LONDON, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global private aviation company, announces today its worldwide sponsorship of the exhibition and tour of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, the most significant auction entirely dedicated to raising funds for philanthropic causes. The sale, consisting of numerous categories, will be conducted by Christie’s, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Children’s books reflect a nation’s identity and livelihood and they, in turn, play a crucial role in nurturing and consolidating the nature of the people, wrote Bang Jeong-hwan for a local magazine in 1922. Bang (1899-1931) was a children book writer and an activist who fought for children’s rights. [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A time-themed exhibition can’t be opening at a better place than at Culture Station Seoul 284, a former railway station built in 1929. Before it was transformed into a cultural space in August 2011, the modern architecture was seen as a symbol that lived through the country’s dynamic economic [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new exhibition called ‘Selfie’ that kicks off today at Savina Museum of Contemporary Art offers viewers an inside look at the self-obsessed culture of modern times often typified by selfies and social media networks, from an artistic point of view. The new self-explanatory exhibition ‘Selfie: those who photograph [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition in the lobby of the National Assembly building faced scrutiny Tuesday after it featured a parodied picture of Edouard Manet’s “Olympia”, with the faces altered to portray President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil. The exhibition was organized by Democratic Party lawmaker Pyo Chang-won, who has [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – With the slogan “Of Men, By Men, For Men,” the Men’s Show 2017 kicked off Friday at Seoul’s COEX for a three-day run. It is Korea’s only exhibition that specifically targets male consumers, showcasing products and activities related to health, beauty, leisure, and fashion. It even features “adult products” [...]
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Hyundai Museum of Kids’ Books & Art (MOKA) is offering a special exhibit, themed Pictures and Books, for visiting children by having a moving robot follow them around to share information on different artworks in the museum. The robot, entitled “Docent Momo,” was specially developed for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government will display 50 photos from the 2016 Hangang (Han River) Summer Festival from December 12 to 16 at the main lobby of the city hall, highlighting the best of the city’s iconic river during this year’s summer season. The Hangang Summer Festival took off in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Coffee companies are engaging in cultural promotions as a way of improving their brand image with customers through hosting mini concerts and art exhibitions. Dongsuh Food, famous for its instant coffee mix brand Maxim, recently hosted its latest classical music concert in the southwestern city of Jeonju on Nov. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Photographer David LaChapelle, best recognized for bringing celebrities into surrealistic photographs, is hosting a photo exhibition in Seoul four years after his last exhibit in Busan. Titled David LaChapelle Inscape of Beauty, the exhibition will introduce some 180 of his earliest to most recent works. LaChapelle gained recognition as [...]