Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Busan attracts world-renowned artists thanks to galleries, fairs and Lee Ufan

World-renowned artists like Antony Gormley, Bill Viola and Christian Boltanski have organized a large-scale retrospective, not in Korea’s capital city Seoul, but in the southeastern port city of Busan at the Busan Museum of Art ...

2023-04-05

Local department stores showcase high-end art to attract attention

On the third floor of Shinsegae Department Store’s Gangnam branch, amid the slew of high-end boutiques, artist Lee Ufan’s 1992 masterpiece “With Winds” casually hangs as if it were on display at an art museum. The painting is not for sale...

2023-03-23

All eyes are on Seoul Auction's first major sale of 2022

Seoul Auction, the nation’s biggest auction house, will hold its first major sale on Tuesday. The sale is attracting the attention of the market observers who are curious about whether Korea’s art market boom will continue in spite of the recent...

2022-02-21

Master of 'dansaekhwa'

This photo, provided by K Auction, shows "East Winds S85080" (1985) by Lee Ufan, the master of dansaekhwa, or Korean monochrome painting. The painting will be put up for sale on Oct. 27 at the auction house's Gangnam headquarters in southern Seoul..

2021-10-18

Visit hotel, see art, buy art — all at the Asia Hotel Art Fair in Busan

This year’s Asia Hotel Art Fair (AHAF) will take place in Busan at the luxury hotel Park Hyatt Busan from June 17 to 20, featuring approximately 3,000 pieces of artwork by 300 artists displayed in hotel rooms. As its name suggests, the art fair ...

2021-06-14