SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Galleries Association of Korea said Friday it plans to send an official letter to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) concerning the authenticity of four Korean paintings currently on display, the association said Friday. The paintings under suspicion of being forgeries include Park Soo-keun’s “Waikiki” and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Two big international art fairs will take place in Seoul next week, bringing together a combined 350 galleries from around the world, the events’ organizers said Friday. The 21st edition of the annual Korean International Art Fair (KIAF) Seoul and the inaugural Frieze Seoul, a prestigious international contemporary art [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Department store chains are becoming a more likely place to find famous artworks and masterpieces than galleries as they scramble to compete with online shopping malls by offering exclusive offline programs that cannot be provided online. ALT. 1, a 1160-square-meter exhibition hall, was set up last month on the [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it will lift coronavirus restrictions on museums, galleries and libraries in the Seoul metropolitan area starting Monday, as the virus outbreak appears to be slowing down. The health authorities asked the public facilities to introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of art galleries have been staying open late for those who want to enjoy a so-called “mucation,” a portmanteau of the words ‘music’ and ‘vacation’. Art museums, which typically maintain an indoor temperature in the low 20°C range due to the preservation and management of artwork, offer [...]