SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Lacoste, the French sports fashion brand famous for its iconic crocodile logo, will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a tennis-themed showcase in Seoul this month. Lacoste began its global anniversary campaign at Mount Nam in central Seoul with an invitation-only, pre-opening event Friday, with a launch party set for [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A heavenly horse painting, a national treasure believed to date back to the fifth to sixth century, returned for public display Thursday after nine years. The “Cheonma” painting is on display as part of a special exhibition of artifacts unearthed from a royal tomb from the Silla Kingdom (B.C. [...]
GWANGJU, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Just like dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence, art has the power to change narratives and inspire people over time. Gwangju Biennale, a major art festival in Asia, brings water to the fore for this year’s event to address contemporary social issues and instill [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Ufan, a celebrated Korean minimalist painter and sculptor, is showcasing his iconic and latest artworks, which explore the relationship between space and time, in his first solo exhibition in South Korea in 12 years. The exhibition, titled “Lee Ufan,” opened at Kukje Gallery in downtown Seoul on Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Leeum Museum of Art said Friday it will open a special exhibition featuring extensive works of top-notch white porcelain from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). “Joseon White Porcelain: Paragon of Virtue” will run from Feb. 28 to May 28 at the nation’s largest private gallery run by the Samsung Foundation [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold its largest exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the southeastern port city of Busan this week to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry, the industry ministry said Wednesday. Drone Show Korea 2023, the seventh edition of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Contemporary artist Hong Seung-hye is known for geometric works based on the form of computer pixels, but she has long dreamed of breaking from the rectangular grid and expanding the boundary of her art world. Since her debut in 1997, Hong has drawn attention for radically simplistic artworks based [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean golfer Chun In-gee said Thursday she felt lost in her career a year ago but found a way to discover her true self by painting the famous animation character “Dumbo,” her nickname loved by fans. The 27-year-old won the LPGA championship in 2015 and 2016, and clinched [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first prototype of the M2 Carbine infantry rifle, produced back in 1971, will be unveiled to the public through a special exhibition that will open on Wednesday at the War Memorial of Korea, a museum commemorating the 1950-53 Korean War. The exhibition will showcase 52 firearms that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A retrospective exhibition on Korea-born video art pioneer Paik Nam-june (1932-2006) will open this week to showcase his essential artworks and shed light on his broad influence on contemporary Korean art. The special exhibition “Paik Nam June Effect” will run from Nov. 10 to Feb. 26 at the National [...]