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[Herald Interview] Artist Heo Wook cries out ‘no war’ in Ukraine through ‘Cheomcheom’
Mar 27, 2022
In support of aiding Ukraine, the artist donated his painting ‘PEACE in Ukraine’ and its image featured at ‘2022 Special Concert for World Peace’
S. Korean art market makes upbeat start in 2022
Mar 25, 2022
The boom of the local art market is expected to continue this year thanks to swelling demand for artworks from individual investors amid the protracted pandemic, industry data showed Friday. The 2022 Galleries Art Fair, one of the biggest art trade fairs in South Korea held from March 16-20, posted 17.7 billion won ($14.5 million) in sales over the five-day period, up sharply from 7.2 billion a ...
[International Galleries in Seoul] Lehmann Maupin continues to ‘break the mold’ in global art scene
Mar 22, 2022
New York-based gallery bolsters presence in Korea through expansion in Hannam-dong
Galleries Art Fair 2022 a big success with record sales
Mar 22, 2022
A PKM Gallery, another prominent Seoul gallery, showed works by Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007), Korea’s leading figure in dansaekhwa art movement. A small paintings by the artist, about 50 to 60 centimeters in height, was snapped up right away by a young buyer at about 100 million won. At the fair, PKM sold two small works by Yun. “The paintings are rare works by the artists in terms of their size,”...
Kansong Art Museum sells national treasure to Heritage DAO
Mar 16, 2022
Cryptocurrency-based new owner permanently entrusts artifact to museum for physical exhibitions
[International Galleries in Seoul] Koenig Seoul hopes to grow with emerging Korean collectors
Mar 15, 2022
Korea's art business-friendly policies, emerging women artists, young collectors are big draws, according to Johann Koenig, founder of Berlin-based gallery
Video artist Choi Chan-sook wins Korea Artist Prize 2021
Mar 15, 2022
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has named video artist Choi Chan-sook as the winner of the Korea Artist Prize 2021 among the four finalists who showcased their works at the museum. The national museum shows commissioned works by four finalists of the annual award, which aims to support young and promising Korean artists. The newly commissioned works by the four artists ...
Leading contemporary architect Kimm Jong-soung‘s archival book published by MMCA
Mar 13, 2022
Korean-born architect behind Korea’s monumental buildings donated a vast range of archives to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in 2014
Galleries Art Fair 2022 to be the largest ever
Mar 11, 2022
Seven artists were selected from among 446 artists to showcase their works at “Zoom-In” exhibition, according to the association. Fairgoers can vote for their favorite artist at the show and the top three artists will be awarded prize and prize money. The art fair will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday. By Park Yuna( yunapark@heraldcorp.com )
Lee Kun-hee collection exhibition at MMCA extended to April
Mar 7, 2022
The exhibition “MMCA Lee Kun-hee Collection: Masterpieces of Korean Art” showing artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee will extend its run for another month to April 13. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea opened the exhibition on July 21, 2021, presenting some 50 artworks selected from the 23,000 artworks donated by the Lee family last year. The masterpiece...
Young generation takes big part in new type of art investment
Mar 7, 2022
Four out of 10 investors who buy small shares of iconic artworks through online platforms in South Korea are young generations, a local auction house said Monday. Among customers who have purchased a share of a single piece of art worth at least 10 million won ($8,100) at a time, 40 percent were in their 20s and 30s, according to Sotwo, an online art investment platform run by Seoul Auction Blue...
Architect Lee Jeong-hoon’s rooftop installation at museum wins MMCA Gwacheon Project 2022
Mar 6, 2022
Architect Lee Jeong-hoon has won the MMCA Gwacheon Project 2022 for his proposal to create a large-scale architectural installation on the rooftop of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. MMCA Gwacheon Project, an annual contest inaugurated in 2021, is organized by the national art museum to revitalize the Gwacheon venue’s outdoor space. Lee’s...
MMCA kicks off open call for collaborative art project for young artists
Mar 4, 2022
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea has announced an open call for Project Hashtag 2022, a collaborative art project that aims to discover talented artists and offer an opportunity to exhibit their works. The annual project was initiated in 2019 in partnership with Hyundai Motor to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among artists, writers, researchers and producers fro...
Spectacular journey to Alessandro Michele’s world of imagery at ‘Gucci Garden Archetypes’
Mar 3, 2022
A room wallpapered with graffiti reminiscent of Michele’s pre-Fall 2018 collection is a standout. An homage to the Paris riots of May 1968, the site was created in collaboration with top Korean graffiti artist BFMIN, adding slogans and messages of young Parisian rioters. The uniquely designed space is only shown in Seoul. The exhibition runs from this Friday to March 27 at the DDP Design Museum ...
Photographs evoke nostalgia for travel
Mar 1, 2022
Inspired by Los Angeles and Hollywood -– a neighborhood centrally located within the city -- her works have the nostalgic atmosphere of Los Angeles. In an interview with global video channel Nowness in 2019, the artist said: “I love shooting in Los Angeles. It is like a blank canvas and it needs artists. The city needs to be molded. People come here to find their own identity and they can make th...
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