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Art and Architecture

Art

• Cultural Properties Administration (site of South Korean government agency) (K & E)

• Minjok Misulin Hyophoe (site of the association of minjok artists and critics) (K)

Architecture

• Hanguk Chont'ong Choga Yonguso (site dedicated to traditional thatched-roof houses) (K)

• Nakanishi Akira's Site (includes a searchable database of all buildings designated as National Treasures; also other information in Japanese on Korean architecture) (J & K)

• Uri Sallimjip Yonguso (site on everyday life in traditional architecture) (K)

Artists and Critics

• Lee Bul (leading installation artist in Korea)
• Kim Myong-Hee (artist active in Japan, director of the Japan-Korea "LifeMask 2002" Project)

Museums, Galleries, and Exhibitions

• Art Center Nabi (new gallery devoted exclusively to techno art) (K & E)

• Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (highlights from the Korean collection)

• Busan Biennale (international exhibition of contemporary art sponsored by the city of Pusan) (mostly K)

• Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (occasional shows of Korean artists) (mostly J)

• Gallery Hyundai (old gallery for contemporary art  in Seoul) (K)

• Gwangju Biennale (major international exhibition of contemporary art sponsored by the city of Kwangju) (mostly K)

• Ilmin Museum (major venue for contemporary art in Kwanghwamun) (K)

• Interactive Gallery (virtual gallery for computer and Web art) (K)

• Koryo Museum (museum in Kyoto devoted to traditional Korea art) (J)

• Kukje Gallery (leading gallery in Seoul) (K)

• Kumho Gallery (progressive gallery in Seoul) (K)

• National Museum of Korea (mostly K)

• National Museum of Contemporary Art (venue for large exhibitions) (K, E, & J)

• Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art (venue for large shows of contemporary art) (K & E)

• Seoul Museum of History (new museum on the history of Seoul) (K, E, & J)

Magazines and Webzines

• art in culture (new monthly magazine on contemporary art) (K & E)

• ArchForum (excellent webzine on contemporary architecture) (K)

• Areum (webzine devoted to Korean artists in Japan) (J, K, & E)

• ArtSeoul News and Event (extensive list of art news) (K & E) 

• Gana art.com (news and information on contemporary art) (K)

• Inter Art Korea (news and database on contemporary art)

• IAC (Hanguk ui Misul) (general information on contemporary art) (mostly K)

• Wolgan Misul (major monthly art news magazine) (K)

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