Also new in 2009 are Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea from Lisbon (Portugal), Office Baroque from Antwerp (Belgium), Kamm from Berlin (Germany) and hiromiyoshii from Tokyo (Japan). Every autumn Frieze Art Fair reinvigorates the artistic and cultural scene ... full story
Like many other countless modern art creations, this white, cocoon-like asymmetric structure, unlike the historic 16th-century Gyeonghui Palace situated just next to it, isn't an object meant only for aesthetic appreciation, but for conceptual ... full story
By Chung Ah-young Myeongdong, one of Seoul's main shopping districts housing mid-to high-priced retail stores and international brand outlets, was once a cradle for culture and art until the mid-1970s. Poetry readings, music concerts, ... full story
In a rare opportunity, 20 contemporary artists reflect extreme individuality in “Re: Membering - Next of Japan” at two galleries in Seoul. Alternative Space Loop, near Hongik University, northwest Seoul, will display larger pieces such as installations ... full story
An exhibition currently running at Seoul Museum of Art in Seosomun-dong, central Seoul, showcases sensuous artworks that tickle your five senses. Twenty-four Korean artists including Kim Whanki and Lee Ufan participated in it. The exhibition is divided ... full story
According to Kim Yu-yeon, the curator of the exhibition, the art in countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand is very advanced but the art markets of some Southeast Asian countries are less well developed. Although the artists involved hail from ... full story
Presumably to stimulate the market for Korean contemporary art, largely unknown outside of Seoul, the Korean Eye Moon Generation Exhibition and Auction has brought together a group of leading Korean contemporary artists and galleries to create the ... full story
The National Museum of Korea is expected to attract its ten millionth visitor soon since its move to Seoul`s Yongsan district in October 2005. The number of visitors reached 1339709 in the first three months. In 2006, 3287895 people visited the museum ... full story
The Seoul-based Samhwa Mutual Savings Bank yesterday announced the launch of its “art loan” program. This country has never before seen a loan product backed purely by art, though in some cases banks have accepted paintings or antiques as supplementary ... full story
Arario, of Beijing, New York and Seoul, is returning to the fair with a group of Asian artists who include Fang Lijun and Miao Xiaochun. Another ART HK veteran, Contrasts, of Shanghai and Beijing, is showing Chinese artists — the watercolorist Yi Zhou ... full story
