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Must-see exhibitions and must-read books on Korean art

A round up of recent publications and upcoming events to deepen your knowledge

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Che Onejoon: ‘The AfroAsia collective is now more important to me than my personal art’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Sun Woo: ‘I’m interested in how the body navigates unfamiliar territory’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Choi Goen: ‘My work always begins with discovering a material’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Jewyo Rhii: ‘If you don’t die today, you get another opportunity to live’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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ikkibawiKrrr: ‘We spend a lot of time visiting sites and being with people’

Meet the artists who have been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Min ha Park: ‘I think about creating situations where things don’t immediately explain themselves’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Minae Kim on creating a ‘ludicrous sculptural sitcom’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Korean artists are taking the world by storm—but why does their work resonate so widely?

From London to New York, the Middle East to Singapore, Korea’s contemporary artists have become a mainstay of global museum programmes

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Byungjun Kwon: ‘I want to break away from the passive, one-sided way of experiencing performances’

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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From Korea to the world: Olympics exhibition will immerse visitors in the country's complex modern history

As the games open in Paris, the Grand Palais Immersif will show digital, video and VR works by ten contemporary Korean artists alongside pieces by Nam June Paik

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Minouk Lim: "I focus on the ritualistic aspect of making"

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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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

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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

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Jesse Chun: "Language is an incredibly intricate and powerful thing"

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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