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Korean Cultural Centers Worldwide Promote Traditional Korean Art

SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Cultural Centers overseas are planning to hold a series of exhibitions to introduce Minhwa (Korean traditional art) to fans of Korean culture. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), in cooperation with the Keimyung University Institute for Minhwa, plans to go on an exhibition tour for Minhwa at [...]

Undervalued Korean Folk Painting Style to be Highlighted at Art Fair

SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean folk painting “Minhwa” has never been given due attention. That there is no proper market for the traditional genre and few paintings are publicly traded in an increasingly popular and active art auction speaks volumes. Despite a generally cold reception in the country’s high art scene, a rising [...]