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Jun 18, 2018 Arts&Design

Amorepacific’s new headquarters building aims to become gateway to central Seoul

Amorepacific’s newly built headquarters will play a key role in the redevelopment of Yongsan, central Seoul.Yongsan has been undergoing significant changes in the past few years, particularly after the announcement that the US military will be relocating out of Yongsan Garrison, which is to be transformed into a park in the future. Since then, the area has been seeing its old low-rise buildings being replaced by high-rise buildings. Amorepacific‘s new headquarters is located in Yongsan, Seoul ne

[Weekender] Retro is back, again

Retro-inspired interior design is booming among hipsters in Korea

Jun 16, 2018
Arts&Design
[Weekender] Lights, the quickest way to transform a room

Lights determine the mood of a living space, create subtle partitions within one-rooms

Jun 16, 2018
Arts&Design
[Weekender] Cafes, bars, theaters and color: How Korean homes are evolving

For Koreans, the home is evolving from a space of mere comfort into one of aesthetic, emotional value

Jun 16, 2018
Arts&Design
[Weekender] Young Koreans overcome DIY fears

Surging popularity of DIY trend credited to social media

Jun 16, 2018
Arts&Design
Art changes with time, so does our perception of art

The Seoul Museum of Art on Tuesday kicked off an exhibition that traces its 30-year history, not just by highlighting the museum’s collection but also by reinventing its artworks. Titled “Digital Promenade,” the museum’s 30th-anniversary exhibition features 30 artworks produced between 1961 and 2017 by renowned artists here, as well as 10 commissioned tech-art productions of young local artists. Kwon Ha-youn‘s “When you get there,” installed at the SeMA exhibition “Digital Promenade”(SeMA)For th

Jun 13, 2018
Arts&Design
Artists caught between past and future legacies

Lili Reynaud-Dewar‘s show at Atelier Hermes draws critical eyes to Marfa, minimalist mecca

Jun 8, 2018
Arts&Design
When art meets technology

MMCA show highlights artists and engineers who pioneered intertwining of art, technology

Jun 5, 2018
Arts&Design
Kim Whan-ki painting fetches record sum for Korean artwork

Kim Whan-ki’s 1972 panting “3-II-72 #220” was sold for 8.5 billion won ($7.87 million) at Seoul Auction’s Hong Kong sale Sunday, topping all previous auction records set by Korean artworks, the auction house said.The sale of “3-II-72 #220” also broke the record set last year by another of the celebrated Korean abstract painter’s works, “Tranquility 5-Ⅳ-73 #310,” a painting that features blue dots and a white-edged square. “Tranquility 5-Ⅳ-73 #310” fetched a record-high price of 6.55 billion won

May 29, 2018
Arts&Design
Abstract master Kim Whan-ki's painting sells for W8.5b, breaking auction record

A painting featuring red dots by celebrated South Korean artist Kim Whan-ki sold for 8.5 billion won ($7.87 million) at Seoul Auction's Hong Kong sale on Sunday, shattering the record for any Korean work of art sold at auction and breaking Kim's own auction record, the auction house said. "3-II-72 #220" (Seoul Auction)An unidentified private collector consigned the painting titled "3-II-72 #220," created by the abstract master (1913-1974) in 1972, to the auction house for sale. With a rare and u

May 27, 2018
Arts&Design
Changwon biennale to bring sculptures down from pedestal

Changwon Sculpture Biennale this year will attempt to make sculptures more relatable to the audience. Under the title of “The Balance of Non-Sculpting,” Changwon’s sculpture festival features sculptures and installation works by some 70 artists from 13 countries. The biennale runs from Sept. 4 to Oct. 14.“In the past, sculpture parks put a distance between the viewers and sculptures, forcing and obligating viewers to revere the artworks like shrines,” said Youn Bum-mo, artistic director and chai

May 24, 2018
Arts&Design
Coming to terms with apocalypse

Amorepacific Museum of Art opens its doors with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer works that meld art and technologies

May 22, 2018
Arts&Design
[Graphic News] Under the hammer: Record art auctions

　A stunning nude that is the largest painting produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in New York on Monday, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auction.　The exact value of private sales are often not revealed. But a Willem de Kooning painting and a Gauguin were reportedly sold separately for $300 million each in 2015, according to US media. (AFP)

May 17, 2018
Arts&Design
[Herald Interview] Breathing value into animation character

Character designer Kim Boo-kyoung paints big picture for Pucca

May 12, 2018
Arts&Design
Korean modern art fits right in at Deoksugung

MMCA show marks 20th anniversary of its Deoksugung branch, as well as 80th anniversary of the building

May 8, 2018
Arts&Design

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