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Tue, March 31, 2020 | 22:25

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during virus shutdown

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during virus shutdown

Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh overnight from the Netherlands' Singer Laren Museum, currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus, its director said on Monday.

2020-03-31 09:45

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

Photographer Park Young-sook traces 'witches' on Jeju Isalnd

Park Young-sook, 79, is one of the earliest feminist artists in Korea. In spite of her age, the artist continues to refresh her artistic desire, finding challenges that she has never done before. At her latest exhibition "Tears of a Shadow" at Arario Gallery Seoul, Park unveiled a namesake series of photos taken in Gotjawal Forest on Jeju Isalnd, in which she eliminated human...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-29 17:29

Deoksu Palace introduces AR service

Deoksu Palace introduces AR service

Deoksu Palace, one of the royal palaces of 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, in the heart of Seoul, will be available for a handy visit through an augmented reality (AR) service. The Deoksugung Palace Management Office and SK Telecom co-developed "AR Deoksugung,” the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced Tuesday.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-24 16:20

Park Soo Keun Museum acquires 'Two Women and Tree'

Park Soo Keun Museum acquires 'Two Women and Tree'

"Two Women and a Tree," one of the major works of late artist Park Soo-keun (1914-65), was acquired by the Park Soo Keun Museum in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, The museum announced Sunday that it purchased the 27-by-19.5-centimeter oil painting on hardboard from the 1950s, part of Park's renowned "Tree" series.Park's "Tree" painting series features a bare tree, one women carryin...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-23 17:32

Artists look back on history of democracy in 'Better Man'

Artists look back on history of democracy in 'Better Man'

Amid the COVID-19 crisis that is still impacting the nation, the April 15 parliamentary election is approaching. A new art exhibition starting Tuesday sheds light on the significance of elections in Korea's modern history. "The Better Man 1948-2020: Pick Your Representative for the National Assembly," co-organized by the Ilmin Museum of Art and the National Election Commissio...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-22 17:05

Auction house takes measures against COVID-19

Auction house takes measures against COVID-19

As COVID-19 is shaking up the world's art market, many art fairs and exhibitions are being canceled or rescheduled. Despite the low number of people going to museums and art fairs, Korean auction houses decided to continue their spring auctions, with some online extras. Seoul Auction will put up 127 art pieces, collectively worth around 10 billion won, for their 155th auction...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-18 16:35

Online exhibition connects four artists around world

Online exhibition connects four artists around world

The coronavirus outbreak brought disruption to cultural sites such as museums and theaters. Out of the confinement, the online exhibition "The Peaceful Warriors in Museum" brings together four artists in four different metropolises of the world, all who fight fiercely for recognition in their professional field.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-16 16:54

Kim Hong-joo pursues principle of painting

Kim Hong-joo pursues principle of painting

Veteran artist Kim Hong-joo continues to renew his enthusiasm over art and pursues the essence of painting displayed through previously unseen works now on view in “Forms That Cannot Be Forms,” an inaugural exhibition of the Great Collection in southern Seoul.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-15 18:00

Yang Hae-gue named 2020 MMCA Hyundai Motor Series artist

Yang Hae-gue named 2020 MMCA Hyundai Motor Series artist

Seoul- and Berlin-based artist Yang Hae-gue has been selected as the seventh artist to present new work for the MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020 at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul from August. The MMCA announced Wednesday that Yang will present a selection of new and recent works centering on ideas such as narrative, abstraction, domesticity and...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-03-01 10:39

Dedication materials in Buddhist image on view at Smithsonian

Dedication materials in Buddhist image on view at Smithsonian

A gilded wooden statue of "Gwaneum," the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy crafted during 918-1392 Goryeo Kingdom, and its sacred devotional materials are on view at the "Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece" exhibition at the Smithsonian's Freer|Sackler, giving a glimpse into Korea's "Bulbokjang" (dedication of materials in Buddhist statues) tradition.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-02-26 17:33

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