Featured Events in South Korea in May, 2025 (May Updated)

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In celebration of the 4th anniversary of The Hyundai Seoul, the artist Eddie Kang and Maum Studio will present a large-scale work titled ‘FIND LOVE’ in front of Waterful Garden. This large-scale work conveys positive energy that can only be seen with the heart, and aims to convey the happy moments with the guardian ‘Yeti’ that gives comfort that everything will be okay no matter what happens in reality.

Yeoju has been producing ceramics ever since the early Goryeo period (AD 918-1392), and through the production of high-quality Goryeongto (Kaolin) and Baekto (white clay), it played an integral role in the development of the early ceramic industry. Yeoju laid the foundations for becoming a major ceramic city by hosting the World Ceramics Expo in 2001. And since hosting the World Ceramics Biennale in 2003 and 2005, it is now internationally recognized as a world center for ceramics. Started in May 1990, the Yeoju Ceramic Festival is held every year to promote the excellence of its ceramics both nationwide and abroad. As the first and best ceramic festival in Korea, the festival exhibits unique, high quality ceramic artwork and products. At the festival, you can see works of art by ceramics masters and buy a variety of ceramic products at discounted prices.

The exhibition features more than 130 exhibits that have left an important mark on the history of modern music, covering timeless masterpieces by 67 musicians, from the first Grammy winners to global superstars such as BTS.

Explore accurate Korea Day 2 sporting information and times for 3rd May, as well as links for Golf news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Golf sporting event in Korea is an exciting and highly anticipated event in the world of professional golf. It brings together top players from around the globe to compete in a thrilling tournament that showcases their skills and expertise. The tournament is held at the prestigious SKY72 Golf Club, located in Incheon, South Korea. This championship-level course offers a challenging and beautiful landscape for players to showcase their talents. Some of the most elite golfers in the world, including South Korean stars such as Sungjae Im and Inbee Park, have participated in this event. The fierce competition and stunning backdrop of the SKY72 Golf Club make the Korean Golf tournament a must-watch for both avid golf fans and casual viewers alike. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

Tromarama is an Indonesian multimedia collective consisting of Febie Babyrose, Herbert Hans and Ruddy Hatumen. Since the mid-2000s, they have created various works through videos, installations, computer programming and interactive games, exploring the interrelationship between the virtual world, the physical world and the hyperreality in the digital age. The exhibition showcases Tromarama's unique world of work, an interdisciplinary exploration of artistic practice in a hybrid digital environment. Using computer programs, interactive installations and video works, the artists blur the boundaries between reality and virtuality, exploring how digital media intervene in social behavior. They present a hyperreal world and raise questions about how artificial intelligence and computer programs think about abstract concepts, such as "infinity" in the face of technological progress.

Explore accurate Korea Day 1 sporting information and times for 2nd May, as well as links for Golf news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Golf sporting event in Korea is an exciting and highly anticipated event in the world of professional golf. It brings together top players from around the globe to compete in a thrilling tournament that showcases their skills and expertise. The tournament is held at the prestigious SKY72 Golf Club, located in Incheon, South Korea. This championship-level course offers a challenging and beautiful landscape for players to showcase their talents. Some of the most elite golfers in the world, including South Korean stars such as Sungjae Im and Inbee Park, have participated in this event. The fierce competition and stunning backdrop of the SKY72 Golf Club make the Korean Golf tournament a must-watch for both avid golf fans and casual viewers alike. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

Explore accurate Korea Day 3 sporting information and times for 4th May, as well as links for Golf news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Golf sporting event in Korea is an exciting and highly anticipated event in the world of professional golf. It brings together top players from around the globe to compete in a thrilling tournament that showcases their skills and expertise. The tournament is held at the prestigious SKY72 Golf Club, located in Incheon, South Korea. This championship-level course offers a challenging and beautiful landscape for players to showcase their talents. Some of the most elite golfers in the world, including South Korean stars such as Sungjae Im and Inbee Park, have participated in this event. The fierce competition and stunning backdrop of the SKY72 Golf Club make the Korean Golf tournament a must-watch for both avid golf fans and casual viewers alike. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

A gorgeous spring festival with 1,004 varieties of roses in full bloom. The Seomjingang Train Village in Ogok-myeon, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, welcomes the grand "Gokseong World Rose Festival" every spring. 1,004 varieties of beautiful roses bloom in this garden. Rare roses from Europe and flowers blooming in all seasons complement each other, bringing a colorful visual feast and a unique experience.

