Special Forum
PIXEL & PAINT
May 28th (Thu), Emerald Hall, Yeong Bin Gwan
The Power of K | The Force That Changes the World
K-Culture has secured a powerful momentum that goes beyond a passing trend —
it is actively reshaping the cultural landscape of the world.
PIXEL & PAINT 2026 symbolizes this movement as an inevitable "acceleration,"
born from the fusion of Korea's artistic DNA with contemporary sensibility
and technological prowess.
This forum is a declaration that Korea has evolved beyond being a mere "star factory" that
the world consumes and has emerged as an "exporter of insight" —
one that leads global discourse and sets new aesthetic standards.
Drawing on the 66-year heritage of The Seoul Economic Daily,
this forum proposes a concrete blueprint for how Korea's cultural pride
will help shape a new future for humanity.
We invite you to this historic occasion, where we design the sustainable future of
K-Culture at the intersection of art and technology.
At the meeting point of "PIXEL" — the smallest unit of digital art —
and "PAINT" — the medium of traditional fine art —
we will witness a new future of cultural innovation,
where the logic of technology and the sensibility of art converge.
PIXEL & PAINT 2026
Organizer
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| 10:00 ~ 10:05 | Opening Remarks | |
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| 10:05 ~ 10:10 | Congratulatory Remarks | |
| 10:10 ~ 10:40 | Keynote Speech |
You Hong June DirectorNational Museum of Korea |
| 10:40 ~ 11:55 | Session 1 - A Meeting of Insights: Cultural Variations |
Lee Kun-Wook Director of Exhibition OperationsNational Folk Museum of Korea Kim Mi Kyung Head of Museum Merchandise DivisionNational Museum Foundation of Korea Geum Keysook Co-DirectorYooGeum Museum |
| 11:55 ~ 13:00 | Luncheon | |
| 13:00 ~ 14:35 | Session 2 - The Mechanics of Fascination: The Aesthetics of Convergence |
Sam Seungho Park ChairpersonPARKSEOBO FOUNDATION Yeesookyung Artist Cho Sang-In Senior Art JournalistSeoul Economic Daily Kelly Kasulis Cho Independent Journalist(Former Editor, The Washington Post·The New York Times) Park Joowon PresidentSimone Fashion Company Cho Hyeyoung Korean CommissionerLoewe Foundation Craft Prize & Independent Curator |
| 14:35 ~ 14:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:50 ~ 16:00 | Session 3 - Global Resonance: A Universal Horizon |
Choi Jungyoon FounderNANRO FOUNDATION Michelle Sugihara CEOCAPE Ma Dong Hoon ProfessorKorea University |
| 16:00 ~ | Closing |
※ The schedule is subject to change based on program adjustments.
