SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean experts will visit Indonesia this week to provide training for conservators in the cultural heritage sector in the Southeast Asian country. The on-site technical training will take place at the conservation office situated in Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, located in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea will launch an umbrella art festival this autumn for major international art exhibitions and fairs regularly held in three metropolitan cities, the culture ministry announced Monday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will kick off the inaugural event tentatively called “Korea art festival” in September [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a culmination of mounting challenges, the organizers of a provocative adult entertainment festival featuring Japanese porn stars have decided to cancel the controversial event scheduled for this week in South Korea. PlayJoker, the company behind the “2024 KXF The Fashion” festival, announced the cancellation through social media, expressing [...]
VENICE, Italy, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) — If you seek to appreciate the essence of Korean aesthetics during the Venice Biennale, the Wilmotte Foundation could be the ideal destination for exploration. The cultural institution offers a captivating platform for exploring the artistic odyssey of Lee Bae, celebrated for his mastery of charcoal as his principal medium [...]
VENICE, Italy, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Just as islands are often linked by underwater terrain, there exists an underlying connection that unifies art across time and space. Drawing inspiration from this analogy, South Korea unveiled a special exhibition Thursday titled, “Every Island is a Mountain,” at Palazzo Malta—Ordine di Malta in Venice, to demonstrate [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) –The number of farming households in South Korea fell below one million last year for the first time on record, according to government statistics released on April 18, underscoring the rapidly aging population in the rural areas of the country. The 2023 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Survey by Statistics Korea [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) –In a recently published book, Son Woong-jung, the father of Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, firmly rejected the notion that parents should strive to be friends with their children. “People often say parents should be friends with their kids, but I see that as dereliction of duty,” said Son Woong-jung, [...]
YEOSU, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) –In an effort to alleviate the financial strain associated with pregnancy, the city of Yeosu in South Jeolla Province has announced that it will provide an allowance of 500,000 won to expectant mothers. According to Yeosu officials, previous support measures related to pregnancy, including a pregnancy confirmation fee, transportation expenses [...]
VENICE, Italy, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale offers a remarkably tranquil atmosphere, largely free from flashy visual stimulation. Instead, the pavilion is imbued with invisible sensory elements: scents. The serene ambiance inside the Korean Pavilion was particularly notable on Wednesday amidst the outside clamor from protesters opposing [...]
VENICE, Italy, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With its lush garden and sunlight filtering through 19th century windows, the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice provides the perfect backdrop for the long-awaited debut of Korean abstract art master Yoo Young-kuk (1916-2002), who dedicated his career to capturing the simple lyricism of nature on canvas through his [...]