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Sun, September 15, 2019 | 15:02

Sculptors' furniture

Furniture is a product of function and beauty. Two sculptors, Gwon O-sang and Kim Min-ki, have joined hands to create artistic furniture, which are currently on view at the Underground in Space, an exhibition hall in the Arario Museum in Space in central Seoul.The exhibition is titled "Furniture," without any modifier, suggesting that the two have gone back to the basics with...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-09-09 16:08

Fred Sandback's ethereal yarn sculptures come to Seoul

Fred Sandback (1943-2003) was a sculptor, but his art is a long way from traditional sculpture. His work is made with yarn or cords stretched across spaces, presenting a more delicate and subtle installation.The American conceptual sculptor's pieces following the color scheme of white, black, blue, yellow and red - a color scheme called “obangsaek” in Korean - are on view at ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-09-04 17:20

Kim Soun-gui discovers creativity from laziness

Artist Kim Soun-gui, 73, has been living ahead of her time. She has been creating livestream videos and performance art since 1971 and performed with video art pioneer Paik Nam June in 1983 in Paris.Born in 1946, Kim is a graduate of Seoul National University Department of Painting. She went to France in 1971 on a scholarship from the French government and lived and worked th...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-09-03 20:18

Filipino art showcases diversity, dynamism

Art exhibition “The Hybridity and Dynamism of the Contemporary Art of the Philippines” commemorates the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. The Philippines is the first Asian country to establish diplomatic relations with Korea. The Philippine archipelago comprises over 7,000 islands with rich indigenous cultures and the...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-09-01 17:26

Superflex turns financial crisis into art

BUSAN - Danish artist group Superflex interprets the symbolism of power and capital at the heart of the 2008 global financial crisis in "In our dreams we have a plan" at Kukje Gallery Busan.The title of the exhibit is borrowed from the lyrics of ABBA's hit song "Money Money Money," but changed "my" to "our," suggesting that the financial crisis was not an individual issue but...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-08-25 16:15

Superflex 'swings' say 'together, we can'

'Rain Room' excites senses in downpour

BUSAN - When you search #rainroom on photo sharing social networking service Instagram, you will find over 60,000 posts of people standing in the rain. What's surprising is that they do not get wet.This is “Rain Room,” created by Random International, where visitors take steps into a downpour of continuous rain without getting wet. "Random International: Out of Control" held ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-08-25 16:06

[INTERVIEW] Photographing Korean War veterans becomes turning point

As a professional photographer, Rami Hyun has taken photos of thousands of people from various fields including the fashion industry, the music industry, the medical community and the military.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-21 17:20

Architect Jun Itami takes inspiration from nature

Jun Itami (1937-2011) was a Japan-born Korean architect known for his style of blending nature and environment in design. His most notable structures include the Podo Hotel, the Water, Wind, Rock Museum and the Church of Sky on Jeju Island.Itami - who was born in Tokyo and grew up in the seaside town of Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture - might easily be mistaken as a Japanese arc...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-08-18 16:52

Artists team up to raise money for green cause

More than a dozen Korean artists, including painters and sculptors, contributed their art to raise money to stop environmental degradation. The “I Love Eco” exhibition, featuring 48 works by artists, including Min Joung-ki and Lim Ok-sang, will be held for six days starting Aug. 21 on the fifth floor at the Insa Art Center in central Seoul. Sculptor duo Kim Eun-sang and Kim S...

Anna J. Park | 2019-08-13 18:50

Elly Cho defies boundaries in art

Artist Elly Cho is a person of versatility, exploring various themes through painting, media art, performance and public art. Cho studied an undergraduate degree in painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and shifted to media art during her graduate course. One of her notable works include "Kinematics: a state of mind," a black-and-white video screened on the billb...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-08-06 17:07

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