Kim Kyung-shin knocks on Korea with accessories and dinnerware using hanji and lacquerThe artist’s atelier is located in “hanok,” or traditional house, in Bukchon, central Seoul. Small signs reading Kyung Shin Kong Bang (Kyungshin Crafthouse) in Chinese letters hang at several corners of the area’s narrow alleys to guide the visitors. Kim Kyung-shin, a South Korean craft artist, lives, works and exhibits her works there. But she is less well-known here than in Germany, where she lived and worked

PARIS (AP) ― Yves Saint Laurent empowered women and the same could be said of his contemporary, iconic fashion photographer Helmut Newton, the subject of a retrospective at Paris’ Grand Palais that is not for the prudish.Several portraits of Saint Laurent, who gave women the male tuxedo, are included in the show, paying tribute to the designer whose empowering, masculine vision of women so influenced Newton.“He was avant garde. The woman in Helmut Newton’s work is powerful and dominant ― the mas

Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung offer a glimpse into traditional side of KoreaAs the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Summit kicked off on Monday, Seoul’s ancient palaces opened special programs for the foreign guests to get a glimpse of Korea’s royal culture throughout the week.The participating palaces are Gyeongbokgung, the main and the largest palace in Seoul; Changdeokgung, a UNESCO world heritage site; and Deoksugung, the only royal palace that houses western style buildings. “Gyeonghoeru Yeonh

NMOCA showcases artworks by Korean and Japanese artists during 2012 Nuclear Security SummitWhile world leaders discuss the future of nuclear security during the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, artists from Korea and Japan will express their opinions through a variety of art forms. The National Museum of Contemporary Art invited seven Korean and three Japanese artists to share their views at the exhibition “Art Project 2012: Communion.” It will run from March 25-28 at the Media Center of the

A newly discovered Mozart piano piece composed when the child prodigy was 11 years old was presented and performed for the first time here Friday in his former family home. Sheets of music, recently identified as a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is presented during a press conference held b

Exhibitions“Memories of the Heart”: Canon Korea is hosting the solo exhibition of photographer Cho Seong-joon to celebrate the publication of his first photo essay book. Titled “Memories of the Heart,” the book as well as the exhibition showcases the photographer’s signature black and white photos of various spots in Korea. Canadian investment bank Scotia Waterous selected Cho as the photographer of 2011 and supported the publication of the book. The exhibition runs through April 5 at Canon Plex

Director says expectations high for gallery exchange programs and curated Art HK projectsThe art industry can no longer be discussed without mentioning Hong Kong Art Fair. Also known as Art HK, the fair, inaugurated only in 2008, has rapidly grown into one of the most influential art events not just in Asia, but the world. Last year 260 galleries from 38 countries participated in the fair, introducing more than 1,000 artists. It attracted more than 63,500 visitors, a 38 percent increase from the

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ― It was, it wasn’t, it is: A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to being the work of an anonymous artist is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist himself, researchers announced Tuesday.The process leading to the confirmation of the painting’s authenticity reads like a cold case detective story. A new X-ray technique helped experts re-examine what they already knew about “Still life with meadow flowers and roses’’ and draw on

Suh Do Ho’s airy, detailed homes showcased at Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art trigger nostalgia and aweStudying abroad in the United States was the most difficult but also most important time for Suh Do Ho. Nostalgic about what he left behind but at the same time struggling to fit in, the idea of “home” never left his mind during his stay in the United States and eventually became the major theme of his works. His torment is visualized in his installation work “Fallen Star ― 1/5th Scale.” The work

 Exhibition features more than 2,300 Silla artifacts, from bones of dogs to metal toolsIn the days of Korea’s Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57―A.D. 935), people had an unusual way of wishing for good fortune and chasing away evil spirits. During their prayers for prosperity and fortune, they’d bury a number of personal items, such as roof tiles, well buckets and plates, underground or in the wells of various locations.The National Museum of Korea’s new exhibition, titled “Opening of Time Capsules: Wondrou

Gallery Hyundai presents large-scale exhibition on father of Young U.K. ArtistsA glass of water on a shelf, titled “An Oak Tree,” created a stir in the art world in 1974, placing Michael Craig-Martin, the artist, in the limelight. It became difficult to talk about British art, let alone contemporary art in general, without mentioning his name ever since. “What I have tried to do with the oak tree was to say that in the end, it is important for the viewers to believe in the work. The artist is as