Explore Aramco Team Series - Seoul Day 2 sporting information for 10th May, as well as links for Golf tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Aramco Team Series - Seoul is a highly anticipated golf event held in the bustling city of Seoul, South Korea. This thrilling tournament consists of teams from all over the world, competing for the prestigious title and a hefty prize pool. Top players from various countries will be representing their respective teams, showcasing their skills and expertise on the green. The event will take place at the stunning Sky72 Golf Club, known for its challenging yet picturesque course. This state-of-the-art stadium boasts top-notch facilities and amenities, guaranteeing a seamless experience for players and spectators alike. With a perfect blend of international talent and a beautiful location, the Aramco Team Series - Seoul promises to be an exhilarating and unforgettable event for all golf enthusiasts. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

As you walk around the Seoul Museum of Craft, you will come across a variety of craft works. Just as each form was created to suit its use, the colors were not created by chance. The colors of each work reflect the artist’s thoughts and feelings. Artists devote themselves to research to find the most unique colors and repeat experiments to apply the desired colors to their works. No color is simple and can never be easily expressed. This exhibition is a record of the process in which craftsmen create their own colors, and a story about the time and dedication they put into it. The archive materials, including research notes on colors, poems, materials, and tools, are like looking at a palette filled with the unique colors that the artists wanted to express through their works. The three craftsmen in different fields, Noh Kyung-jo in ceramics, Lee Byeong-chan in dyeing, and Kim Heon-cheol in glass, all obtain colors from nature. Baking colors from the earth, dyeing colors from plants, and making colors shine more colorfully with light transmitted through glass. Creating colors is another way that craftsmen relate to nature. The colors they create enrich our daily lives and stimulate our senses. And these colors will meet you and create another relationship. I hope you will rediscover the colorful colors you witnessed in this exhibition and treasure them in your hearts. ※ ​​The Craft Archives exhibition is only open on weekdays (Tuesday to Friday). Please take note when viewing.

In today's chaotic social atmosphere and busy daily life, we often lose ourselves. We are busy with work and socializing every day, and what I really want is that I don't have time to think about what state I am in now. So I prepared an exhibition that is like a special gift to me. This exhibition will provide me with an opportunity to reflect on my inner self. I have set up some equipment. Taking time to review yourself will not bring immediate results. But as time accumulates, you will understand yourself better.

The National Heritage Administration and Gyeonggi Girls’ High School Gyeongun Museum have prepared a commemorative exhibition to introduce the newly designated national folk cultural heritage, “The Clothing of Prince Ui,” and to widely publicize its value. “The Clothing of Prince Ui” consists of royal women’s ceremonial attire, including wonsam (圓衫), dangui (唐衣), seuranchima (skirt), hwagwan (花冠), norigae (norigae), and daedae (大帶) for court ladies. Gyeonggi Girls’ High School Gyeongun Museum received the donation from Ms. Lee Hae-gyeong (李海瓊, 1930~ ), daughter of Prince Ui. These costumes have clear origins and are well-recognized for their academic and artistic value as materials that clearly show the characteristics of court clothing according to the wearer’s status, and were designated as national folk cultural heritage in February. We hope that this exhibition will provide an opportunity to confirm the dignity and aesthetic beauty of court clothing and increase understanding of the royal clothing culture.

Kukje Gallery is pleased to present Ha Chong-Hyun, a solo exhibition of the pioneering Korean modernist, from March 20 to May 11, 2025, at K1 and Hanok. Marking Ha Chong-Hyun’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery—his first in three years following shows in 2015, 2019, and 2022, this exhibition examines the artist’s continuous experimentation with oil paint and his commitment to exploring the materiality of painting over the past half-century. The foundation for this rigorous commitment is Ha’s ongoing inquiry into the fundamental question: "What is painting?" Through a selection of approximately 30 works created between 2009 and the present, the exhibition includes various iterations of his renowned Conjunction series—from his original monochromatic works to more recent works characterized by colorful adaptations, vibrant gestures, and naturalism. It also features major works from his Post-Conjunction series, initiated in 2009, bringing together two continuously evolving and expanding pillars of Ha’s storied artistic practice.

