him for an hour, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. sharp. “I rehearsed all of my lighting beforehand. I was completely ready for him,” he recalled.

2022-12-14 17:20

[INTERVIEW] Belgian artist's whimsical play with shadows captures hearts of millions

INTERVIEWBelgian artist's whimsical play with shadows captures hearts of millions

For Belgian visual artist and filmmaker Vincent Bal, the primary creative ingredient for his whimsical doodles is the shadow itself. To be more precise, his inventive craft is all about capturing the quirky potential of shadows cast by immediately recognizable, everyday objects and combining them with his own minimal ink sketches.

2022-12-12 10:18

[INTERVIEW] A history of servitude: Artist duo traces troubled history of labor migration from Asia

INTERVIEWA history of servitude: Artist duo traces troubled history of labor migration from Asia

On one wintry night in February 2004, across the treacherous sandflats of Morecambe Bay in northwest England, dozens of Chinese cockle pickers were already hours into filling their buckets with heaps of bivalves. Their back-breaking toil would earn them a pittance of five pounds per 25-kilogram bag at the end of the day. Any other profit made from the lucrative trade would be...

2022-12-08 08:46

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