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Foreign Luxury Fashion Brands Reach Out to Korean Art Scene

Foreign Luxury Fashion Brands Reach Out to Korean Art Scene

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In recent days, foreign luxury fashion brands have been actively participating in Korean art-related exhibitions and events. The French fashion brand Chanel announced on Tuesday that it will showcase the ‘Now & Next’ video series, which highlights modern Korean artists, in collaboration with the international art fair Frieze, scheduled [...]

Growing Number of Koreans Flocking to Famous Art Exhibitions

Growing Number of Koreans Flocking to Famous Art Exhibitions

SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Art exhibitions are gaining popularity this year, with thousands of South Koreans flocking to art museums for large-scale exhibitions. The art industry reported that Maurizio Cattelan’s solo art exhibition at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul has been visited by 210,000 people since its opening in January. “Joseon [...]

Ticket Sales for Exhibitions, Concerts Jump as Quarantine Rules Relaxed

Ticket Sales for Exhibitions, Concerts Jump as Quarantine Rules Relaxed

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of people are going to exhibitions and cultural events as the spring arrives with quarantine policies being lifted. Online shopping mall 11Street reported that ticket sales for exhibitions this year have doubled since last year. E-commerce operator TMON Inc. also reported a 22-fold jump in ticket [...]

Late Samsung Chairman’s Vast Art Trove Open for Public View

Late Samsung Chairman’s Vast Art Trove Open for Public View

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Two national museums simultaneously kicked off exhibitions highlighting works from late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s massive art collection Wednesday, allowing the public to take a peek at Korean masterpieces of various eras and formats. “A Great Cultural Legacy: Masterpieces from the Bequest of the Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee” [...]

Decommissioned Ships Retired from Exhibitions

Decommissioned Ships Retired from Exhibitions

GANGNEUNG, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A decommissioned naval vessel, once a prized resource for tourism that local authorities competed over, will be returned to the South Korean Navy. The city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province recently notified the Navy that ROKS Jeonbuk, a decommissioned naval destroyer currently displayed in Gangneung Unification Park as part [...]

Visceral, Kinetic Energy Galore in Art Sonje Center’s Three Solo Exhibits

Visceral, Kinetic Energy Galore in Art Sonje Center’s Three Solo Exhibits

SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Describing “Carriers,” South Korean sculptor-installation artist Lee Mi-re’s latest work, as visually striking would be an understatement. You can’t unsee it once it’s seared into the brain’s visual cortex. Resembling an animal’s digestive organs, the installation work hanging from the ceiling and connected to the floor combines motors and [...]