This exhibition emphasizes the artist’s instinctive and free expression of emotions. The work discards static images and expresses images of movement and transformation through fluid and changing compositions. By capturing brief moments where reality and surrealism intertwine, the work challenges conventional perceptions and guides viewers to redefine their own sensory and mental experiences. What questions does art ask? What answers are hidden? The exhibition encourages visitors to embark on a personal journey of discovery and respond to these reflections in their own unique way. Ultimately, Endless demonstrates the transformative power of art at the intersection of perception and thought. These works deconstruct the familiar and bridge the gap between reality and imagination, providing new insights and inspiration. Through her art, artist Shchedrin invites viewers to challenge their existing perceptions and reconstruct their understanding of what they see and feel. The exhibition is not only a visual experience, but also an open invitation to engage with the world in a broader way.

Night is the force that unites everything. Children dream, prisoners escape. —Harold Ancart First, March 17, 2025—Gagosian presents a solo exhibition of new paintings by Harold Ancart. We are hosting the “Tent” event. The exhibition is held at the project space APMA of Art Review on Garosu-daero, Seoul. The closing conference (APMA Talk) will be held on April 3. Harold Ancart creates natural and human-made environments in his paintings/wall paintings. Various art historical references His new paintings/paintings are neither graphic nor abstract, but landscape and inner reflection. Focus on the connection with nature. The works exhibited in this exhibition are all themed around night scenes. The two layers of the screen are surrounded by a dark sky and white stones. Under the water, two other works present landscapes with trees and various plants. The works with the exhibition space will be woven into a space that runs from one entrance to the wall. For the artist, the themes of painting/images are like an "excuse" to experiment with painting and color. The purpose is. (Except An) is also composed of works that blur the boundaries between concrete and abstract. The author commented on this as follows: "Under the light of the moon, stars or street lamps, objects and their surroundings It does not look as clear as the sky. If we follow something clear, we will see it in another way. I have no choice but to turn in. Objects in the dark are more easily deformed." In "Still Sleeping Tree" (2025), a tree base stands in the center of the screen. The leaves are stained with a deep blue The sky of the tree, and the clouds are intertwined in light and shadow. Blending with the trees, the ground and soil below are filled with woven colors. . Plants grow in the forest. In "Enclosure and Dawn" (2025), the shadows of large hollow trees are covered. The light of the trees, the knee-jumping horizon is embedded with blue and white light. The main light source of the two works "Landscape" (2025) and "Grand" (2025) leads to the same scene. Through the subtle changes of white walls, it seems like a village in the wilderness. Giving a sense of the situation from dusk to late night Finally, in "Goodnight" (2024), Ankart depicts the red flowers of the market covered by the layers of small trees and a flower hanging on the wall inside the house. His purpose-made landscape portraits are arranged together with pine trees. Like other similar works, this work has a soft color with a dark tone. The wall surfaces are hung with camouflage branches and a soft canopy striped rug. It ties into the ideal figure that all art, including this piece, is ultimately a human artifact.

Pace Gallery Seoul presents Sea Mirror, a solo exhibition of new works by British artist Nigel Cooke. Running from April 11th to May 17th in the gallery's second and third floor galleries, the exhibition debuts Cooke's new experimental oil paintings in small portrait and large panoramic formats, as well as eleven gouache on paper works completed on the Spanish island of Formentera.

PKM Gallery will hold a solo exhibition "LAZY" from April 12 to May 17 by pop artist SAMBY PEN, who reinterprets contemporary pop culture with humor and satire. This special exhibition, held to commemorate the artist's 10th anniversary of his debut, will feature about 20 new paintings on the theme of modern people's "troubles", as well as merchandise made using the icons of his works and music by young musicians inspired by his works.

Internationally celebrated tenor Go Seng-Hyoun will present a heartfelt vocal concert dedicated to the memory of the late composer and former principal of Hanyang University, Kim Yeon-jun (1914–2008) — a pioneer of Korean art song and an influential figure in music education. Tenor Go Seng-Hyoun brings extraordinary artistry to the stage, with a career spanning leading opera roles across the world and numerous prestigious international awards. Accompanied by pianist Jihak Oh, his performance promises to be both moving and memorable. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of music and meaning! 세계적으로 사랑받는 테너 고성현 교수님이, 한국 예술가곡의 선구자이자 한양대학교 전 총장이셨던 고(故) 김연준 작곡가(1914–2008)를 추모하며 진심을 담은 무대를 선보입니다. 국내외 유수 오페라 무대에서 주역으로 활약하고, 수많은 국제 콩쿠르에서 수상한 고성현 테너는 이번 무대를 통해 깊은 감동과 울림을 전할 예정입니다. 피아니스트 오지학의 섬세한 반주와 함께하는 이번 공연은, 음악을 사랑하는 분들께 잊지 못할 시간이 될 것입니다. 国际著名男高音歌唱家Go Seng Hyoun将带来一场真挚的声乐音乐会盛典，以此纪念已故作曲家、汉阳大学前校长 Kim Yeon-jun（1914–2008）——他是韩国艺术歌曲的先驱和音乐教育领域极具影响力的人物。 男高音歌唱家Go Seng Hyoun以其非凡的艺术造诣登上舞台，他的职业生涯遍布全球各大歌剧院的主要角色，并荣获众多国际著名奖项。钢琴家 Jihak Oh将为他伴奏，他们的表演定将感人至深，令人难忘。 千万不要错过这个充满音乐和意义的难忘之夜！ Information Source: eventbrite

