SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition of photos and paintings will kick off this week to honor foreign soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War as part of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict, the veterans affairs ministry said Monday. The exhibition will open in sequence [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean painter Choi Wook-kyung (1940-1985) in a sense represented a unique amalgamation of abstract expressionism of her home country and the United States. In an era when the field was dominated by political and populist art, Choi dug deeper into the realm of abstract expressionism after studying the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Contemporary experimental works from renowned overseas artists are prominently featured in a special anniversary exhibition of Gallery Hyundai, one of South Korea’s quintessential modern art galleries, organizers said Friday. Gallery Hyundai, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, launched the second of its two-part exhibition, titled “Hyundai 50,” on [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Conservation science, the discipline of conserving art, architecture and other cultural works, serves as a tool for restoring art as closely to the creator’s intended vision. The discipline combines aspects of chemistry, physics, biology and engineering — nerdy fields that are hardly considered romantic or associated with timeless beauty [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — To this day, the Gwangju Democratization Movement of May 18, 1980, against the then-brutal military dictatorship invokes in the hearts of many South Koreans emotions of horror and deep sorrow, as well as a profound respect toward hope for democracy. The movement, which ended with hundreds of people killed [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giants BTS and BLACKPINK, and Hollywood-darling auteur Bong Joon-ho are some of the key players when it comes to South Korea’s soft power overseas. Oddly enough though, the roots of Korean cultural exports can be traced back to not a household name but a less-known Joseon-era artist named [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — “Universe,” a major dot painting by late South Korean abstract master Kim Whan-ki, will go on exhibition in his home country next month after it was sold for the highest price tag of any Korean painting in an auction last year. According to Gallery Hyundai, the diptych, officially titled [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With a few stray strokes painted with spray lacquer against the backdrop of white canvas, works by painter David Ostrowski border between clumsy graffiti and an enigma loaded with intricate aesthetics. The German painter’s “F” series paintings best capture such a borderline quality, and this month, 15 pieces of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) will dedicate one of its exhibition halls to a collection of iconic paintings, the museum’s director has said. The Seoul gallery of the MMCA will host a permanent collection of 40 paintings by modern Korean painters, including Gu Bon-woong, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul citizens and visitors will be given a rare opportunity to appreciate about one hundred ancient Egyptian treasures, including a 2,700-year-old mummy and coffin, free of charge over the next two years, the National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Monday. The NMK said the Asian Gallery located on the [...]