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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 18:37

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

Jeong Da-hye's horsehair-woven vessel becomes first Korean piece to win Loewe Craft Prize

Jeong Da-hye's horsehair-woven vessel becomes first Korean piece to win Loewe Craft Prize

A hand-woven vessel sways back and forth in even the gentlest breeze wafting through the room, glimmering in the light at each wiggle. “A Time of Sincerity,” a malleable yet surprisingly solid craft work borne from the hands of Korean artist Jeong Da-hye, has revived the centuries-old technique of making hats with horsehair.

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-01 16:40

Frieze Seoul unveils list of galleries, programs for upcoming inaugural edition

Frieze Seoul unveils list of galleries, programs for upcoming inaugural edition

With Seoul named as the first Asian host of the Frieze Art Fair, a prestigious global platform for modern and contemporary art, the organizer of Frieze Seoul unveiled a list of participating galleries and main programs for its inaugural edition in September, Wednesday. The four-day fair will kick off on Sept. 2 at COEX in southern Seoul, running alongside Korea's largest cont...

Park Han-sol | 2022-06-29 15:58

Mexican contemporary sculpture in dialogue with NMK's 'Aztecs' exhibition

Mexican contemporary sculpture in dialogue with NMK's 'Aztecs' exhibition

Mexican artist Javier Marin's monumental sculpture, “Chalchihuites,” which represents pre-Hispanic and contemporary Mexico marked by the history of 16th-century Spanish conquest, was unveiled at the plaza of the National Museum of Korea (NMK) this week. The imposing piece created by sculptor Marin arrived in Seoul to be in dialogue with the museum's ongoing exhibition, “Aztec...

Park Han-sol | 2022-06-28 16:54

[INTERVIEW] Jean-Michel Othoniel's glass garden of enchantment 'is for everybody'

INTERVIEWJean-Michel Othoniel's glass garden of enchantment 'is for everybody'

A ferociously glistening, azure river has unfurled itself on the first floor of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA). The museum in central Seoul has not become a victim of summertime flooding. The 26-meter-long riverbed - bedecked with 7,500 aquamarine-hued glass bricks made by master glassblowers in Firozabad, India - is Jean-Michel Othoniel's latest step towards achieving his vi...

Park Han-sol | 2022-06-28 09:03

Musical 'Sandglass' is love letter to original TV drama

Musical 'Sandglass' is love letter to original TV drama

Among all the Korean dramas that have aired to date, SBS' “Sandglass” (1995) is the third most-viewed series ever. Starring acclaimed actors such as Choi Min-soo, Ko Hyun-jung and Park Sang-won, the mega-hit drama was reportedly so popular that there were hardly any people on the street when it was on the air.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-06-27 17:03

'Casting meddling' claim stirs musical scene

'Casting meddling' claim stirs musical scene

The nation's musical scene is under a cloud of confusion and internal squabbling, following allegations that a big-name actress made producers cast her close acquaintances in a popular musical. The chaos has driven veteran musical actors to issue a statement to call on actors to refrain from meddling in the casting process.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-06-24 09:07

World of 'hanji' unfolds in southern Italian city of Bari

World of 'hanji' unfolds in southern Italian city of Bari

A colorful “hanji” wonderland has unfolded in the Italian port city of Bari. The exhibition, “Hanji: Paper of Life,” which runs until July 25 at a museum that is housed within the massive 13th-century fortress, Castello Svevo, introduces the traditional Korean paper made with the inner bark of the mulberry tree

Park Han-sol | 2022-06-23 17:10

Seoul becomes outdoor stage for sculptural beauty

Seoul becomes outdoor stage for sculptural beauty

Plazas, parks and islands at the heart of Seoul have been transformed into an outdoor sculptural wonderland as part of the ongoing Seoul Sculpture Festival. The first stage of the festival, jointly organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and K-Sculpture Organizing Committee, has unfolded at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall.

Park Han-sol | 2022-06-17 15:08

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