Explore Aramco Team Series - Seoul Day 1 sporting information for 9th May, as well as links for Golf tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Aramco Team Series - Seoul is a highly anticipated golf event held in the bustling city of Seoul, South Korea. This thrilling tournament consists of teams from all over the world, competing for the prestigious title and a hefty prize pool. Top players from various countries will be representing their respective teams, showcasing their skills and expertise on the green. The event will take place at the stunning Sky72 Golf Club, known for its challenging yet picturesque course. This state-of-the-art stadium boasts top-notch facilities and amenities, guaranteeing a seamless experience for players and spectators alike. With a perfect blend of international talent and a beautiful location, the Aramco Team Series - Seoul promises to be an exhilarating and unforgettable event for all golf enthusiasts. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

Explore Aramco Team Series - Seoul Day 3 sporting information for 11th May, as well as links for Golf tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The Aramco Team Series - Seoul is a highly anticipated golf event held in the bustling city of Seoul, South Korea. This thrilling tournament consists of teams from all over the world, competing for the prestigious title and a hefty prize pool. Top players from various countries will be representing their respective teams, showcasing their skills and expertise on the green. The event will take place at the stunning Sky72 Golf Club, known for its challenging yet picturesque course. This state-of-the-art stadium boasts top-notch facilities and amenities, guaranteeing a seamless experience for players and spectators alike. With a perfect blend of international talent and a beautiful location, the Aramco Team Series - Seoul promises to be an exhilarating and unforgettable event for all golf enthusiasts. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

This show is not for the easily offended! It’s comedy at its best, a comedian who is unapologetically honest, woke and hilarious! Wanna see a dirty immigrant tell dirty jokes? If you’re someone who thinks we should question everything about life, love, religion and politics then you’re going to love traveling Romanian comedian Victor Patrascan. Victor's curiosity surpasses his fear. He likes to poke the truth with a stick and see if there's any life left in it. He’s bringing his honest, thought provoking and unapologetic stand up comedy show to Tokyo. Expect a night of English comedy at its best on the most controversial topics of today from Victor Patrascan! You'll hear tasteful jokes about race, gender, the pandemic, religion, identity politics and all the other controversial topics of today. 🎭 STAND-UP COMEDY in ENGLISH 🎭 🔞Age Restriction: 16+ 🎟️ online tickets from ₩22,500 / tickets on the door ₩37,500 The show will be held entirely in English Victor Patrascan 🇷🇴 • victorpatrascan.com • @VictorPatrascan Victor Pãtrãşcan is an eccentric stand up comedian and outrageous social commentator from Romania. He honed his craft for joke writing in the London comedy circuit where he lived until 2020. In that same year, he left the bubble of UK politics and instead opted to live his life on the road and tour his self-produced shows all over the European continent. Since then, Victor has travelled to corners of the world, of which some he has been the first comedian to perform in English. He has told jokes in Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Turkey, Sweden, France, Serbia, Switzerland, Finland, Belgium, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine and even Denmark. In 2023 alone, Victor performed in front of more than 20’000 people across 70 cities, 32 countries and 2 continents. Consequently, he has a legitimate claim for having the longest and most extensive self-produced comedy show in Europe. Victor weaves this unique experience into his stand up as he has become somewhat of a sponge absorbing the intricacies of European culture and politics. His style is distinctly shaped by his peculiar life as a vagabond. While he jokes about the stereotypes and misconceptions of every country, he also highlights the silliness of our presumed differences in an effort to assert our sameness. Victor is now on tour • for more information • victorpatrascan.com Information Source: the Comedy Nomad | eventbrite

