Jul 6, 2020

Lacquer artist Kim Deok-han finds self through repeated process

Kim began to expand his presence to international stage last year, showcasing ‘Overlaid’ series in India.

Jul 4, 2020

Goryeo mother-of-pearl lacquerware purchased from Japanese collector unveiled

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday unveiled the “Goryeo Lacquered Box Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl Chrysanthemum and Scroll Design” previously held in Japan at the National Palace Museum of Korea. The artifact was returned to Korea in December last year. “Mother-of-pearl lacquerware with our 1,000-year history has returned. This artifact is our cultural heritage that contains our DNA,” head of CHA Chung Jae-suk said during a press conference held Thursday.

Jul 1, 2020

[The Arts and COVID-19] Turning adversity into opportunity

As COVID-19 shut down museums, MMCA quickly moved online and plans to continue strengthening online offerings

Jun 30, 2020

[Best Brand] Promising designer Ye Myung-ji inspired by Korean traditional ornaments, birth of universe

JEWELRY YEMYUNGJI Jewelry brand Yemyungji is coming to prominence on the global stage with unique design collections that reflect traditional Korean ornaments and the birth of the universe. Founded by designer Ye Myung-ji in 1998, the jewelry brand has established its uniqueness, showcasing signature design collections such as “Line,” “Space,” “Mineral,” and “Tradition” inspired by the nature, tradition and universe. Ye reinterpreted Korea&r

Jun 30, 2020

[Museum of One’s Own] Park Soo Keun Museum, place that feels like mother’s warm embrace

Park understood sorrow of Koreans who lived through Japanese colonization, Korean War

Jun 28, 2020

Arario Gallery presents exhibition with two different themes

Artist Insane Park shares take on internet meme culture, contemporary art world

Jun 25, 2020

Top court confirms artist not guilty of fraud for selling heavily assisted paintings

The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a ruling that cleared a singer-painter of fraud for selling his paintings that were created with the help of assistants. Cho Young-nam, once a popular folk singer, was accused of fraudulently selling 21 pieces of art to 17 people for a total of 153 million won ($126,792) from September 2011 to January 2015. Cho called the paintings his own, but it was later found out that assistants he had hired actually painted them, and he only added some final touche

Jun 24, 2020

Korean War remembered at MMCA show

Exhibition showcases 250 artworks by 50 artists from home and aborad in commemoration of 70th anniversary of the Korean War.

Jun 24, 2020

Korean artists express support for BLM Korea Arts

Around 200 people working in the art industry signed the BLM Korea Arts online declaration, which calls for racial equality in South Korean art facilities. Titled “Korean art facilities need to reflect and reform regarding the racial discrimination problem,” the online declaration was released June 15 by Korean artist Young-jun Tak, who works in Seoul and Berlin. Tak’s body of work focuses on issues such as discrimination against LGBTQ individuals by Korean Christians, somet

Jun 24, 2020

Painting album by Joseon master painter to go on block next month

Starting price for Jeong Seon‘s collection of 16 paintings estimated at 5 billion won to 7 billion won

Jun 22, 2020

[Museum of One’s Own] Lee Ungno Museum remembers underappreciated Korean modern artist

Greater recognition due Lee Ung-no, a modern painter who successfully combined Korean and Western elements

Jun 20, 2020

Gallery Hyundai sheds light on Korea’s experimental in 2nd part of 50th anniversary show

Gallery Hyundai, a major gallery in Korea, has unveiled the second part of the special exhibition that celebrates its 50th anniversary with a strong line-up of Korean experimental art. The second part of the exhibition which runs from June 12 to July 19 at the gallery in Jongno, central Seoul, features five artists of Korea’s experimental art -- Lee Seung-taek, Kwak Duck-jun, Park Hyun-ki, Lee Kun-yong and Lee Kang-so – who were active from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, expandi

Jun 19, 2020

[Eye Interview] Creating universe with small square canvases

Artist Kang Ik-joong combines lyrics of Arirang, moon jars filled with children’s art to express hope for unification

Jun 18, 2020

Abstract painter Choi Wook-kyung's pop art influence, experimentation revisited

South Korean painter Choi Wook-kyung (1940-1985) in a sense represented a unique amalgamation of abstract expressionism of her home country and the United States. In an era when the field was dominated by political and populist art, Choi dug deeper into the realm of abstract expressionism after studying the works of Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell in America, leaving behind a legacy of signaling timely intercultural exchange between South Korea and the US. Choi, whose hal