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Buttressing the K-wave by sharing Korean art with the world

The K-wave remains at high tide. The hype may be felt at home, but anyone who has been overseas commonly raves in excitement and pride upon discovering the overwhelmingly heightened regard for Korea.

2023.8.3

Artist Suh Seung-won in his studio in Mok-dong, western Seoul. [PARK SANG-MOON]

['AG' ARTISTS] Suh Seung-won and the evolution of modern Korean art

A solo show of 80-year-old artist Suh Seung-won at PKM Gallery in central Seoul, which wrapped up last month, attracted an unexpectedly high number of young visitors after BTS’s RM, whose real name is Kim Nam-joon, uploaded a photo of himself...

2021.11.9

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“Burning Canvases Floating on the River,” first performed in 1964 and recreated in this 1988 photo by Lee Seung-taek, the pioneer of Korean avant-garde art. The photo is included in the book ″Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction″ and is also on view now at the MMCA Seoul as part of Lee's retrospective .[MMCA]

'Korean Art from 1953' editor Chung Yeon-shim emphasizes sociopolitical context

Just as there are foreign fans of the boy band BTS who started studying the history of general Korean pop music, there are foreign art lovers who have become interested in Korean modern and contemporary art history thanks to some world-renowned...

2021.3.1

A scene from “Kaleta/Kaleta”(2016) a video by Emo de Medeiros. [GWANGJU BIENNALE]

Solo shows, photography exhibitions, art displays and the best of the rest in 2021

In 2021, major public museums and commercial galleries seem to be focusing on special exhibitions in relation to the effects of Covid19 on individuals and society as well as the solo shows of already famous Korean artist...

2021.1.11

Ambiguity is inevitable according to renowned contemporary artist Haegue Yang

Haegue Yang, who is now one of the world's most influential contemporary artists, but often faces complaints that her works are too difficult to understand, expressed the view that her works are not actually erudite but are "ambiguous."

2020.10.6

Tag: korean artists

korean artists

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Buttressing the K-wave by sharing Korean art with the world

['AG' ARTISTS] Suh Seung-won and the evolution of modern Korean art

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'Korean Art from 1953' editor Chung Yeon-shim emphasizes sociopolitical context

Solo shows, photography exhibitions, art displays and the best of the rest in 2021

Ambiguity is inevitable according to renowned contemporary artist Haegue Yang