SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The landmark “Hammering Man” sculpture in Seoul’s central Gwanghwamun has celebrated its 20th birthday. The sculpture was set up in front of the Heungkuk Life Insurance building in Jongno District in 2002 to become Gwanghwamun’s most represented landmark. It is a serial artwork by American sculptor Jonathan Borofsky. The [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A sculpture built by a South Korean artist has made an appearance in the streets of Mexico. On Wednesday (local time), the unveiling ceremony for “The Greeting Man,” designed by Yoo Young-ho, took place at the Republic of Korea Avenue, located in Merida, Yucatan. The Greeting Man is a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A famous sculpture made by a Korean artist will be set up in Turkey this November to commemorate Turkey’s 70th anniversary of participating in the Korean War and promote South Korea-Turkey relations. Greeting Man Friends, a non-profit organization, announced that “The Mirror Man,” a signature sculpture piece designed by [...]
WANDO, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The nation’s largest birthday cake sculpture has been installed on Saengildo Island in Wando County, South Jeolla Province, attracting much attention. The county has set up a birthday cake, a representative symbol of the island, at the ferry pier in Seoseong Port and has been holding a special celebration [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States on Wednesday unveiled a sculpture symbolizing their decadesold alliance as a key guarantor of peace on the peninsula, in a sprawling American military base south of Seoul, officials said. Seoul’s defense ministry, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the American Chamber of Commerce [...]
HAMPYEONG, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The outdoor exhibition of a sculpture of a golden bat worth 8.5 billion won (US$7.45 million), which was sought by a trio of thieves last month, will be promoted. According to Hampyeong County, South Jeolla Province on Thursday, the solid gold sculpture of a bat will be displayed at [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The civic organization that erected in Busan last week a “comfort woman” statue representing the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery is now attempting to have it designated as a public sculpture. Members of the organization tried to install the statue last Wednesday in front of the city’s Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – POSCO is among world’s leading steel-makers. And its sculpture in front of the POSCO center in Gangnam (ugly though some say it is) represents just that—steel. But Posco’s sculpture has received a more recent spotlight on the multi-national art market website, Artnet.com, labelling it as one of “The 10 Most [...]
PAJU, Dec.24 (Korea Bizwire) – The amputated legs of two sergeants injured by North Korean landmines in the DMZ have been reborn as a statue. A ceremony revealing the ‘Foot of Peace’, which celebrates the distinguished services of the search party of the First Division, was held at the Pyeonghwa Nuri Park by the Imjingak [...]