SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — At the heart of Seoul is Jongchinbu, a historic building that was used as the headquarters of an office overseeing royal family affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The building, which had been relocated to several different places near the royal palace of Gyeongbok, returned to its original spot [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” “Artificial desires are despoiling the earth.” “Protect me from what I want.” “Solitude is enriching.” These aphorisms and poetic texts engraved on stone benches and blinking and rolling across LED pillars hanging from the ceiling are some of American artist Jenny [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — “But one needs a change sometimes. We take everything too much for granted, including each other.” Perhaps this quote by Moominmamma from the book “Moominpappa at Sea” is one of the most relatable phrases for many of us that are going through an unprecedented pandemic that has triggered social [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A cartoon and augmented reality (AR)-based exhibition will be held to commemorate the lives of Korean sex slave victims taken by the Japanese military. To be held jointly by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, the exhibition will run from November 11 to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A special exhibition commemorating ties between Seoul and Moscow opened this week, offering visitors a chance to travel through time to the Joseon Dynasty through the eyes of a young Russian architect who stayed here during one of the country’s most tumultuous times in history. “The Life and Works [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The use of technology in creating fine art is hardly a new concept nowadays. From the frequent use of televisions in works by Paik Nam-june since the 1960s to the embracing of cutting-edge tech such as 3D printers and augmented reality software in today’s art, technology has undoubtedly become [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Five women dressed in hijabs and caftan dresses are seen with motorbikes in the narrow streets of Morocco. Standing before the camera, they stare into the lens not as passive presences but with bold and bravado-filled poses. In “Henna Angels,” a 2010 photograph by Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj, the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Surrounded by a stream, a mountain and a bustling street market, Hongeun-dong appears like most Seoul neighborhoods, if not for a mammoth building with an obsolete ivory-colored facade. Measuring 220 meters in length and 44 meters in width, Yujin Sangga remains one of the city’s biggest buildings 50 years [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In commemoration of the Korea-France Treaty of 1886, Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, the French president in the late 19th century, two years later presented the then Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire with a polychrome-decorated white Salamis vase. It was produced by France’s Manufacture Nationale de Sevres, one of [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) on Tuesday announced two experimental art projects that will be put on display under the inaugural Project Hashtag program, the museum’s art exhibit-sponsorship project co-founded with Hyundai Motor Co. The Project Hashtag 2020 exhibition will showcase works from two teams [...]