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Korea’s oldest art fair to kick off in March with 3,000 worksArts&DesignFeb 28, 2021The Galleries Art Fair 2021 -- Korea’s first art fair of the year -- will kick off on Wednesday with a showcase of more than 3,000 artworks. The oldest art fair in Korea will be held for five days at Coex in southern Seoul under strict preventative measures, according to the Galleries of Association Korea. The VIP opening is scheduled for March 3 and the general opening will take place from March 4 to 7. Despite the pandemic situation, 500 artists from 107 galleries in Korea, which are
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Upcoming Gwangju Biennale gains relevance in pandemic timesArts&DesignFeb 27, 2021The 13th Gwangju Biennale -- South Korea’s largest art biennale, which has become a major art event in Asia -- was previewed Wednesday at the Biennale Hall with the unveiling of a few of its commissioned works. Artistic directors Natasha Ginwala and Defne Ayas, based respectively in Sri Lanka and Germany, summarized the progress of the biennale ahead of its opening April 1. As suggested by the theme of the 13th edition of the biennale -- “Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning” -- the
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COVID-19 leads tourists outdoorsTravelFeb 27, 2021KTO big data analyses show latest tourism trends