Dancers from Royal Swedish, Tulsa, ABT to perform in Korea in June and JulyKorean dancers currently with acclaimed dance groups around the world are coming home over the summer to show off what they have learned from the international dance scene. A number of Korean dancers active on U.S. and European stages will come together to perform not only classics, but their latest creations at the Korea World Dance Stars Festival 2012. The four-day festival kicks off at Theater Yong of the National Muse

HAVANA (AP) ― Ruben Alpizar never met the American collector who fell in love with his painting of a plummeting Icarus against a starry background, hanging on the wall of a Spanish colonial-era fortress across the bay from Havana. Nor did he get a name or a hometown, or even learn whether the buyer was a man or a woman.It all happened quickly, starting with a phone call from a broker. “How much for the painting? Look, I think somebody wants it. I’ll call you right back.’’ Soon after, the phone r

Exhibition, symposium and performances to commemorate the artist’s life and worksAs this year marks the late pioneering video artist Paik Nam June’s 80th birthday, a series of events are planned to shed new light on the artist’s life and work.Starting on his birthday, July 20, the Nam June Paik Art Center in Gyeonggi Province plans to hold a special exhibition featuring a rare collection of his major works, followed by a symposium and musical performances attended by his wife Shigeko Kubota, his

National Folk Museum exhibition features wooden furniture from Joseon periodRenowned artist Kim Hwan-ki was known for his attachment to Korea’s traditional wooden furniture.An avid collector of the wooden pieces, he often used them as the subjects of his famous paintings. A 1956 piece features simple wooden shelves filled with white porcelain jars of different shapes. A special exhibition hosted by the National Folk Museum of Korea introduces the world of Joseon wooden furniture and its distinct

 Following is the third in a series of articles in which leading architects discuss their representative work. ― Ed.Architecture is a projection of rationalized fantasies onto the world. It consists of spaces that started as programs, budgets and rules; they became characters, animals, labyrinths and more.In 2006 we designed our first project in Seoul; a house we called Godzilla, for its sleepy-dragon appearance, but also for the hard time our first Korean construction experience gave us. The p

Compagnie Kafig featuring 11 Latin American dancers to stage latest productions in Korea next monthWell-known French urban dance company Compagnie Kafig returns to Korea for the first time in six years with its latest productions “Agwa” and “Correria” on June 2-3 at the LG Arts Center in Seoul.Inspired by the special encounter between Algerian-French choreographer Mourad Merzouki and 11 self-taught Brazilian dancers, the two upcoming productions are a mix of French choreography and Brazilian pas

Photo exhibitions, concerts and lectures by artists, experts from 17 Latin American countries to be held in Seoul, Chuncheon and GyeongjuA series of exhibitions, concerts, performances and lectures will be presented as part of the 2012 Latin American Cultural Festival under way across Seoul. Under the slogan “Latin fever, meets Korea,” the festival is a part of cross cultural exchange programs designed to celebrate the 50th year of diplomatic ties between Korea and some 20 Latin American countri

HONG KONG (AFP) ― The glittering Hong Kong International Art Fair opens Thursday, featuring works by artists from Picasso to Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei and cementing the city’s status as a global art hub.More than 260 galleries from 38 countries, representing an even split from the West and the East, have booked space at the four-day event known as Art HK, now in its fifth edition.“The transformation here culturally has been pretty significant,” art collector and fair board member Richard Chang

Standard Chartered Korea sponsors exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in time for OlympicsA total of 34 Korean contemporary artists have been selected for an upcoming “Korean Eye” exhibition in London, which will be held at the Saatchi Gallery from July 29 ― just in time for the summer Olympic Games. The exhibition, sponsored by Standard Chartered Korea, a leading global financial group, presents some 100 works by 34 established Korean artists, including Ahn Chul-hyun, Kang Hyung-koo, Moon Beom, B