South Africa’s ‘Umoja: The Spirit of Togetherness’ returns to Seoul for fourth time

Museum designed by Tadao Ando sits atop a mountain

VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Five centuries after Michelangelo, the Vatican has commissioned fresh works on the biblical themes of creation and chaos for a show at the prestigious Venice Biennale art festival.The exhibition explores themes from the Book of Genesis through works by artists including renowned Czech photographer Josef Koudelka ― but there are no depictions of the Madonna and Child or suffering Christs, the Vatican said Wednesday.“Creation, Un-Creation, Re-Creation” brings Koudelka together

NEW YORK (AFP) ― A painting by Barnett Newman that Sotheby’s described as an icon of Abstract Expressionism sold Tuesday in New York for a record $43.84 million at an auction peppered with stunningly expensive works.“Onement VI” consists of two vibrant blue rectangles neatly divided by a single, light blue line, an arrangement that Sotheby’s called “a portal to the sublime.”The simplicity of the design “was the core of Newman’s ambition to create paintings free of objects, dogma, precedence or r

Compagnie Maguy Marin from France to perform theatrical dance ‘Salves’ in Seoul next month

The nature depicted by artist Kim Bo-hie looks familiar to many with common motifs such as leaves, trees and flowers. But what captures the viewers’ attention are the details ― such as an exotic-looking florescent blue lizard on a tree or colorful birds ― that bring life to her works. The exotic animals and the common natural motifs break the usual images viewers associate with nature paintings.  Her “Towards” series is a mix of the nature she saw in Jeju, Korea and foreign countries during her

Artday, a sister company of The Korea Herald, is holding an online auction and an exhibition in conjunction with Jean Gallery and Lotte Department Store from May 17-22. The auction offers good deals on a range of works by established Korean artists such as Lee U-fan, Kim Chang-ryul, Oh Chi-gyun, Kim Young-ju, Byun Kwan-sik and Seo Sae-ok with the starting prices set 30-50 percent lower than the estimates. The auction features about 90 pieces, including 18 works by Yayoi Kusama.Those interested c

From pottery, painting to integrated art classes, making art helps one discover talents, inspiration in life

Directed by Kim Mi-hye, ‘Kafka on Shore’ gets first Korean run

Artworks of young artists are being offered at affordable prices online as part of efforts to boost art sales and promote young artists to a wider audience. Gana Art Gallery and Wemakeprice.com, a social commerce site, have launched a new project selling digital prints of the works of young artists at the website www.wemakeprice.com.“People find it hard to buy artwork because it is expensive to buy at galleries, but now we have a new platform that can distribute digital prints of artwork at affo

NEW YORK (AP) ― Two early casts from Auguste Rodin’s masterpiece “The Gates of Hell’’ have sold for a total of more than $16 million at a New York City auction.“The Thinker’’ sold Tuesday for $15.3 million, a new record for the figure. Sotheby’s hasn’t said who bought it.A later cast of the statue was auctioned for just under $12 million in 2010.The full-scale sculpture was commissioned by publishing magnate Ralph Pulitzer in 1906 and made under Rodin’s supervision.“Ugolino and His Children,’’ f