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[Herald Design Forum 2019] Herald Design Forum 2019 calls attention to ecology, environment

Internationally acclaimed designers, artists, scientists to bring unique insights to discussion of mankind’s future

Paik Nam-june’s monumental installation at MMCA will avoid major technical changes as of now

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has rolled out restoration schemes for Paik’s large media installation “The More The Better,” but the sustainability of measures remain questioned

Sept 12, 2019
Arts&Design
The art of silk threads, sheet metal

Yeol introduces two craftsmen inspired by tradition

Sept 11, 2019
Arts&Design
Korea Art Week seeks to reach out to public

Korea Art Week 2019 aims to reach a broader audience this year, with a larger number of participants from both the private and public art sectors. Organized by the Culture Ministry’s Korea Arts Management Service, the weeklong event from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9 promotes local exhibitions and art markets. Marking its fifth edition, Korea Art Week will involve some 250 public and private art museums and nonprofit exhibition spaces around the country, a large increase from the 180 that parti

Sept 10, 2019
Arts&Design
[Announcement] Herald Design Forum 2019

Herald Design Forum 2019 will be held on Oct. 10 at Grand Hyatt Seoul, under the theme “Do We Need Another Planet?”The forum, which celebrates its ninth anniversary this year, has invited internationally recognized designers, artists and scientists to discuss issues related to ecology and the environment, as well as future prospects. A keynote speech by actress Gong Hyo-jin, an environmental activist who leads a local upcycling project, “Super Magic Factory,” will op

Sept 9, 2019
Arts&Design
William Lim, architect of many things

William Lim wears many hats. He is a Hong Kong-based architect, artist, art collector and educator, though he is best known for having designed the glass building standing on Hong Kong’s Queen’s Road Central.Speaking with The Korea Herald after delivering a lecture on art collecting at Seoul Auction Gangnam Center on Monday, Lim said he is a regular visitor to South Korea. This time, he went to the historic city of Gyeongju, where he visited Bulguksa, a famous Buddhist temple t

Sept 6, 2019
Arts&Design
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism to kicks off Saturday

5-day festival explores interaction between architecture and urbanism

Sept 6, 2019
Arts&Design
MMCA’s Deoksugung outdoor project remembers Gojong, last Joseon king

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea kicks off an outdoor exhibition in the area around Deoksugung and its main branch in Samcheong-dong on Thursday.“Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future” features works by architects from five architectural firms based in Asia -- Space Popular, CL3, Bureau Spectacular, OBBA and Obra Architects.It celebrates the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement and the death of Emperor Gojong, the last king of the Jos

Sept 5, 2019
Arts&Design
Yang Hae-gue brings world of transformations, juxtapositions to Seoul

Yang Hae-gue has turned a gallery space into a place full of ill-matched images. Colors on the walls both dazzle and confuse visitors. Sitting in the middle are sonic and mobile sculptures. Scented gym balls roll between movable versions of her signature venetian-blind sculptures. And shallow layers of artificial fog from the corners fill the floor. Berlin-based Korean artist Yang is holding a solo exhibition titled “When the Year 2000 Comes” at Kukje Gallery, Samcheong-dong, Seoul.

Sept 3, 2019
Arts&Design
[Weekender] A peek at upcycle art in Gwangmyeong

The city of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, has the country’s first gallery dedicated to upcycling and runs programs for both artists and the general public. The ongoing exhibition at the Gwangmyeong Upcycle Art Center has a child-friendly zoo theme: A tiger, an eagle and other wild animals have been recreated out of various waste materials. But the message isn’t just for kids. “The ‘Upcycle Zoo’ exhibition intends to provoke thoughts about what’s happening on

Aug 30, 2019
Arts&Design
[Weekender] From trash to art

In a fancy Seoul building, an upcycling ecosystem is being hatched

Aug 30, 2019
Arts&Design
Do not try to read between the lines -- just walk right in

Gallery Hyundai introduces Fred Sandback’s line sculptures in ‘Obangsaek’

Aug 29, 2019
Arts&Design
[Herald Design Forum 2019] A brief overview of Herald Design Forum 2019

Herald Design Forum 2019 will be held Oct. 10 at Grand Hyatt Seoul, under the slogan “Do We Need Another Planet?”The forum, now in its ninth year, will invite internationally recognized designers, artists and scientists to discuss issues related to ecology and the environment, as well as prospects for our future.Opening this year’s forum is a keynote speech by actress Gong Hyo-jin, also an environmental activist who leads a local upcycling project titled “Super Magic Fact

Aug 27, 2019
Arts&Design
MMCA initiates new art project with Hyundai Motor

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Korea announced Friday it has started “Project #” to promote new artists. Starting this year, it will annually select two art teams and provide them with financial support for exhibitions until 2023. Each team will be given 30 million won ($24,790) by Hyundai Motor for exhibitions, while the MMCA will provide studios at its residency in Chang-dong for six months and exhibition space at the museum’s main branch in Seoul

Aug 23, 2019
Arts&Design
To things that we find ambivalent, inconsistent

Seoul exhibition raises questions about what makes a masterpiece

Aug 23, 2019
Arts&Design

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