The designer is a pioneer who created unique designs primarily for lighting and furniture. His products also include the iconic Mezzadro stool, the ARCO floor lamp, the Snoopy lamp collection and the Allunaggio stool, which commemorated the moon landing. Castiglioni designed some 290 objects and was involved in more than 480 design projects. The exhibition, curated by renowned designers Ico Mig...

"Art Basel said they will notify us of more details, but the largest booth costs more than $100,000, so that is some $25,000 loss for some galleries,” an official from a gallery in Seoul told The Korea Herald under the condition of anonymity. “If reservation costs for hotels and flights are included, the loss will increase.” Kukje Gallery had originally planned to showcase the artworks of Park S...

By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)

“Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A Little Giant of Moulin Rouge” features advertising posters drawn by Toulouse-Lautrec, many of which depict scenes from the Moulin Rouge, a newly opened cabaret in Paris at the time. Fascinated by the colorful nightlife in Paris, the artist drew many advertising posters in an unconventional style, with the poster “Moulin Rouge, La Goulue” in 1891 catapulting him to s...

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea announced Monday its four sponsored artists, who are also candidates of the Korea Artist Prize, for this year: Kim Min-ae, Lee Seul-gi, Chung Hee-sung and Jung Yoon-suk. As part of the sponsorship program, they will hold an exhibition of their new works at MMCA Seoul from Oct. 31 to March 29, 2021. Among the four artists, the Korea Artis...

Lee is the first photographer to succeed at printing photographs on hanji. She brushes a light-sensitive nitrate emulsion called “light liquid” on the hanji, which she buys in Korea. Her recent series, “Voice,” differs from her previous works in that she began using digital printing techniques so she would have more time to spend outside taking photographs. “I pursued the analog style for so lon...

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From modern text and monochrome work to Joseon-era calligraphies, many galleries are keeping things simple in the coming year. Elsewhere, there is a planned exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and the Seoul Mediacity Biennale marks its 20th outing. Here are some exhibitions worth visiting this year. Yun Hyong-keun’s solo exhibition at PKM Gallery In commemoration of the 7...

“10,000 Years of Design - Man, Matter, Metamorphosis” was first shown at the National Museum of Finland, where it ended last February. The exhibition in Korea was created with some features, including display of Korean artifacts that resemble those from Finland, to give a sense of universality of human kind, the curator said. The exhibition in Korea provides some experiences of Finnish culture s...

The Seoul Arts Center is showcasing impressionist and postimpressionist masterpieces collected by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem as the first exhibition of the year. The exhibition features 106 pieces by masters including Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionism -- one of South Koreans’ favorite art movements -- originated in late 19th-century...

US-based K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin and renowned jazz vocalist Nah Youn-sun, the two winners of the Korea Image Awards given by the Corea Image Communication Institute, said Tuesday that global attention to Korean music is expanding beyond K-pop as the country boasts the world’s sixth-largest music industry. “It is really special to think how much Korean music has grown for the 10 years,” sai...

Mobile carrier SK Telecom, K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin and jazz vocalist Nah Youn-sun were awarded the Corea Image Communication Institute’s Korea Image Awards on Tuesday for their contributions to building a positive image of South Korea at home and overseas. At the awards ceremony held at the InterContinental Seoul Coex, SK Telecom Vice President Yoo Young-sang received the Korea Image Stepp...

Baik In-san, chief curator of the Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, felt a sense of relief when the organization decided to build a new storage facility with government funds worth 4.4 billion won ($3.78 million) for its artifacts, including 12 national treasures. However, concerns lingered about how the private museum could preserve the artifacts well. “The government funds were like rain in ...

Winter Wonderland Afternoon Tea at Millennium Hilton Seoul Millennium Hilton Seoul’s Cilantro Deli, located in the main lobby of the hotel, presents afternoon tea with a winter theme. The tea set includes open sandwiches, scones, a gingerbread man and treats shaped like snowmen, Christmas trees and mittens. The deli’s signature Noel Cake, consisting of a red velvet roll, a green tea roll, a ch...

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is preparing to host an archival exhibition this year dedicated to South Korea’s pioneering media artist Paik Nam-june. The show, set to be the largest of its kind, will coincide with the start of a three-year project to restore the artist’s monumental media work “The More the Better.” “We almost have set up the archival exhibition of Paik Nam-j...