Korea Events: Exhibitions, Pop-ups & Performances | NowHitz · 8

Amorepacific introduced Rose Remains Airy Silky on September 11. Because it comes in three formats — shampoo, hair oil and perfume — the same scent family can be used from washing hair to heading out the door.

Each product is used at a different point in the day: the shampoo while washing, the hair oil as the last styling step, and the perfume after getting dressed. Buyers can choose a single product rather than the full set.

Longtake describes the hair oil as a low-viscosity, watery formula designed for a light finish. How it actually feels and how strong the scent is cannot be judged from the brand’s description alone.

According to the launch announcement, sales began at Olive Young in mid-September, with Naver Smart Store and Kakao Gift among the channels added in October. Olive Young has a hair-oil listing that includes Rose Remains. Sets, prices and stock may vary by seller.

The 1498 self-portrait

The Prado’s description of the 1498 self-portrait highlights Dürer’s elegant clothing and gloves. The museum links the gloves to high social standing and to his wish to present himself as an artist rather than a craftsman.

The painting gives the gloved hands nearly as much weight as the face. It is a carefully constructed public image.

The 1500 self-portrait

The 1500 self-portrait in Munich’s Alte Pinakothek shows Dürer facing forward, one hand held before his chest. The museum connects the gaze and the hand with seeing and creating.

The two paintings were made two years apart. The difference in pose and gaze changes the impression of the same man.

How the brand describes the scents

The brand describes 1498 as spicy, fresh, leathery and mossy, and 1500 as powdery, soft and deep. The words are the brand’s interpretation of the paintings.

They do not indicate the actual ingredients or how long the scents last.

What the package contains

The released photograph shows the 1498 and 1500 bottles stacked together, but the announced PERSONA II package pairs one eyewear frame with one fragrance. It is not a set containing both scents.

Which fragrance comes with each frame, and whether samples are available, should be checked with the retailer. This article is based on published material; the fragrances were not tested, and current prices and stock were not checked.

Storage

The 20 L model has interior space for a 16-inch laptop and a tablet. Front bungee cords can hold a jacket, and side mesh pockets take water bottles.

The product details also list a cushioned backpanel and reflective elements.

Prices and dimensions

Korean official-shop prices are ₩169,000 for the 20 L and ₩189,000 for the 28 L. Listed dimensions are 50 × 28.5 × 21 cm and 52 × 29.5 × 24 cm.

The eight-liter difference matters most on days that add clothing and other belongings to a laptop.

Colors and stock

The season’s four colors are Black Lichen, Ink Blue, Desert Ochre and Dark Berry. Stock by color and capacity varies between the official shop and stores.

Floor by floor

The ground floor features the GV90 Neolun First Edition in a Vik Black and Sonoran Navy two-tone finish. Blues, including Como Blue and Sonoran Navy, occupy the second floor; grays and greens the third; and neutrals including Uyuni White and Monash Silver the fourth.

Thirteen gloss, three matte

The exterior range consists of 13 gloss colors and three matte finishes. Visitors can compare finishes and the pairing of exterior and interior materials on actual cars rather than swatches.

Visitor information

The exhibition runs October 8–November 8, 09:00–21:00 KST, and closes on the first Monday of each month, which falls on November 2 during the run. Opening day, October 8, began at 10:00. Regular vehicle displays are suspended during the exhibition.

The venue lists 1522-8830 for visit, tour and test-drive reservations; general visits and tour or test-drive programs have different conditions. The operator warns that weekend parking may be busy and recommends public transport.

Four teams

Each team pairs a Mullae metalworking business with an artist. Starting points include silicone-molded ice trays, a heart keyring, an unfinished mortar, a prototype motor and machining by-products.

The exhibition draws its materials from a neighborhood where metal shops and creative studios operate side by side.

Repeated shapes

A photograph of Bonghwa Industry’s collaboration with Kim Seong-jin shows three metal plates standing against a wall, one carrying repeated small shapes and another cut with a large rectangular opening.

