THE ARTRO

2015
- - Park Woo-Hong (Dongsanbang Gallery) was elected as the 17th chairperson of the Korea Galleries Association.
- - 2015 Korea Artist Prize, MMCA: Kira Kim, Na Hyun, Oh In-hwan, Ha Tae-bum
- - Busan Museum of Art opened Space Lee Ufan.
- - Im Heung-soon won a Silver Lion at the 56th Venice Biennale.
- - Open call for the Director of MMCA was proceeded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- Lim Young-bang died.
- - The government decided to raise the average cigarette price from KRW2,500 to KRW4,500.
- - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- - Cooking broadcast has become widespread.
- - Controversy over plagiarism by writer Shin Kyung-sook
- - Controversy over Charlie Hebdo’s satire on Muhammad
  Strong earthquake in Nepal
- - Turmoil over the Euro currency
- - due to the financial crisis in Greece

2014
- - Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP) hosted Gansong Culture Exhibition as its inaugural exhibition.
- - Busan Biennale Executive Director Oh Kwang-su resigned.
- - Beyond and Between to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Leeum
- - Gonggan building was renamed as the Arario Museum in Space.
- - 2014 Gwangju Biennale Burning Down the House
- - SeMA Biennale Media City Seoul 2014 Ghosts, Spies and Grandmothers
- - 2014 Busan Biennale Inhabiting the World
- - 2014 Korea Artist Prize, MMCA: Koo Dong-hee, Kim Shin-il, Noh Sun-tag, Chang Ji-a
- - Dismissal of director Jeong Hyung-min from MMCA
- - The sinking of the Sewol ferry
- - Yoo Byung-eun died.
- - The Unified Progressive Party was dispersed by the Constitutional Court
- - Pope Francis visited Korea.
- - DaumKakao was established.
- - The nut rage incident related to the former vice president of Korean Air.

2013
- - Transfer income tax on artwork took effect.
- - Lee Yong-woo was elected as the first president of the International Biennial Association.
- - 2013 Korea Artist Prize, MMCA: Gong Seong-hoon, Shin Mee-kyoung, Cho Haejun, Ham Yang-ah
- - Controversy over confiscation of artwork managed by the eldest son (CEO of Sigongsa) of former President Chun Doo-hwan in response to his farther’s unpaid fines.
- - Artwork was identified as a means for the CJ Group to transfer slush funds.
- - MMCA Seoul opened. Controversy over its opening exhibition Zeitgeist Korea curated by Jeong Young-mok
- - Lee Doo-shik and Song Soo-nam died.
- - Inauguration of Park Geun-hye as the 11th President
- - Restoration of Namdaemun Gate was completed. Controversy over the quality of the construction.
- - Ryu Hyun-jin made a successful debut at Major League Baseball.
- - Nelson Mandela died.

2012
- - Jeong Hyung-min was appointed as director of MMCA.
- - Kim Hong-hee was appointed as director of Seoul Museum of Art.
- - The 30th anniversary of the Korea Galleries Art Fair
- - 100.art.kr was published.
- - 2012 Korea Artist Prize, MMCA: Kim Hong-seok, Mun Kyeong-won/Jeon Jun-ho, Lee Su-kyeong, Lim Min-ouk
- - Media City Seoul 2012 Spell on You
- - Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting at MMCA
- - International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012
- - Fire accident at the construction site for Seoul branch of MMCA
- - Psy’s Gangnam Style gained huge popularity globally.
- - Film Architecture 101 and TV series Reply 1997 led to a retro fad.
- - Artist Welfare Act took effect.
- - The Korean Artists Welfare Foundation was established.
- - Xi Jinping became the president of the People’s Republic of China.
- - President Obama was re-elected the President of the United States.

2011
- - Nam June Paik Gut, an exhibition to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the artist’s death
- - Korea’s royal books known as Oegyujanggak, an annex of the royal library that had been kept by the National Library of France, were returned to Korea.
- - The Uigwe (over 1,200 precious books of the royal archive of Joseon Dynasty) that had been taken by Japan were returned to Korea.
- - Daegu Art Museum opened.
- - Rodin Gallery changed its name to Plateau
- - Artist Lee Yong-baek was presented at the Korean Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale.
- - Culture Station Seoul 284 (formerly Seoul Station) opened.
- - MMCA director Bae Soon-hoon resigned.
- - Co-director of Gwangju Biennale Ai Weiwei was arrested.
- - Chung Chang-sup, Kwon Ok-yeon and Chung Gi-yong died.
- - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died.
- - Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon resigned.
- - Good Day by IU
- - Comprehensive Programming Channels started broadcasting.
- - Steve Jobs died.
- - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on March 11
- - Osama bin Laden was killed.

2010
- - Lee Jung-seob’s The Bull was sold for approximately KRW3.5 billion, the second highest price for a piece from a Korean artist.
- - Koryo Buddhist Paintings Exhibition at National Museum of Korea
- - 2010 Gwangju Biennale 10000 Lives
- - 2010 Busan Biennale Living in Evolution
- - MMCA presents Young Korean Artists 1981-2010
- - The former and current heads of the Arts Council Korea appeared together at a hearing of the National Assembly.
- - Lee Ban’s wall painting at Dorasan Station was pulled down by the government.
- A two-year grace period for capital gains tax on artwork
- - Kim Jong-un of North Korea was endowed with high military and political titles.
- -The ROKS Cheonan sinking.
- -The G-20 Summit was held.
- -An artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on
- -Yeonpyeong-do Island
- -A labor strike at Hanjin Heavy Industries and “Buses of Hope” movement was launched to support in solidarity with the laborers.
- -South Africa World Cup
- -Arab Spring

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This content was originally published in Korean in the special feature of Wolganmisool Vol. 367 (August 2015) and with their Kind permission is translated and published by KAMS.

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