Clubs. Traditional, Art Exhibitions
Clubs
Club Garden
Apgujeong-dong
The Garden is an electronica hotspot, with the big draw being its line-up of guest DJs such as Laurent Garnier, Mondo Grosso, Afrika Bambatta and Goldie. Near Galleria Department Store on the so-called Rodeo Street in southern Seoul. Call (02) 518-5115 or clubgarden.co.kr.
Club Evans
Hongdae or Hongik University Area
This place, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch and the acoustics are good. Located near exit 1 on Sangsu Station on subway line 6 or exit 6 on Hongdae Station on subway line 2. Call (02) 337-8361 or www.clubevans.com.
Club Caliente
Itaewon
The patrons are so diverse, DJ Josh sometimes has a hard job appealing to everyone. But he keeps the dance floor going, playing a variety of standbys and new Latin music. The song selection is what keeps people coming back. Located near exit 4 of Itaewon Station subway line 6. Call (011) 9094 8484
Club M2
Hongdae
M2 features top DJs from home and abroad. The dance floor and the DJ are in the center of the club, which attracts a trendy crowd along with models and celebrities. Packed on the weekends. Check www.ohoo.net.
St.102
This hip hop club often has special parties and performances. There are many Korean homies here with do-rags, dreads and baseball hats turned sideways. Visit st102.cyworld.com. 360- 18 Seogyo-dong, Hongdae or call (02) 335-7166.
Moonyang Bar
This place is an Asian-inspired lounge on the third floor of a building on Parking Lot street in Hongdae area. The stone walls feature photographs and rusted steel plates cover the windows. This place is in Mapo at Seogyo-dong, 366-17. Call (02) 338-1523.
Cafe Mou
Cafe Mou
Sinsa-dong
This cafe has a rich ethnic interior that mixes inspirations that its owner got from travels to such places as Morocco and France. Its menu is limited, but features desserts. It's located at the edge of Dosan Park. 650-9 Park View Building, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, near the Cine City Theater in Apgujeongdong. Call (02) 3444-6069.
Rocky Mountain Tavern
A down-to-earth place, the club was started by a couple of Canadians. With a spacious, woody bar, the tavern is spread out on two floors. Find it on Itaewon's main drag across from the International Clinic. Located near exit 5 of Itaewon Station on subway line 6.
Naos Nova
A wine bar and restaurant with a design so stunning, that it was featured in several interior design magazines before its doors even opened to the public. Its location across from Namsan Park gives it a wonderful, cool atmosphere. Visit www.naosnova.com (448-120 Huam-dong Yongsan-gu, Seoul) or call (02) 754-2202.
Funky Funky
This live music venue features all kinds of music. Depending on the night, they feature funk, punk, rock, or pop. Funky Funky attracts an ecelectic mix of people. To get there: With your back to US 66 make a right, walk down to the alley with Club Tool on the corner and turn right. Visit clubff.cyworld.com.
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This medium-sized wine bar in the alley behind the Hamilton Hotel, is one of Itaewon's swankiest hangouts. The candlelight, tiled indoor pond and the designs on the door seem Moorish. Located at 19-25 Itaewon-dong store 22-ho. Call (02) 749-0717
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon is one of the best known jazz clubs in the city. It features live jazz sets from two different bands every night starting at 7 p.m. up to 10 p.m. The place exudes an elegant, sophisticated atmosphere which is perfect for a romantic date. It is located on the street between the Hakdong intersection and the Galleria intersection in Apgujeong-dong. Call (02) 549-5490 or www.onceinabluemoon.co.kr.
Gachi
Salsa music enthusiasts can dance the night away here. The beat of salsa music will lead you to the club. To go to Gachi, get off at Apgujeong Line 3 and go out exit 5. After walking past six streets, look for Matilda Club and Bar on the seventh street and turn left and look for Gachi's red and white sign. Gachi is open from Mondays to Fridays 6 p.m.-12 a.m., Saturday to Sunday, 2 p.m.-12 a.m. Call (02) 540 7087
The Spot
If you like punk or alternative music, then you should hit The Spot. It is a live music venue located next to the playground near Hongik University. The Spot is a small basement bar, and it is a mainly standing room-only place. Visit www.clubspot.co.kr or call (02) 322-5956, (02) 3141-6876.
Casa Del Vino
Cheongdam-dong
This dark, intimate bar offers a great selection of wine, and it's a great place to chill out. It's near the Salvatore Ferragamo and Prada buildings in Cheongdam-dong. Call (02) 542-8003.
Traditional
Folk Performance The Korea House Open run
The Korea House will hold traditional performances in an open run. The entrance fee is 29,000 won. Each performance includes a traditional Korean dinner. Visit www.koreahouse.or.kr or call (02) 2266-9101. Located near exit 3 of Chungmuro Station, subway lines 3 and 4.
Kareiski
Gyeonghuigung Annex of Seoul Museum of Art
Through July 19
Marking the 70th anniversary of forced deportations of ethnic Koreans to Central Asia, this exhibition presents about 120 paintings from seven Uzbekistan-based ethnic Korean painters. Call (02) 735-4032.
Charles Eames
Hangaram Design Museum at Seoul Arts Center
Through July 31
Charles Eames (1907-1978), an iconic American designer and filmmaker, was especially talented in furniture design. This exhibition features his trademark chairs and sofas. Admission free. Visit www.designgallery.or.kr.
Japanese Contemporary Art Festival
Galleries in Heyri, Paju City
Through July 29
As part of the Heyri Asia Project, 17 exhibit spaces in the artists?village will hold a contemporary Japanese art festival, displaying 260 works from 50 Japanese artists. Call (031) 957-6320.
