Korean art
Learn more about Korean art with these new books
The Korea Arts Management Service supports a wide range of publications aimed to increase and deepen knowledge of Korean art. Here are some books that have been recently published or are due to be released this year
The best Korean exhibitions and biennales to visit this year
As Korean art and culture is sweeping the world, here are some upcoming events that are worth visiting
Where next for Korea’s booming art scene?
As South Korea’s presence in the international art world grows rapidly, we look at what makes it unique and the challenges it faces
Yooyun Yang: "I am drawn to moments where familiarity and novelty collide"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Woo Hannah: "Fabric is good for expressing weird but beautiful things"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
siren eun young jung: "I believe in art that is able to visualise those erased by society"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
The Rice Brewing Sisters Club: "We use what we call 'auntie wisdoms'"
Meet the collective which has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Minouk Lim: "I focus on the ritualistic aspect of making"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Eusung Lee: "The allure of sculpture lies in the embodiment of presence"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Sojung Jun: "I find it intriguing to deal with history or time"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Jesse Chun: "Language is an incredibly intricate and powerful thing"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
‘I have a John Ahearn female bust in our powder room’: Miyoung Lee on startling her house guests
The vice chair of the Whitney Museum of American Art explains why an early Simone Leigh work would have been a very risky purchase
Krista Kim: the entrepreneurial artist who is taking on AI
The Canadian-Korean creative works with light and sound to create Zen for the digital age
Remembering Park Seo-Bo, the ‘Father of Korean Contemporary Art’
A leading figure in the Dansaekhwa movement, he had a profound influence on the teaching of painting and the administration of art studies
Experimental artist Sung Neung Kyung on why he's still performing at 79-years-old
Sung's performances and early installations are included in a major survey on experimental art in mid-20th century Korea, currently at the Guggenheim Museum in New York
First suppressed, then disregarded, Korea’s pioneering experimental women artists of the 1960s are finally taking centre stage
Recent exhibitions are shining a deserved light on a generation of artists who defied patriarchal norms to make their work
Nam June Paik the prophet: documentary creates chronological collage of pioneering video artist's life
Director Amanda Kim’s "Moon Is the Oldest TV" supplements a timeline of the artist’s life with archival footage of his work
K-Pop star RM funds restoration of traditional Korean bridal gown in collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art—and reveals further gifts
The BTS musician and avid collector has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the preservation and promotion of Korean cultural heritage
Six museum exhibitions to see in Seoul during Frieze
From Do Ho Suh's child-friendly clay wonderland to Korakrit Arunanondchai's films on grief and love
A brush with... Zadie Xa
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Lee Bul to Ursula K. Le Guin
For the first time ever, a Korean museum is selling off 'national treasures' at auction
Two bronze Buddha statues are likely to make records for cultural artefacts at auction in Korea
Shots fired: South Korea's galleries plan sale to 'warn' auction houses against speculation and 'extreme capitalist logic'
Seoul's biggest auction houses have allegedly violated an agreement made with Galleries Association Korea to ensure "healthy balance" within the art market
Rocket man: Uli Sigg on how he began collecting art while working in North Korea
“There will be some protests,” predicts the Swiss collector ahead of a Kunstmuseum Bern show of works from both sides of the Korean border
South Korea confronts legacy of 1980 massacre at this year's Gwangju Biennale
The biennial will highlight the conflicting narratives of the deadly uprising that paved the way for democracy
London exhibition examines 'tragic absurdity' at the Korean border
Group show at Korean Cultural Centre UK combines photography, installations and archival material to explore one of the world's most heavily militarised zones
British Museum positions itself as a European expert on Korean art with major conservation project
It is the first Western institution to launch a long-term project to study and conserve pictorial art from the country
Three Korean galleries set up in New York: Arario Gallery, Gana Art Gallery, and Tina Kim Fine Art expand across the Pacific
Increasingly fashionable artists tempt western collectors
Tax breaks fuel Korean sales
Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started
The eccentric Korean art collector and supermarket mogul C.I. Kim is to open a new branch of his Arario Gallery in Beijing
Arario Beijing claims to be “the world’s largest gallery”
Collector profile: The unstoppable Mr Kim
Businessman, artist, collector—and dealer?