The Seoul National University Museum of Art (Director Shim Sang-yong) will hold the “Weapon World” exhibition from February 6 (Thursday) to May 4 (Sunday), 2025, showcasing the power of art that contrasts with weapons through approximately 120 works by domestic and foreign artists. This exhibition reflects on our present through weapons that embody the cutting-edge technology of modern society, and highlights artworks that explore the form and purpose of weapons. The concept of arms tax involves the broad impact of military activities such as weapons production, technology development, defense industry and war, as well as the complex military-industrial complex surrounding these activities, on the global environment and the future of mankind. If the "Anthropocene" explores the geological impact of human activities on the earth's ecosystem, and the "Capitalistocene" explains the impact of the expansion of the capitalist system on society and nature, then the "arms tax" is to recognize and warn of the dangers of militaristic civilization based on these concepts. To help people get to know the exhibition, we will be hosting curator-led tours of the exhibition on the last Wednesday of each month, “Culture Day”. Curator-led tours of the exhibition are scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, Wednesday, March 26, and Wednesday, April 24 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Koku Gallery will present Jae-eun Choi’s solo exhibition “Nature’s Country” in K2 and K3 from March 20 to May 11. This is the artist’s third solo exhibition at Koku Gallery, and the works on display reflect on the origin and time of life, the birth and death of existence, and the complex relationship between nature and humans, covering a variety of media such as sculpture, installation, architecture, photography, video and sound. Choi, who moved to Tokyo in the mid-1970s, entered the art world by learning the grammar of flower arrangement at Tokyo’s Sogetsu Art Center and reinterpreting it. In 1986, he held his first solo exhibition with the work “Earth”. In the work, he covered 13 tons of soil on the indoor garden “Heaven” designed by Isamu Noguchi at the Sogetsu Art Center and planted seeds on it, visualizing his unique philosophy on the flow of life and time and space. Through the “World Underground Project” that began in the same year, he tried to combine art and science, such as taking out paper after being buried underground for a long time, examining life and cycles through the traces of time accumulated on the paper, and expanding to observe the microscopic world of microorganisms in paper. Especially since the implementation of the "Dream Earth" project in 2015, we have been working on specific solutions and methods to restore the forests in the DMZ based on professional research. 

Glamstone Seoul is a contemporary art museum founded by Brazilian-born contemporary artist, curator and activist Jed Esbell. (1979-2021) The exhibition is the first solo exhibition in South Korea. The exhibition focuses on Esbell’s late paintings and drawings It shows the essence of the artist’s unique visual language, characterized by landscape backgrounds and contrasting patterns. Ecological movement Esbell’s deep connection with nature is based on the Macuxi language, which is reflected throughout his work. These can be doubled up with plant dyes, mythological wall paintings, and scenes filled with multiple volumes, trees and cacti. All living things Esbell believes that natural systems are interconnected, and mythical creatures and spirits coexist in complex ecosystems. The world of the work and a cluster of resistance, embodying the will of the indigenous people. ” Throughout his life, Esbell straddled the line between art and activism in the name of “art activism” for the colonies. As a key figure in the Contemporary Indigenous Art (Arte Indígena Contemporânea) movement, he was an advocate for indigenous rights and the land. To raise awareness of its importance and secure a space to highlight the grand postcolonial perspectives of the Saharan art historical tradition. I did it again. The social movement led by Esbell won over the creative efforts of the then Afro-Brazilian community, indigenous peoples, and those who were historically marginalized. It helped support options. Located roughly in the art world, it gave voice to more people In the process, the artist established the gallery as a place for artistic and thought experiments, and engaged with polytheists F. We also seek to integrate/and explore the inner reflection outside of Ether Earth Art. Esbell's artwork has an impact on "ecology". Strengthening the connection between indigenous people and the land, revealing environmental awareness. Calling for change. The pictures/squirrel's fragments in this exhibition start from the landscape and illustrate the relationship between living and non-living things in nature. Paintings in the exhibition hall. In Makushi's worldview, he reveres the gods who create nature (including Makunaim). It depicts various mythological figures and spirits, revealing the worldview and philosophy of indigenous peoples. Commemoration, the moment of rain "Thunder and wind (Kaɨsikɨ and chuvass) have different symbolic meanings in different cultures, inspiring dialogues and bottom-up cycles that occur in nature. The snakes, turtles and frogs that appear repeatedly in different works are political metaphors that integrate traditions and refer to the Amazon. It contains the author's critical perspectives on the extractivism that is affecting the earth. The intersection of art, lineage and ecology Esbell's artistic activism through cursors explores the importance of Indigenous artistic identities/artistic norms.