Between Dreams
Gallery Hyundai
Through July 8
SEO, an emerging Korean artist currently based in Berlin, presents her recent paintings of a meditative nature in her first solo exhibition in Seoul. Visit www.galleryhyundai.com.
Still Life
Gallery Ihn
Through July 11
Artist Yoo Hyun-mi explores the borders between different dimensions by playing with images of arranged objects and taking photographs of them. About 20 photographs are on display. Visit www.galleryihn.com.
Great Habsburg Collectors
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung
Through Sept. 30
More than 60 pieces from great painting masters of the Renaissance and Baroque era are on display at this exhibition organized with the collection from Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Visit www.moca.go.kr/deoksugung.jsp.
Blue & White
Gallery Kong
The gallery presents the works of four leading Korean contemporary artists in the fields of photography, sculpture and painting, which primarily deal with the colors blue and white. Visit www.gallerykong.com.
Nathalia Edenmont
Park Ryu-sook Gallery
This is the first solo exhibition in Asia of Nathalia Edenmont, a Soviet Union-born artist now residing in Sweden. The flowers in her works have eyes planted in them, to create the effect as though they watch the viewers. Visit www.parkryusookgallery.com.
From Instant to Eternity
Seoul Museum of Art
Through Sept. 26
The first large-scale retrospective of Claude Monet presents about 60 works of the French impressionist master's works. Visit www.monet.kr.
Body
Kim Young-seob Photo Gallery
Through Sept. 3
Celebrating the gallery's fourth anniversary, the gallery presents photographs on the theme of the human body from renowned photographers such as Bill Brandt, Helmut Newton and Araki Nobuyoshi.
China
Gana Art Center
In its seventh Photo Festival program, the center presents photographs and films from 10 contemporary Chinese artists based in Peking and Shanghai. Visit www.ganaart.com.
Myth in Mirror
Art Sonje Center
Through Aug. 15
Photographs of celebrities taken by 12 of the nation's leading photographers are on display to offer a chance to reflect on the relationship between society's desires and reality. Visit www.artsonje.org.
Kang Hyung-koo
Arario Gallery
Through Aug.19
About 60 works from Artist Kang Hyung-koo's last two decades ?self-portraits, caricatures, and sculptures ?are on display. Visit www.arariogallery.com.
Recycling Inc.
Arko Arts Center
Through July 25
The exhibition presents perky works from 10 artists that play on the concept of recycling in art and everyday life. Visit www.arko.or.kr.
Rebecca Horn
Rodin Gallery
Through Aug. 19
A world-traveling retrospective of Rebecca Horn, the renowned German installation and performance artist has more than 20 works since the 1970s on display along with three feature-length films. Visit www.rodingallery.org.
Bernar Venet
National Museum of Contemporary Art
Through July 22
More than 60 pieces from the last four decades by leading French conceptual artist Bernar Venet, whose sculptures ornament various places across Europe, are on display inside and outside the museum. Visit www.moca.go.kr.
Memory Unforgettable
Through July 15
German artist Georg Baselitz's 41 pieces from his Russian painting series present upside-down images of reworked Russian art pieces the East German-born artist saw while growing up. Visit www.moca.go.kr.
Contemporary Korean Sculpture
Manas Art Center
Through June 30
The former Gallery Agio re-opened after re-modeling under the name Manas Art Center. To mark the opening, the center presents a collective exhibition of 29 Korean sculptors. Kim Seung-hwan's solo exhibition Investigation of Eternity takes place in the new building. Visit www.manas.co.kr.
“Untitled,” a 2007 acrylic work on canvas by American artist Adam Scott, is on display at DoART Gallery in Seoul. Courtesy of DoART Gallery
Paint by Numbers
DoArt Gallery
Adam Scott, New York-born American artist and musician, holds his first exhibition in South Korea. His paintings, which resemble animations and cartoons, satirically look at society. Visit www.doart.co.kr.
From Paris to Daejeon
UngnoLee Museum
Through Aug. 26
Marking the opening of a museum dedicated to Lee Ung-no (1905-1989), this exhibition presents some 50 works of the master artist. Visit www.ungnolee-museum.daejeon.kr.
Spirit of Africa
Clayarch Gimhae Museum
The museum located among the rice paddies of South Gyeongsang Province houses a collection of ceramic wares from around the world. The exhibition presents adobe houses and other collections from Africa. Visit www.clayarch.org.
Traditional Garden in Korean Art
Hoam Art Museum
Through Sept. 2
Koreans prefer to create their gardens in harmony with their surroundings, rather than artificially decorate them. Such characteristics are revealed in 41 paintings that feature traditional Korean gardens in this exhibition. Visit www.hoammusuem.org.
AssiFe 2007
Dongsoong Church (Elim Hall)
July 28- 29
The renowned children's theater association, Assitej, has prepared a performance of the Little Prince in Korean for children of all ages to enjoy. Tickets cost 12,000 won. Visit www.assitejkorea.org or call (02) 745-5862~3. Located near exit 2 of Hyehwa Station on subway line 4.
Snoopy Life Design
Seoul Arts Center
Through Sept. 16
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the world's most famous puppy, Snoopy, is a special exhibition filled with modern art, architecture, fashion and much more. Ticket costs 8,000 won (children), 9,000 won (junior high and high school students), and 10,000 won (college students and adults). Visit www.snoopylifedesign.co.kr or call (02) 464-4266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3.