Wonju Hanji Theme Park in Gangwon Province will build a new experience center centered on Korean papercraft by next year, investing 5.8 billion won ($4.73 million). Wonju Hanji Theme Park -- located in Wonju, Gangwon Province -- is dedicated to introducing the art of hanji. Hanji, which literally means “paper of Korea” is hand-made paper produced by soaking the bark of mulberry trees. The paper...

Although the number of new COVID-19 infections has decreased sharply in South Korea, fears of a resurgence persist. As the coronavirus crisis has gripped the country for more than three months, life as we know it has changed. The prevalence of video meetings and interviews is one of the changes that seem likely to stay even as the pandemic situation subsides. The Busan branch of the Korean Fede...

Some people who visited “240” may have wondered whether it is an exhibition or a performance. Yoon, however, criticizes such “strict” views of art. “It is our first try at running an artwork for 24 hours,” he said. “Many people in Korea like categorizing genres into exhibition, performance, et cetera. I wanted to break the wall between the two genres.” The next performance in Yulhyul Arts Group...

The biggest change is the booming of cultural complexes. “Now galleries and museums are evolving into places where people can do many things at once -- appreciating artworks, attending small art lectures, watching performances and meeting people at a cafe,” Lee said. “That is what the millennial generation is changing in the art industry.” However, the art world is slow in adapting to the new d...

Yun first encountered Judd when the American artist held his first solo exhibition in Seoul in 1991. Although Judd never agreed to the word “minimalism” in describing his works, he pursued simplicity in form, color and proportion, which affected Yun’s later works, according to an essay on the exhibition, “Yun Hyong-keun 1989-1999” by Kim In-hye, curator of the MMCA. Yun and Judd later became fri...

Billy Childish, a painter who hails from the UK, opened his first solo exhibition in Seoul at Lehman Maupin in Jongno, central Seoul. The works of Childish remind that of Expressionism painters in the early 20th century, chracterized with strong brush strokes and vivid colors, Titled “Wolves, Sunsets and the Self,” the exhibition runs until June 27, featuring seven new paintings by the artist. ...

Royal Tomb of King Sejong will partially open in May to the public, two years after restoration, the Cultural Heritage Administration, in charge of the tomb management, said Friday. The tomb, located in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, was built for the Joseon era’s fourth King Sejong and Queen Soheon. Entrance to the historic site was temporarily shut down since November 2017 for restoration. Althoug...

Paik Nam-june holds a special place for Gallery Hyundai too. Park Myung-ja, founder of the gallery, supported the artist and hosted Paik’s exhibitions starting in 1988. The first session of the special exhibition includes archival materials on Paik, including a news article with his autograph. “Paik used to sign his autograph on news articles reporting on him and send it to Park from time to ti...

Donuts are also the result of Kim’s endless efforts to overcome his former weakness as an artist: color. The officially color-blind sculptor said he could overcome his fear of using colors after making the first 300 to 400 donuts with a variety of colors. “To me, donuts are like diaries; each donut has a story,” Kim said. Upon entering the exhibition, visitors encounter 63 clay donuts decorate...

The exhibition particularly resonates at a time when we have less opportunity to speak with others as we practice social distancing in the time of the novel coronavirus. The virus pandemic particularly sheds light on non-verbal languages, such as the sign language. A sign language interpreter who appears next to the speaker at news briefing about the virus situation on TV has caught her attenti...

In this time of strict social distancing, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, is offering an Instagram preview of its latest exhibition, “Axis of Horizon.” A 30-minute live preview of the exhibition, guided by curator Yang Ok-kum, will be available Thursday at 4 p.m. on the museum’s Instagram channel (@mmcakorea). The full exhibition, originally scheduled to open in early April at th...

While Korea’s drive-thru testing for the novel coronavirus grabbed the attention of countries across the world, the drive-thru model is recently being applied to other sectors of life here. Customers can now pick up diverse culinary dishes through drive-thru services, minimizing the chances of virus infection while still enjoying the delicacies. Drive for galbi and samgyetang Recently, a variet...

By expanding to online platforms, galleries are expecting more opportunities to reach out to foreign audiences. Arario Gallery conducted an online press conference for the first time through KakaoTalk in March for the solo exhibition of feminist photographer Park Young-sook. Reporters typed questions live in the chat room while Park appeared in the gallery to answer questions about her exhibitio...

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) was co-awarded at the Asia Art Pioneers Award 2019 for the exhibition “Awakenings: Art in society in Asia 1960s-1990s” which was held last year at the museum’s Gwacheon venue. The exhibition, which was co-hosted by South Korea, Singapore and Japan, encompasses artworks from 100 representative artists from the late 18th century in 1...

Oh said coloring minhwa can particularly be a good hobby for those experiencing depression amid the coronavirus threat because it has an effect akin to mind control. “Many people are attracted by the beauty of minhwa at first, but they also get a chance to train themselves for mind control while coloring,” Oh said. “This kind of drawing practice is Korea’s own culture, which is very unique. “Dr...