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Thu, December 9, 2021 | 12:53

Exhibition recognizes Joseon-era Buddhist monk artisans

After reaching its peak with the full-fledged support of the ruling class during the 918-1392 Goryeo period, Buddhism is known to have declined during the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom after the new rulers adopted Confucianism as their ideology.

Park Ji-won | 2021-12-06 18:07

International Sculpture Festa 2021 brings spotlight to sculpture

The International Sculpture Festa 2021 (ISF 2021), the nation's largest exhibition focused on the genre of sculpture, is showing the works of more than 140 artists from here and abroad during this year's edition at the Seoul Arts Center's Hangaram Art Museum, in southern Seoul.

2021-12-02 16:50

Seoul's first craftworks museum highlights artisans

People admire the beauty of craftworks, but they rarely appreciate the artisans who turn materials obtained from nature into useful objects for daily life. The Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), which had its official opening on Tuesday, is dedicated to both the craftworks and the creators.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-12-01 08:55

Canvas becomes flower garden from artist's memories of childhood

Visual artist Cho Sung-hee's painting may look like a “Dansaekhwa” (“monochrome painting”) work from afar, awash with the vivid hues of red or snow white. But a closer look reveals hundreds of thousands of flower petals and stems formed from hanji (traditional Korean paper made from the bark of mulberry trees) firmly placed onto the canvas by hand.

2021-11-30 17:08

Late Korean realist sculptor's works reframed through photographic exhibition

Along his path of artistic exploration towards reaching the zenith of sculptural elegance, modern sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu (1922-1973) had a close but tumultuous relationship with Korea's neighboring country, Japan - one that was at times oppressive and at others inspirational.

2021-11-29 18:16

[INTERVIEW] Metaverse-inspired German play 'Ultraworld' questions meaning of game-like life

“Can virtual reality replace the real world?” Many might think that this metaphysical question arose only with the introduction of new technologies in the 21st century, but actually, it has existed since ancient times, as in the Allegory of the Cave by Greek philosopher Plato.

Park Ji-won | 2021-11-26 09:00

History of epidemics in Korea explored at National Folk Museum

“Last night, the symptoms of my child who has fallen ill with smallpox grew so much worse that I could hear him coughing up phlegm from outside the house. I am deeply worried that he may not be able to live to see another day.”

2021-11-25 18:01

Exhibition becomes compact archive of intergenerational queer narratives

In September 1980, Hong Kong-born American queer photographer Tseng Kwong Chi captured in a still image the mesmerizing presence of 19-year-old ballet dancer Shawn McQuate, who was active in New York's East Village countercultural scene during the 1980s.

2021-11-25 08:59

Korea's iconic theatrical show 'Nanta' set to return

Wearing sweatpants, five performers gathered together for the first time in 21 months, in an empty theater in Myeong-dong, Seoul, designed especially for “Nanta,” a non-verbal, cooking-themed, percussive, theatrical performance.

Park Ji-won | 2021-11-24 08:55

COVID-cancelled French musical 'Notre Dame de Paris' hits Korean theaters

The original French production of the musical, “Notre Dame de Paris,” based on the novel with the same title by Victor Hugo and one of the most popular original foreign productions in Korea, will be performed with its 1998 original cast and new casts in three different locations in Korea, running until Jan. 16 of next year.

Park Ji-won | 2021-11-21 17:26

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