Korea Joongang Daily
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Curious tourists invade galleries but none are willing to spend

The areas around Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, including Samcheong-dong, have been home to many important art galleries for decades. However, in the last fortnight they have seen an unprecedented number of visitors as tourists flock to the...

2022-05-24

BTS's RM visits Yun Hyong-keun exhibition

RM, the leader of the K-pop boy band BTS, visited the “Memories of Yun Hyong-keun” exhibition on its opening day and uploaded photos on the official BTS Twitter account, proving that he is a real fan of Yun (1928-2007), a master of dansaekhwa...

2021-10-24

Yiyun Kang aims for a ‘productive pause' with her latest exhibit

It seems natural that humans, mortal beings with many limits, are born to yearn for infinity. But that’s not true, according to the London-based Korean artist Yiyun Kang, 38, who is presenting a pair of spectacular media art works respectively...

2021-08-16

As museums shutter, galleries offer glimpses of art

While the national and municipal museums in Seoul are closed indefinitely in line with tightened social distancing measures amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, several commercial galleries opened new exhibitions that feature artworks and craftworks...

2020-12-21

PKM showcases later works of Yun Hyong-keun

PKM Gallery’s new exhibition titled “Yun Kyong-keun 1989-1999” is quite self-explanatory: It looks at Yun’s works created between the years 1989 and 1999, when he pushed his own boundaries by making bolder movements in both form and color.

2020-05-04