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Wed, April 21, 2021 | 03:54

Joseon-era stone statue, stupa to become cultural heritage

The Cultural Heritage Administration will designate two structures from the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty as national treasures. The administration said Hanpung Pavilion in Muju, North Jeolla Province, built in the early Joseon period and used by public servants, and a stupa containing the sarira or the cremated remains of Buddha, located at Hoeam Temple in Yangju, built around th...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-20 16:40

Artists show glimmer of hope for post-boomer generation

According to a verse in the “The Analects of Confucius,” 40 is the age when one is no longer swayed nor deluded by everyday temptations, and has instead established a solid foundation in life. But for Korea's generation born from the late 1970s to mid-1980s who have now reached that very age, the feelings of anxiety and hesitation are regular visitors in the face of an unstab...

2021-04-20 08:52

Shamanism, fortune telling meet art

The mystic worldview materialized by fortune telling, astrology and shamanism has existed throughout human history, fueled by both anxiety and a desire to know about the future. The new exhibition “Fortune Telling” at Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, reinterprets such practices, viewed as superstitious in the age of science, as potent artistic tools. The first exhibition space the...

2021-04-17 08:51

Korea to present 'Future School' at Venice Biennale

The 17th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition, titled “How Will We Live Together?” is set to run from May 22 to Nov. 21, the Arts Council Korea announced Wednesday. At the exhibition, the Korean Pavilion will run a program themed “Future School,” where it will promote dialogue and develop solidarity on social issues such as population displacement and climate...

2021-04-15 17:38

NFTs: Future of fine arts market?

In February, “Nyan Cat,” an iconic animated GIF of a flying, Pop-Tart-shaped cat that became an internet sensation a decade ago, sold for nearly $600,000. Less than a month later, celebrated graffiti artist Banksy's original, “Morons,” was purposefully burnt up by its buyer and has subsequently been sold as digital art for $380,000. Just when people started grasping the idea ...

2021-04-15 09:03

Exhibition explores artists' life of balancing art, livelihood

Striking a balance between art and livelihood is a lingering issue for people seeking a career in the arts until they establish a solid reputation. The Suwon Museum of Art (SUMA) exhibition “The Right Way to Be Right Now” at Art Space Gwanggyo features the works of five creators born in the 1980s, who have pondered what it means to live as an artist for nearly a decade and no...

2021-04-09 08:58

Gwangju Biennale explores wide spectrum of art touching the communal mind

GWANGJU - The coronavirus pandemic has changed so much of people's lives and the ways things are done. The Gwangju Biennale is no exception. The Biennale, one of the largest art events in Asia, has had its fair share of challenges in bringing the ...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-04-08 11:30

Bovine-themed exhibition features stars' artworks

In celebration of 2021 as the Year of the Ox in the Chinese Zodiac, actors Ha Jung-woo and Ha Ji-won and pop singer Koo Jun-yup are presenting their bovine-themed artworks in the exhibition, “Woohaeng (Walking Cow)_Amulet.” A total of 12 local artists marry the theme of “cow” with strikingly diverse combinations of visuals and messages of hope.

2021-04-01 17:20

KOCCA to open creative centers for disabled children in four provinces

The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism are joining hands to open the creative centers, “Sangsang Nurimteo,” for disabled students. The centers will be set up in four different special education facilities in: Osan of Gyeonggi Province, Miryang of South Gyeongsang Province, Gwangsa of Gwangju City and Cheongju of North Chungch...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-03-30 17:07

Street art displayed in Lotte World Mall vandalized

The art of a renowned U.S. graffiti artist displayed in southern Seoul's Lotte World Mall has been found to be damaged by two viewers who claimed they mistook it for a participatory, interactive painting. On March 28 at around 1:40 p.m., a couple in their 20s came across graffiti artist JonOne's “Untitled” displayed at the “Street Noise” exhibition, according to the police.

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