GWANGJU, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Sajik Park, situated in Gwangju Metropolitan City, seamlessly integrates media art to illuminate winter nights with the enchanting theme of ‘Sajik Light Forest.’ Originally the site of Sajikdan, a pagoda where prayers for safety and bountiful harvests were offered to the gods of the earth and grain, the park [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – British artist David Hockney’s artworks are back in Seoul. This time, they are in an interactive art form, in which the artist himself gives a first-person narrative on his artmaking backed by an emotive score. The 50-minute immersive art show, “Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away),” is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History has recently changed the media art works being displayed on the exterior wall of its building to ones highlighting the history and the country’s national heroes using new technologies. One of the two 3D effect videos unveiled Monday shows important moments in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday that it will showcase new media art using LG OLED TVs at the world-famous modern art museum Saatchi Gallery in London. The exhibition, slated to run from Dec. 9 to 19, will be held under the theme of ‘Hours reinterpreted in digital,’ and will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea announced Thursday that it will showcase a video performance inspired by the Buddhist paintings used for outdoor rituals and portraits of Buddhist monks, starting from Feb. 1. The three pieces of media art depicting Buddhist artwork for outdoor rituals will be 12 meters in [...]
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. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic exchange between Korea and France, Seoul’s Total Museum of Contemporary Art has arranged a special exhibit featuring modern installation and media art that has been recognized in France. Entitled “Through the Listening Glass” in a nod to the famous Lewis Carroll novel ‘Through [...]
SEOUL, Nov.19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sejong Art Center has established the ‘Sejong Hyundai Motor Gallery’, which was funded by Hyundai Motor to provide a showcase for new types of art. Pieces such as ‘A Collection for ‘I’’ by Lee Yong-beak, and ‘Running Man’ by Matt Pike have been exhibited since November 17. The Sejong [...]