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Art+_News Most Influential Koreans in the Art World This Year: ArtReview ‘2024 Power 100’
On the 5th, the renowned British art magazine ArtReview unveiled its ‘2024 Power 100’ list. Since 2002, the annual ‘Power 100’ has involved experts from around the globe in an in-depth and comprehensive evaluation to select 100 individuals who have made significant contributions to the global art and cultural scene through their activities and influence.
Art never stopped a war and never got anybody a job. That was never its function. Art cannot change events, but it can change people. It can affect people so that they are changed.
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990, Musician)
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Artist_News Artist Geumhyung Jeong Is Holding Her Solo Exhibition “Under Construction” at ICA in London
The solo exhibition “Under Construction” by Korean kinetic installation artist and choreographer Geumhyung Jeong is on view at Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London until December 5. This exhibition features a newly commissioned installation of sculpture and video, and series of live performances.
Artist_News Artist Heemin Chung Held Solo Exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac London
The first solo exhibition abroad of Heemin Chung (b. 1987), who has explored the boundaries of painting through various artistic experiments, titled “UMBRA,” is being held at the world-renowned gallery Thaddaeus Ropac in London until November 20. This exhibition marks her first solo show at the gallery after signing with Thaddaeus Ropac last year.
Art+_News Most Influential Koreans in the Art World This Year: ArtReview ‘2024 Power 100’
On the 5th, the renowned British art magazine ArtReview unveiled its ‘2024 Power 100’ list. Since 2002, the annual ‘Power 100’ has involved experts from around the globe in an in-depth and comprehensive evaluation to select 100 individuals who have made significant contributions to the global art and cultural scene through their activities and influence.
Museum_Global K-Art What It Means to Have A Curatorship for Korean Art at The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), one of the world’s top five museums, has established a dedicated curator position for Korean art. Supported by the Korea Foundation (KF) and the Samsung Cultural Foundation, this marks its first permanent role for a Korean art curator at an overseas art institution. Eleanor Soo-ah Hyun, also known as Hyun Soo-ah in Korea, has been appointed as the first Korean art curator at The Met.
Art+_News MCST·KAMS to Host Korean Media Art Exhibition in Paris During the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST), together with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), will host the Korean media art exhibition “Decoding Korea (La Corée Decodée)” at the Grand Palais Immersif in Paris from July 26 to August 25 during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
