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Apr 24, 2018 Arts&Design

MMCA show asks how much we know about Asia

‘How Little You Know About Me’

Paik Nam-june's iconic video installation unplugged due to safety concern

An iconic video installation by media artist Paik Nam-june (1932-2006) has been turned off due to safety concerns, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art said Thursday.The MMCA said it has unplugged the late visionary artist's video work titled "The More The Better" after a safety check by the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation warned of a fire risk."Old monitors are the biggest concern," said an official from the museum. "We have considered replacing them, but that doesn't seem lik

Apr 19, 2018
Arts&Design
Artists use familiar materials to express themselves

In their search for their means of expression, artists sometimes turn to materials to which they are culturally familiar or emotionally attached to. For sculptor Chung Hyun, that material is debris from abandoned traditional Korean buildings. Artist Chun Kwang-young‘s “Aggregation” /PKMAt his solo exhibition at Kumho Museum of Art in Seoul, Chung, who is well known for his exhibition “The Standing Man” -- a group of 47 monumental sculptures made up of sleepers -- in the garden of the Palais Roy

Apr 13, 2018
Arts&Design
Tate Modern to hold Paik Nam-june exhibition next year

Tate Modern is planning an exhibition featuring Korea‘s internationally acclaimed video artist Paik Nam-June next year.Tate Modern will kick off its Paik Nam-June exhibition during the second half of next year, a local media report said Sunday, citing Tate director Maria Balshaw. The exhibition will later tour several cities in East Asia. The exhibition will be curated by Lee Sook-hyung, Senior Research Curator at Tate Research Center and Curator of Tate‘s Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee --

Apr 10, 2018
Arts&Design
Gazing anew at subject-object relations

Jeong Geum-hyung offers unique perspective in ‘Spa & Beauty Seoul’ show at SongEun ArtSpace

Apr 9, 2018
Arts&Design
Yeol holds exhibition shedding light on craftworks informed by tradition

Yeol, the Korean Heritage Preservation Society, is currently holding an exhibition of craftworks inspired by Korea’s tradition. The retrospective exhibition that highlights the foundation’s support of local craftsmanship over the last 16 years also marks the opening of its new building, Yeol Bukchonga in the Bukchon area in Seoul. Yeol, since its foundation in 2002, has supported various cultural heritage conservation efforts. It also has provided financial support and exhibition opportunities f

Apr 5, 2018
Arts&Design
Anne Teresa's ‘Violin Phase,' act of writing movements

Belgian dancer and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker introduced her postmodern dance work “Violin Phase” -- the third of four movements set to the music of Steve Reich -- at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts on Monday and Tuesday.A square-shaped sheet of white sand was placed in the middle of a white cuboid space while the late afternoon sunlight streamed in. De Keersmaeker entered, stood erect on the side and soon walked into the square. As Reich’s “Violin Phase” began,

Apr 4, 2018
Arts&Design
Kim Whan-ki, Lee U-fan’s works to lead Seoul Auction’s Hong Kong sale

Seoul Auction will hold its 24th Hong Kong Sale, with a total of 69 artworks by acclaimed artists from here and abroad, including Kim Whan-ki, Lee U-fan, Yun Hyong-keun, Gerhard Richter and Damien Hirst. The estimated worth of the artworks reach some 13 billion won ($12.2 million).Kim Whan-ki and Lee U-fan‘s works are expected to the draw collectors’ attention again this year.Kim Whan-ki’s ”Jar and Poetry“ (Seoul Auction)Leading the sale is five of Kim‘s works, including ”Jar and Poetry,“ full-c

Mar 29, 2018
Arts&Design
“Girogi” exhibition questions status of art galleries

As visitors approach the exhibition space of “Girogi,” they can hear the fluttering wings of birds. However, as soon as they enter, they encounter a nearly empty space, where there is nothing but different types of birds embossed on the walls. Visitors are left puzzled, trying to figure out what the exhibition is about. Artist Kim Min-ae’s exhibition “Girogi” -- translates to “wild goose” in English -- which kicked off at Atelier Hermes on March 15, sets out to play and explore the exhibition sp

Mar 26, 2018
Arts&Design
Ballerina Park Sae-eun says doing or watching ballet most fun

PARIS -- Ballerina Park Sae-eun, a "premier danseur," or first dancer, of the Paris Opera Ballet, watches ballet recitals in her free time. When her mom recently visited her from Korea, the pair went to Germany to watch a ballet show. "I don't have any other hobby except for doing ballet and watching ballet shows. I tried to take some interest in other topics but just couldn't do it. I've lived in Paris for seven years but all I did was ballet. I haven't gone up the Eiffel Tower yet,"Park told Y

Mar 22, 2018
Arts&Design
Art Sonje holds exhibition to highlight its gallery space

Art Sonje Center is holding an exhibition with the aim of shedding light on the exhibition space itself, under the title of “Point Counter Point.”“Point Counter Point,” which opened on March 3, comprises works of art that specifically play with and respond to the exhibition space, which first opened some 20 years ago.“If the exhibition space has been the means to back up works of art it houses -- which is also the case in many other exhibitions -- this exhibition is more space-centric,” said Kim

Mar 13, 2018
Arts&Design
Newly opened exhibition venue spaceD9 brings arts into resonance

Newly opened gallery spaceD9 has brought together works of distinctive artists from Korea and abroad for its inaugural exhibition, “Resonant.” “The gallery decided to name the exhibition ‘Resonant,’ in hopes that people and society could resonate through works of art,” said gallery director Na Yu-ri. SpaceD9’s “Resonant” exhibition initially took off as New York-based Hun Gallery’s “Resonant” series held between 2005 and 2009. Sohn Jung-hee‘s ceramic sculpture, “Satyr” (spaceD9)Located in the Bu

Mar 12, 2018
Arts&Design
Artist Lee Jung-jin pushes boundaries of photography

“I am not interested in mere representation of landscapes. Instead, I have been driven to capture the state of landscape where my personal emotions are projected. It still applies to the works I am currently working on. For me, the camera has been the best means through which I can express myself. That’s perhaps why I am called a photographer,” said Lee Jung-jin during a press conference held on Tuesday for her solo exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Gwacheon bran

Mar 8, 2018
Arts&Design
Master of kitsch chosen as MMCA Hyundai Motor Series artist

Choi Jeong-hwa envisions sculpture made with used dinnerware

Feb 27, 2018
Arts&Design
‘IMA Picks’ looks at different aspects of neoliberal society

Ilmin Museum of Art is examining different aspects of neoliberal society through “IMA Picks,” a project that comprises research-based artworks by artists in their 30s and 40s who have made significant achievements at home and abroad for more than 10 years.As part of this year’s project, Kim A-young, Lee Moon-joo, and Jung Yoon-suk are presenting solo exhibitions that showcase their ways of interpreting different phenomena embedded in neoliberal society. Kim A-young’s “Porosity Valley” (IMA)Kim’

Feb 26, 2018
Arts&Design

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