BUSAN, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first memorial exhibition for Korean sea lions that went extinct following excessive poaching during Japanese colonial rule will be held at the Korea National Maritime Museum in Busan. The exhibition will take place between December 18 and March 15 at the Museum’s Special Exhibition Hall. The event [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Brazil, known as South America’s gateway to the Korean Wave, hosted an exclusive event to promote Korean webtoons. The Korean Cultural Center in São Paulo held a Webtoon Night Exhibition on Monday. Famous webtoon artists including Kwon Hyuk-joo and Song Rae-hyun were present at the opening ceremony, giving an [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center in New York has opened an exhibition of video installation works by the visionary artist Paik Nam-june (1932-2006). Titled “Nam June Paik: The Maestro of Time,” the exhibition began on Thursday (U.S. time) and runs through Jan. 31 in celebration of the center’s 40th anniversary. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A landmark exhibition in the South Korean port city of Busan will chronicle the highly acclaimed 70-year career of abstract painter Park Seo-bo, deemed the godfather of the unique Korean monochromatic painting genre. The exhibition will kick off next Thursday at Johyun Gallery’s two art spaces in Haeundae, Busan, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Gaya was an ancient confederation that ruled the central-southern region of the Korean Peninsula for about 500 years through the sixth century. But its presence has been dim and often forgotten due to the more powerful Three Kingdoms that flourished on the peninsula in Gaya’s last centuries. The National [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is a pioneering Asian country in video art, being the home of Paik Nam-june, the de facto inventor of the genre. To chronicle the unique history of Korean video art, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is this week holding a special exhibition that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Koreans are also interested in luxuries instead of necessities when it comes to dining culture, according to a recent exhibition. From November 11 to 14, the Pyongyang International Agriculture and Foodstuff Exhibition took place at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, shedding insight on food trends among North Koreans. According [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Biological Resources, affiliated with the Ministry of Environment located in Incheon, will hold an exhibition of nudibranchs. Nudibranchs are shell-less snails that live in the sea. They are often referred to as “hidden gems in the ocean” for their unique, diverse forms and brilliant colors, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean museum said Monday it will open an exhibition in Seoul this week that displays original calligraphical works by a renowned Buddhist monk from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The monk is widely praised for his diplomacy with Japan following the neighboring country’s 16th century invasion of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Polish national museum is set to open an exhibition in Warsaw this week that shows Korean art from prehistory through the 19th century, the National Museum of Korea said Thursday. The National Museum in Warsaw has teamed up with the Seoul museum to present the exhibition from Friday [...]