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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 03:50
Annual calligraphy festival merges age-old tradition and media arts
Annual calligraphy festival merges age-old tradition and media arts
This year's “SAC Calligraphy Festival” began its 50-day exhibition on Saturday. It is the third installment of the annual calligraphy festival by Seoul Arts Center's Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum in southern Seoul.
Anna J. Park | 2019-11-10 17:13
Why did UK museum grow mushrooms in coffee grounds?
Why did UK museum grow mushrooms in coffee grounds?
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has the world's oldest museum restaurant, which was established in the 1850s.
Kim Se-jeong | 2019-11-08 17:22
[INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression
[INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression
While preparing for Asia's first XR exhibition “Futuredays,” employing the latest and hottest virtual technologies - including Volumetric Capture's holographic 3D videos - Project ONN's four members have explored a new realm of artistic possibilities. During interviews with The Korea Times, Project ONN's artistic director and composer Kim In-hyun, media artist Shin Joon-sik, ...
Anna J. Park | 2019-11-07 19:00
  • [INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology
[INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology
[INTERVIEW] Extended Reality (XR) exhibit merges fine arts, technology
Have you ever wondered how the latest technologies of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR) could be used in fine art? XR art exhibition “Futuredays” will give you a clear idea.For the next 10 days, starting Nov. 8, Project ONN brings various pieces employing state-of-the-art technologies to Korean art enthusiasts. It is As...
Anna J. Park | 2019-11-07 18:59
  • [INTERVIEW] XR technologies expand scope of artistic expression
Architect Kim Bong-ryol recounts history of Korea's architecture
Architect Kim Bong-ryol recounts history of Korea's architecture
Architecture may be an unfamiliar and challenging talking point for many people, but architect Kim Bong-ryol can help them gain an appreciation of the subject.
Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-11-06 15:30
[ANNIVERSARY] MMCA director pursues friendly museum
[ANNIVERSARY] MMCA director pursues friendly museum
Youn Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), believes that a museum should be like a neighborhood, friendly and open."Most people think art is distant from them. It's not. Art plays an important role in everyday life. Art has been a daily necessity even from primitive times, as shown in cave paintings. However, it has become an object of...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-11-05 23:39
Park invites viewers beyond doors
Park invites viewers beyond doors
Artist Park Yoon-young presents new pieces at her solo exhibition "YOU, Live!" at the Ilmin Museum of Art in downtown Seoul. This is the artist's first exhibition in Korea in nine years. Park majored in Oriental Painting at university, but explored new creative outlets by directing films and writing scenarios. She received the Hermes Foundation Misulsang in 2009."Twelve Door ...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-28 16:42
Kwon Dae-sup's moon jar portrays Korean beauty
Kwon Dae-sup's moon jar portrays Korean beauty
Kwon Dae-sup, a ceramic artist, has dedicated over four decades to recreating the beauty of the moon jar, a type of plain white porcelain jar in the shape of a moon, originating from the late Joseon Kingdom. An exhibition at the new Park Ryu Sook Gallery features 18 of Kwon's spherical moon jars, which resemble the glistening full moon. This exhibit commemorates the gallery's...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-15 16:57
'Typojanchi' explores letters, objects
'Typojanchi' explores letters, objects
In celebration of Hangeul Day, which falls on Oct. 9, Typojanchi: International Typography Biennale opened its sixth edition to explore the relationship between typography and objects.Typography is defined as "the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed."
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-08 17:41
Oldest metal type controversy reignites
Oldest metal type controversy reignites
"Jeungdogaja," a set of metal movable type which was declared in 2017 not to be the oldest in the world, has been brought to attention once again during a National Assembly audit session on the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), Monday.The 101 pieces of metal movable type became known to the public in 2010 by Kyungpook National University bibliography professor Nam Kwon-...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-10-07 17:12
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