Elsewhere, small recesses in a plate, circular components around a light and gear diagrams on a wall form other patterns. Cutting recesses, shaping circles and joining parts give the same metal a different character in each work.

Visitor information

The exhibition runs September 18–October 11 and is open 10:00–18:00 with free admission on October 10–11. The venue is Soolsool Center B1, 15 Dorim-ro 133-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, about a 10-minute walk from Exit 7 of Mullae Station on Line 2.

The separate My Factory archive exhibition is closed this weekend. Inquiries: 02-2634-2237.

A studio in a former library

The Dongtan residency, a shared studio space, opened this year in a former library at Dongtan Complex Culture Center. The exhibition brings its artists’ work into a civic building used by residents every day.

Visitor information

The show runs October 6–16, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and closed on weekends and public holidays. It is closed the October 10–11 weekend; the remaining viewing days are October 12–16.

At SILMO Paris

MUUT presented MEND alongside collaboration products. Its booth photograph shows slender frames, colored lenses and thicker rims displayed together.

The photograph does not identify each model, and not every piece shown belongs to MEND.

The collection’s theme

MEND takes unfinished times, the wounds left by relationships and recovery as its themes. MUUT had already described the collection’s ribbon and band details in a May announcement of a Shanghai pop-up.

As the name suggests, the design centers on forms that wrap the frame’s joints.

What to check

Rim thickness shows from the front, decoration and temple line from the side, and overall proportion only when worn. Shape in a photograph and comfort on the face can differ.

The accompanying Shanghai product image was distributed in May; its local price labels are not current Korean prices. The brand’s official information lists current models and colors.

The works

Ornament 26-1 measures 97 × 97 cm and Ornament 26-3 is 72.7 × 72.7 cm. According to the museum, both square paintings were made in 2026 in acrylic on canvas.

The jewel-like elements are painted, not actual jewelry attached to the surface.

Composition

In the supplied images, 26-1 disperses small clusters across the whole canvas, while in 26-3 decorations curve around a dark open space near the center.

Common objects such as keys and safety pins sit among the ornate motifs. The originals differ in size, even when shown at the same scale on screen.

From portraits to pattern

In a 2025 interview with YTN Art Square, Song discussed his interest in socially defined standards of beauty and portrait details that emerge only on close looking.

The museum presents Non-Mainstream Beauty, Unsorted and the new Ornament series as one line of work, tracing the artist’s shift from people to objects and patterns.

Surfaces made of pins

The Hwaseong City Cultural and Tourism Foundation says Lee has long used pins as an artistic material. From a distance the works read as familiar shapes such as flowers and chairs; up close, their surfaces resolve into small pins.

Visitors must keep the required distance and not touch the works.

Healing 3 Seater Chair

The foundation describes Healing 3 Seater Chair as a chair whose surface is filled with flowers and weeds rendered in pins, pairing an object made for rest with a sharp material.

The foundation links the work to recovery and relationships after hurt.

Exhibition details

The lead photograph, supplied by the foundation, shows the artist talk held after the October 2 opening ceremony.

According to the foundation, the exhibition runs free of charge through October 24. Visiting hours and programs such as docent tours are listed in its latest notices.

Pink Paradise - 시집가는 날 2

In the published image, a wedding procession moves out from a palanquin near the center. A passage opens between dense pink patterns, followed by clothed, animal-faced figures and long curving ribbons.

The painting is not a record of an actual wedding but an imagined scene that rearranges familiar traditional motifs.

Sixteen works in three sections

The organizer divides the 16 works into three sections, Voyage, Parade and Paradise, moving from imaginary journeys through cities and festivities toward images of Korean tradition and home.

Visitor information

The exhibition runs October 3–December 6, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Viewing is free, but Korean Folk Village admission is separate. Standard full-day weekend admission is ₩39,000 for adults and ₩32,000 for children; age categories and discounts are on the official fare table.

The address is 90 Minsokchon-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, reachable by bus from Sanggal Station on the Suin–Bundang Line. The venue says museums and galleries may close for internal reasons, so checking same-day notices is advised.