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- At Culture Station Seoul 284, art from across Asia
- Aug 02, 2012
- A modern Byzantine style of architecture with a unique domed roof and red bricks was constructed at the heart of the capital city, Seoul, in 1925 under the name of Gyeongsung Station. At that time, the emergence of the new building left people agog and open-mouthed. The station h...
- Modern Korean fiction, now in English
- Aug 01, 2012
- It will likely come as no surprise that the events and elements commonly identified as decisive features of modern Korean history have also shaped the narrative landscapes of the country’s best-known contemporary novels. Partition, industrialization, and the rapidly changing soci...
- Hanji, living paper that breathes
- Jul 31, 2012
- Foreigners participate in a Hanji-making workshop. “Hanji is excellent as photographic paper!” exclaims Peter Bogardus. “The surface is very smooth, it comes in great colors, and on top of that, it’s extremely durable.”Bogardus printed African landscapes in black and white on ten...
- 2nd Annual Korean Literature English Essay Contest
- Jul 27, 2012
- Foreign residents living in Korea can share their impressions on Korean literature in the upcoming Second Annual Korean Literature English Essay Contest. This year’s contest, organized by Literature Translation Institute Korea (LTI Korea), invites participants to submit an Englis...
- All Eyes on Korea brings old and new to London
- Jul 25, 2012
- The host city of the upcoming Olympic Games continues to embrace “All Eyes on Korea,” the 100-day Korean culture summer festival, bringing together an unprecedented scope of cultural events, exhibitions, and lectures that encompass the traditional and modern sides of Korea. Marki...
- Artists breathe life into closed army base
- Jul 23, 2012
- Doha Army Base closed a few years ago, and artists have set up shop in the white three-story building on the right. In days past, Doha Army Base was a Korean military installation south of the Han River that provided facilities for emergency bridge construction in the...
- Fantasy, horror, and thrills galore at Bucheon
- Jul 19, 2012
- Poster of the 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (photo courtesy of PiFan) The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) began in 1997 in Bucheon, a metropolitan city in the province of Gyeonggi-do. Ensconced between Incheon and Seoul, the city receives ...
- 2012 Expo Yeosu, The World in One Place
- Jul 19, 2012
- The world is in one place!Sixty-six participants attended the Cultural Parnership Initiative (CPI) at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute (KCTI).The participants toured some of the m...
- Nam June Paik nostalgia: inventor of video art in retro...
- Jul 17, 2012
- A series of special exhibitions shedding new light on the late Nam June Paik (Paik Nam June, 1932-2006) are opening this month, marking the 80th anniversary of the birth of one of the art world’s most influential thinkers and visionaries to date. Here are the two exhibitions that...
- Record collecting in Seoul
- Jul 16, 2012
- In the age of digital media, portable music players have become a ubiquitous part of our lives, but nothing can replace the crackly warmth of a vinyl LP record spinning on a turntable, the gentle throb of stereo speakers, the dusty aroma of colorfully decorated album covers. Alth...
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