NEW YORK (AP) ― The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem have jointly acquired a 15th-century illuminated Hebrew manuscript, they announced Monday.The Mishneh Torah is a rare manuscript with text by the Middle Ages Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides. It is a synthesis of Jewish law and the second of a two-volume manuscript featuring six large illustrations plus 32 smaller images and marginal decorations. The first volume is housed in the Vatican.The two inst

April 30, 2013

Three Korean music professors performed for International Jazz Day, an annual event organized by UNESCO to celebrate “the virtues of jazz as a force for peace, unity and an educational tool.” UNESCO proclaimed April 30 as International Jazz Day at its general conference in 2011. Kwangshin University professors Chae Hee-ho (drum), Jeon Ji-yeon (piano) and Choi Se-yul (contrabass), who specialize in applied music, performed for the event at Gwangju Culture and Art Center in Gwangju on April 22. Th

April 30, 2013

Art aficionados will be able to see major works by media art pioneer Nam June Paik and experience how media art interacts with public space and performing arts at the annual festival of performing arts in Edinburgh this summer. Korean artists who will show different dimensions of media art at the Edinburgh International Festival, scheduled from Aug. 9-Sept. 1, include the late renowned Korean media artist Nam June Paik, media artist Kim Hyung-su, who is known for his media installations in publi

April 30, 2013

Last month indie band Jang Kiha and the Faces released their new single, “It Was Good While it Lasted,” in collaboration with Hyundai Card Music’s inaugural “Blank Check Project.” The music project allows the listeners to purchase the digital single at the price of their choosing, including downloading the track for free should one wish to do so. On March 29, the band released its latest single on the Hyundai Card Music website and now one month later, the results show that listeners paid an ave

April 30, 2013

Works of Korean contemporary artists are on exhibit in Hungary as part of a cultural promotion exhibition by the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary. The exhibition, which runs from Tuesday to June 28 at the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, introduces nine Korean artists who were chosen to show aspects of Korean society to the Hungarian audience. According to the museum, the exhibition aims to show the artists’ different perspectives on modern

April 29, 2013

International superstar Psy will be appearing live at Capital FM’s “Summertime Ball 2013” at Wembley Stadium in London on June 9. “Summertime Ball” is a festival held each June hosted by British commercial radio company Global Radio.Following promotion work in the U.S., Psy will head to the U.K. to promote his new single “Gentleman” and perform at the concert. The lineup for the concert includes Taylor Swift, Robbie Williams, The Wanted and Rizzle Kicks. Justin Timberlake is also appearing as a

April 29, 2013

AMSTERDAM (AFP) ― Masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh, including his world-famous “Sunflowers” and “The Potato Eaters,” have been returned to the Amsterdam museum that bears the Dutch artist’s name ahead of its reopening next week.The paintings were transferred on Friday to the Van Gogh Museum from another of the Dutch capital’s famous museums, the Hermitage, where they had been on display for the last seven months during the renovations.“From today, Sunflowers, The Bedroom, Irises, Cornfield with

April 28, 2013

No matter how experimental artworks have become, the exhibition wall that functions as a backdrop of the artworks has remained the same. The wall is just part of an empty room waiting to be filled. Kim Hyun-jin, an independent curator for Kukje Gallery’s group exhibition of young artists, however, said if the exhibition hall were to house experimental and creative artworks of young artists, the space should be altered to meet the style of the exhibition. “The title of the exhibition, ‘The Song o

April 28, 2013

G-Dragon from Korean popular boy band Big Bang injured his right ankle in the middle of his solo concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan on Saturday.He was carried on his dancer’s back after finishing all of his songs live.He left comments through his SNS account to his worrying fans after the performance: “I’m very sorry. The performance should have been more perfect. I will recover soon and thank you for coming today.”As part of his world tour, “One of a Kind,” launched in March, G-Dragon will

April 28, 2013

Classical music“Wanderer Trio”: French piano trio ensemble Wanderer Trio is holding a recital at the Goyang Aramnuri Haydn Hall in Gyeonggi Province on May 10 at 8 p.m. The trio will feature Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D Major “Ghost,” Schubert’s Notturno in E Flat Major Op. 148 and Saint-Saens’ Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 92. The ensemble shot to fame when it won the International ARD Competition in 1988 and has performed at internationally renowned concert halls around the world. Tickets ar

April 26, 2013

Milk Carton Kids in harmonyMilk Carton Kids“The Ash and Clay”(ANTI)The singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan form the duo Milk Carton Kids - a name that conjures up a brash and rowdy hardcore band. Instead, these two dulcet-voiced Californians hail from quite a different quadrant of the musical galaxy. On their third album, ``The Ash & Clay,‘’ they play a music that is reminiscent of The Everly Brothers‘ close vocal harmonies, supported by some fine guitar picking that recalls some

April 26, 2013

Vocalist Lyn and Lee Soo from rock band M.C the MAX are said to have been in a romantic relationship since 2012.The 33-year-olds’ reportedly got closer when Lee Soo signed a contract with Lyn’s agency, Music&New, in October 2012.Sources said the singers have shared a passion for music for a long time but only became a couple last year. Some from music industry said they had known about the chemistry with some witnessing the two on dates.The couple’s agency said that it would release an official

April 26, 2013

Labeling art or artists with a national identity doesn’t hold much significance when geographical and national borders are being blurred in the international art world. Chinese artists had been long associated with satire and social critique, as Japanese artists had with manga. But many international artists are now receiving attention for their creative artistic practice, rather than for their country or styles associated with it. Ryan Lee Gallery, a new contemporary art gallery in New York, in

April 25, 2013

Idol band CNBLUE’s fifth Japanese single “Blind Love” ranked second place on the Oricon Daily Charts on Wednesday, the day of their EP release. Over 35,000 copies were sold that day. The EP includes three songs, “With your eyes” and “Greedy Man,” along with the title song “Blind Love” composed by Lee Jong-hyun, the group’s lead guitarist. The album also includes a music video with special clips. Meanwhile, CNBLUE has been on their 2013 BLUE MOON World Tour since April 6. Starting in Taiwan, the

April 25, 2013