Spanish painter Eva Armisen, known as an “artist drawing happiness” in Korea, is showcasing her work in Seoul to offer comfort amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition “Eva Armisen Vida” at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Gwanghwamun in central Seoul displays around 150 oil paintings, drawings, installations and media art by Armisen. The exhibition celebrating the 70th a...

Do says this is good timing to present Korean experimental and media artists such as Park Hyun-ki and Kwak Duck-jun after dansaekhwa -- Korea’s art genre evolved in the late 1960s and the 1970s by artists who pursued self-discipline through artworks-- paintings have captured international attention. “After dansaekhwa appeared in the international art scene, the global art market started to quest...

“Chaekgeori paintings show how much the people back in the era had valued learning by drawing bookshelves,” Ryu Jin-hyun, senior curator of the museum, told The Korea Herald. “But they added some imagination to the paintings by including fruits such as peaches and grapes. Usually a peach symbolizes longevity while grapes means fertility.” An excerpt from the book on the collected words of King J...

Gizi Art Base 9-2 Yeonhui-ro 24-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. For more inquiries, contact Gizi Art Base via its Instagram account: Instagram.com/gizi.foundation By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)

Kim began to expand his presence to the international stage last year. When he participated in the India Art Fair, organized by the Korean Cultural Center in India, his “Overlaid” series gained huge popularity among visitors from different countries. “Actually there was a time when I was too in doubt about my works to present at an international stage. But the recognition I got at the India Art ...

“Establishing pride in Korea’s modern art” is Youn‘s guiding philosophy in running the museum, and the calligraphy exhibition in March was part of that philosophy. “Traditionally, calligraphy such as letters and paintings were thought to go hand in hand. Contemporary paintings that reflect the idea are close to extinction now,” Youn said. “As a national museum, it was important to shed light on ...

Park Soo Keun Museum 265-15 Parksookeun-ro, Yanggu-eup, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon Province. For more information, call (033) 480-2655 or visit parksookeun.or.kr By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)

"I just wanted to criticize the gap in understanding contemporary art between art experts and audiences,” Park said. Park, however, stressed that he did not intend to poke fun at any specific group of artists that appear in the video. On the wall next to the video are landscape paintings that look similar to those of Ross. However, the landscape paintings are actually painted by Park, and signe...

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) is hosting a special exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War by looking at the memories of the war captured through artworks and contemplating the lessons learned from the war. The English title of the exhibition, “Unflattening,” derives from a novel by Nick Sousanis, and suggests that people should look ba...

A painting album by Jeong Seon (1676~1759), an artist hailed as the Joseon-period master of landscape paintings, will be put on auction for the first time next month. Designated as Treasure No. 1796, the painting album of Haeak palgyeong and Songyu palhyeondo comprises 16 paintings by Jeong Seon -- eight scenes of Mt. Kumgang (Haeak palgyeong) located in today‘s North Korea and eight paintings d...

The Lee Ungno Museum is home to 1,366 works by the artist. It hosts four main exhibitions including Artlab, an exhibition of a young artist who continues in the spirit of Lee. This year, Kim Deok-han -- who modernizes traditional lacquering work and applies it to his art -- was selected for Artlab. The museum also runs the “Lee Ungno Residency” program, which annually sends promising artists to ...

Gallery Hyundai, a major gallery in Korea, has unveiled the second part of the special exhibition that celebrates its 50th anniversary with a strong line-up of Korean experimental art. The second part of the exhibition which runs from June 12 to July 19 at the gallery in Jongno, central Seoul, features five artists of Korea’s experimental art -- Lee Seung-taek, Kwak Duck-jun, Park Hyun-ki, Lee K...

South Korea is one of the few countries where ordinary people do not encounter refugee issues in their ordinary lives. Many people easily neglect the issues of how refugees around the world are desperately struggling to secure their lives -- although Koreans were once refugees during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Independent photographer Harry Chun, who is now based in Korea, reminds us of ...

The masterpiece “Gwanghwamun Arirang” created by internationally acclaimed artist Kang Ik-joong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was unveiled on Monday at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. The opening ceremony was attended by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo; Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun; Minis...

Dal-jae has a strong affection for Gwangju, where he grew up and spent his childhood with his grandfather. Although many painters hope their works go on display at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, he prefers to keep the masterpieces of his grandfather at home. "I want to have things that you can only see when you visit the place. It will help people in the region have p...