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Ordinary spots shed light on counterterror in new London show

Jul 28, 2016

LONDON (AFP) -- A haunting picture of a forest and photographs of Guantanamo Bay -- eerie locations where extraordinary rendition took place lift the veil in art form on government methods to counter terror.“Extraordinary rendition involved very ordinary places,” said artist Edmund Clark, pointing at the forest picture, which is part of the new exhibition “War of Terror” that opens in London on Thursday.The exhibition’s loose sequence starts with the theme of extraordinary rendition, followed by
Dali stolen from Dutch museum ‘found after seven years’

Jul 28, 2016

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Two renowned paintings stolen from a Dutch museum seven years ago, one by Salvador Dali and the other by Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, have been recovered, a specialist art detective said Wednesday.Dali's 1941 surrealist work “Adolescence” featuring the Catalan artist and his beloved nanny and Lempicka’s sensual 1929 tableau “La Musicienne” have been tracked down, detective Arthur Brand said via his Twitter account.“We recovered the #Dali and the #DeLempicka, stolen in 2009
Nam June Paik in the age of social media

Jul 27, 2016

Museums hold collaborative shows of Paik’s video installations, contemporary media artists
‘Treasure Island’ musical arrives in time for school holidays

Jul 27, 2016

A young boy’s wildest dreams become a reality in the Seoul Arts Center‘s new musical play, “Treasure Island.”Based on the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's novel by the same title, the musical follows the life of the young Jim Hawkins, a wide-eyed cabin boy aboard the Hispanola. In a desperate search for adventure, Hawkins decides to make his way to the dangerously mysterious Skeleton Island in search of treasure. During his travels, Hawkins encounters a string of unworldly characters inc
[Herald Review] ‘Bare the Musical’: a must-tell high school love story

Jul 21, 2016

A star athlete, valedictorian and the most popular guy in school, Jason is the envy of every boy in school and the target of school girls’ affection. However, despite all the girls thrusting themselves at him, every time Jason walks down the hallway, he only has eyes for one -- Peter. The critically acclaimed Off Broadway production “Bare the Musical” has once again returned to the Seoul stage to tell the tale of two Catholic boarding school students Jason (played by Seong Du-seop) and Peter (pl
DreamWorks exhibition inspires visitors to be creative, tech savvy

Jul 20, 2016

The long spotted legs of the goofy giraffe from Madagascar -- Melman Mankiewicz -- stand as the gateway to the “DreamWorks Animation Special Exhibition” at Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), where children and adults alike can revel in the creative genius of DreamWorks animation.Consisting of three sections -- character, story and world - the show highlights the process of creating a DreamWorks film from the initial hand-drawn sketches all the way to the final screening. Models, posters and other parap
Anyang project to explore role of public art in city

Jul 19, 2016

The fifth APAP seeks to bring public art to life through citizen participation
Dynamic Duo, Primary, Boi B and Crush to release collaborative single

Jul 18, 2016

Four Korean hip-hop groups are coming together for a collaborative summer project. Dynamic Duo, Primary, Boi B, and Crush will be releasing a new single “HighfiVe” this week, announced the artistes’ management agency Amoeba Culture on Monday. Produced by Choi Dong-hoon, who is better known by his stage name Primary, the single encompasses each group’s unique sound and charisma, according to the entertainment company. “This single is the start of Amoeba Culture’s 2016 summer project,” said the c
Brazil graffiti artist paints massive Olympic mural

Jul 18, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Perched atop a cherry picker truck several stories high, Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra sprays puffs of paint on a sprawling mural in the colors of the Olympic rings.With three weeks to go to the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Kobra and his assistants are racing to put the finishing touches on the 3,000-square-meter painting that graces a wall in the city's newly overhauled port district.The mural depicts five indigenous faces representing the continents of the w
30 years of Korean modern photography at a glance

Jul 17, 2016

MMCA explores Korea’s modern photography history
[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar

Jul 15, 2016

Exhibitions “Treasures from Afghanistan”: The National Museum of Korea is holding an exhibition that showcases more than 230 rare Afghan artifacts. The exhibition, started in Paris in 2006, has been hosted by 18 museums in 11 countries around the world, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and British Museum in London before arriving in Seoul. The featured artifacts, dating from the Bronze Age to the third century, offers a comprehe
Multimedia artist Kang Ik-joong to light up London’s River Thames with ‘Floating Dreams’

Jul 14, 2016

South Korean renowned artist Kang Ik-joong said Wednesday he will be exhibiting a large-scale installation art piece on the River Thames, London, in September.“Floating Dreams,” the centerpiece art work for the yearly riverside festival “Totally Thames,” will consist of 500 miniature paintings drawn by South Korean seniors who had to flee their hometown across the border during the 1950-1953 Korean War.The three-story-high lantern sculpture (11-meters long, 10-m wide and 10-m high), will be illu
Ai Weiwei’s refugee life jackets in Vienna palace pond

Jul 14, 2016

VIENNA (AFP) - Visitors to Vienna’s Belvedere Palace were confronted Wednesday with 1,005 refugees’ life jackets drifting in the baroque pond -- courtesy of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.The installation, entitled “F. Lotus,” consists of 201 rings each holding five life jackets -- retrieved from the Greek island of Lesbos -- arranged in the letter “F” and floating like lotus flowers.Ai, who in February this year attached 14,000 life jackets to the columns of a Berlin concert house, said tha
Seoul to play host to Asia-Pacific int’l dance fest

Jul 12, 2016

For the first time in more than two decades, Seoul will be playing host to the upcoming World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific International Dance Festival & Conference from July 21 to 24.The annual festival invites dance troupes from across the world to perform both traditional and contemporary pieces that highlight the Asia-Pacific dance culture and showcase them on stages all over the globe, including its recent runs in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. This year’s four-day festivities, under th
Plastic Art Seoul to highlight Korean sculptures and installations

Jul 12, 2016

The Plastic Art Seoul 2016, Korea‘s first art fair devoted to sculptures and installations, will open next week in Seoul.The art fair will bring together more than 4,000 pieces of plastic art by some 150 artists represented by major galleries in Korea. Plastic art refers to 3-D visual artworks using materials, stones, wood, metals and mixed media. “The fair offers a chance for visitors to view a variety of sculptures and installations in one spot,” said Shin Jun-won, head of the Plastic Art Seou