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14th Gwangju Biennale

The theme of the 14th Gwangju Biennale is “soft and weak like water.” It calls for imagining the world as a place of resistance, coexistence, solidarity, and care by thinking through the transformative and restorative potential of water as a metaphor, force, and method. The exhibition not only focuses attention on the properties of water, which embraces contradictions and paradoxes, but also explores the values of art, which present direction and alternatives that enable us to navigate through the complexities of the world.

DATE: April 7 to July 9, 2023
VENUE : Gwangju Biennale Pavilion
WEBSITE : gwangjubiennale.org

The Subtle Charms of White Slip Brushing and Coating

Buncheong, a traditional form of stoneware dating from the Joseon Dynasty, is famous for its decorative techniques. Works featuring use of the gwiyal (brushing designs with white slip) and bunjang (coating vessels in white slip) techniques are widely loved today. The spontaneous movements of the brush, the simple and rustic brush marks, the feeling of boundless freedom, and the artless look of the white slip that has flowed down stimulate the sensibilities of people today.

DATE: Dec. 9, 2022 to Sept. 21, 2023
VENUE: The National Museum of Korea
WEBSITE: museum.go.kr

Transformations: Experiments in Hangeul Design

The 3rd Hangeul Design Project shows how the letters of the Korean alphabet are used in art and industrial design. The exhibition, which features 30 graphic designs, pieces of furniture, artifact replicas, and media items based on the principles and structural characteristics of Hangeul, will be held at Korean Cultural Centers in various countries, including Austria and Germany, through December of this year.

DATE : April to December 2023
WEBSITE: hangeul.go.kr

Re_SPECT: Korean Modern Art

This exhibition features 159 paintings, sculptures, and drawings by 25 famous Korean artists. It showcases changes in modern art history from the 1920s, when the first Korean group of “Western painting” artists emerged, to the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, a major cultural turning point in Korea.

DATE : April 6 to Aug. 27, 2023
VENUE : Seoul Olympic Museum of Art (SOMA)
WEBSITE: soma.kspo.or.kr

Alternative Identities: Masks of ASEAN & Korea

This special exhibition is designed to deepen the understanding of the cultures of ASEAN countries and Korea through the medium of masks. Held at the Special Exhibition Gallery of the Korea Foundation ASEAN Culture House in Busan, it introduces mask cultures of six ASEAN countries and Korea, which epitomize the traditional sense of beauty and artistry in each region.

DATE : April 26 to July 23, 2023
VENUE : Korea Foundation ASEAN Culture House, Busan
WEBSITE: ach.or.kr

Drawings of Najeonjang

Drawings are important in determining the forms, colors, and decorative designs of lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, or najeon chilgi. This exhibition sheds light on the hardships and creative passion of modern lacquerware craftspeople, who have compiled thousands of drawings of their work.

DATE : May 16 to July 23, 2023
VENUE : Seoul Museum of Craft Art
WEBSITE: craftmuseum.seoul.go.kr

Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

This event is part of a series of exhibitions on Asian experimental art organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA). It introduces some 100 works by leading Korean experimental artists, including 40 works from the MMCA’s collection. After Seoul, the exhibition will travel to New York and Los Angeles.

DATE : May 26 to July 16, 2023
VENUE : National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
WEBSITE: mmca.go.kr

Companions on the Eternal Journey: Earthenware Figurines and Vessels from Ancient Korea

This exhibition presents views on the afterlife held by people of the ancient Silla Kingdom and the Gaya confederacy. It features hundreds of recently excavated earthenware figurines and vessels used for funeral ceremonies during the Silla (57 BCE–935 CE) and Gaya (AD 42–532) periods.

DATE : May 26 to Oct. 9, 2023
VENUE : National Museum of Korea
WEBSITE: museum.go.kr

Sanjo

This performance reinterprets the beauty of sanjo, a style of traditional Korean music that involves an instrumental solo and drum, from a modern perspective, expressing it through dance, music, and mise-en-scène.

DATE : June 23–25, 2023
VENUE : Haeoreum Grand Theater, National Theater of Korea
WEBSITE: ntok.go.kr

20th Edition of Music in PyeongChang

Music in PyeongChang (MPyC), formerly known as the Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong Music Festival, is regarded as one of Korea’s most prestigious international music festivals. Every year, it attracts the attention of the classical music world at home and abroad. The theme of the festival’s 20th edition is nature. It will be the first edition under the aegis of acclaimed cellist Yang Sung-won, who joined Music in PyeongChang as its new art director.

DATE: July 26 to Aug. 5, 2023
VENUE: Alpensia Concert Hall Pyeongchang, The Music Tent, and other venues in Gangwon Province
WEBSITE: mpyc.kr

25th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival

The Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF) will showcase feature-length and short films by female filmmakers to promote the film industry and enhance its diversity. The world’s largest international women’s film festival also serves as a venue for filmmakers to network and discover new talent.

DATE : Aug. 24–30, 2023
WEBSITE: siwff.or.kr

KIAF Art Seoul & Frieze Seoul

KIAF Art Seoul, Korea’s first international art fair, laid the groundwork for Seoul to become an important art hub in Asia by co-hosting last year’s art fair here with Frieze, one of the three biggest international art fairs. The organizers and Frieze will co-host another global art fair in September. Visitors will be able to experience globalized contemporary art and closely examine trends in the art market.

DATE : Sept. 6-10, 2023
VENUE : COEX
WEBSITE: kiaf.org

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