So it was heartening to read about the Leeum Samsung museum of art in Seoul's Itaewon district, that highlighted the commitment of a corporate business house towards art. The article spoke about 'a jaw-dropping repository of a company's long-term ...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

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

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

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

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