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Tue, September 26, 2023 | 05:05

[INTERVIEW] Sotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

INTERVIEWSotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest auction houses along with Christie’s, made a comeback to Korea this week with the opening of a new space in Seoul nearly three decades after its initial withdrawal.

2023-09-22 17:20

[INTERVIEW] Seoul becomes magnet for global galleries despite fluctuating market

INTERVIEWSeoul becomes magnet for global galleries despite fluctuating market

Scattered across a scenic rooftop garden of newly-opened Whitestone Gallery in central Seoul's Yongsan District on a cloudless September afternoon were moon jars made by rising Korean ceramicist Shin Won-dong.

2023-09-20 22:04

INTERVIEWSotheby's returns as Korea's art market regains luster

Chang Uc-chin's lifelong pursuit of beauty in the mundane traced in his largest retrospective

Chang Uc-chin's lifelong pursuit of beauty in the mundane traced in his largest retrospective

Sometimes, two bite-sized paintings are all that it takes to encapsulate an artist’s decades-long quest to find beauty in the mundane and the simple.

2023-09-20 09:26

Japanese colonial company-turned-museum in Daejeon celebrates opening with Anselm Kiefer

Japanese colonial company-turned-museum in Daejeon celebrates opening with Anselm Kiefer

DAEJEON ― It was in 1908, shortly before Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) began, when imperial Japan established the Oriental Development Company in the heart of Seoul as a state-led economic enterprise to control and exploit Korea's land and resources.

2023-09-17 16:50

New MMCA director named

New MMCA director named

New director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Kim Sung-hee, right, poses with Culture Minister Park Bo-gyoon during her appointment ceremony at the Seoul branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Friday. T...

2023-09-15 14:27

Kim Soo-ja's 'Concentric Circles' offers quiet response to noisy world

Kim Soo-ja's 'Concentric Circles' offers quiet response to noisy world

In an era where the hustle and bustle caused by social network services fills our days, Kim Soo-ja, an illustrator whose career dates back 40 years, invites visitors to pause and reflect on at her latest exhibition "Concentric Circles.”

2023-09-15 08:30

[REVIEW] Musical 'Rebecca' celebrates decade on stage with stellar artists

REVIEWMusical 'Rebecca' celebrates decade on stage with stellar artists

Entering its remarkable 10th year on stage, the musical “Rebecca” has charmed the hearts of a million adoring audiences.

2023-09-15 08:30

[INTERVIEW] How cosmic vision and lost histories collide in Tavares Strachan's art

INTERVIEWHow cosmic vision and lost histories collide in Tavares Strachan's art

Entering Perrotin Seoul, where Tavares Strachan's first solo exhibition in Asia has been mounted, is like a cosmic experience.

2023-09-14 16:09

[INTERVIEW] Yue Minjun's canvas evolves from laughing faces to blooming flowers

INTERVIEWYue Minjun's canvas evolves from laughing faces to blooming flowers

Even just a cursory glance at Yue Minjun’s “self-portraits” reveals what has made the 61-year-old painter an enduring icon of Chinese contemporary art.

2023-09-12 16:04

Miguel Chevalier invites audiences to interact with immersive art

Miguel Chevalier invites audiences to interact with immersive art

French media artist Miguel Chevalier is back in Seoul with another solo exhibition “Digital Beauty 2023 Season 2” in Seoul, inviting audiences to an immersive experience of his digitally created artistic vision.

2023-09-12 15:41

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