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Traditional

‘Gugak Ensemble Festival’

Sejong Chamber Hall

Nov. 2 and 3

Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra will hold the “Gugak Ensemble Festival” at Sejong Chamber Hall on Nov. 2 and 3. As the theme of the festival, “Great music becomes one with the sky and the earth,” suggests, the orchestra aims to convey the philosophical message of music and nature becoming one through their performances.

In this festival, the audience can enjoy 10 pieces of traditional Korean music. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, famous composer Yoon Yi-sang’s two songs “China picture” and “together” will be showcased in new arrangements. Four songs written by contemporary Korean composers will also be premiered specially for this festival.

Tickets cost 20,000 won. For more information, visit sejongpac.or.kr or call (02) 399-1000.

‘Saturday Performance of Korean Music & Dance'

National Gugak Center

Throughout 2017

The National Gugak Center continues to feature Korean music and dance performances every Saturday.

For over 30 years, the National Gugak Center has provided audiences with traditional music and dance performances every Saturday. This year, the center aims to present a more profound experience of traditional Korean performing arts, through programs such as "Listening to Traditional Korean Music in Depth" and "Traditional Korean Singing and Dancing Performance for the Enthusiasts." In addition, starting this year, the performances will be staged at the newly renovated Umyeondang Theater, which is designed to convey traditional sounds to audiences without using any speakers or microphones.

Tickets are 10,000 to 20,000 won. For more information, visit gugak.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300.

Museums

‘Junk x User's Guide'

National Folk Museum of Korea

Until Oct. 31

With an aim to cast a new light on the implications of garbage in our life, the National Folk Museum of Korea presents a special exhibition, "Junk x User's Guide" until Oct. 31.

This exhibition presents diverse garbage from the past, which closely reflects the lifestyle, culture and society of Korea in its time. Also, the event introduces numerous ways to reuse and recycle garbage, drawing people's attention to pollution problems in Korea and around the world.

Admission is free. For more information, visit nfm.go.kr or call (02) 3704-3114.

‘Moomin Original Artworks Exhibition'

Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum

Until Nov. 26

Hangaram Design Museum is holding the special exhibition "Moomin Original Artworks exhibition," which presents paintings and objets d'art of Moomin characters. Photographs of Tove Jansson, a Finnish painter and illustrator who created the Moomin characters, will also be shown in this exhibition. Through around 350 art pieces that cover about 70 years of history of Moomin characters, the exhibition will show visitors how the characters have changed in chronological order. The exhibition will conclude on Nov. 26.

Admission costs 13,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

‘Terry Border _ Eat. Play. Love’

Savina Museum

Until Dec. 30

Savina Museum is presenting Terry Border’s artwork until Dec. 30. Border is an American artist and a character maker who uses wires to create personified characters by attaching limbs to foods and everyday objects. Border also uses his own experience and various stories related to objects and delivers dramas through visual storytelling. In the process, he employs black humor as an effective device to address the absurdity of life or to ask fundamental questions about human existence.

This exhibition is composed not only of representative photographs by Border, but also his objects, animations and films to further reveal his art world.

Admission costs 10,000 won. For more information, visit savinamuseum.com or call (02) 736-4371.

‘PLASTIC FANTASTIC'

D Museum

Until March 4, 2018

D Museum presents “PLASTIC FANTASTIC,” a unique exhibition showcasing designs born from the artistic imagination of international designers and the unlimited possibilities of plastic, until March 4, 2018. PLASTIC FANTASTIC illustrates the magical journey of plastic, the substance sometimes described as the 20th century's miracle material, as it entered the public realm and brought such wide-ranging transformations to everyday life. The exhibition offers an overview of more than 2,700 products, furniture pieces, lights, graphic designs and photographs produced over the past half-century via the individuality and innovative spirit of around 40 international creators.

Admission costs 8,000 won. For more information, visit daelimmuseum.org or call (070) 5097-0020.

‘Tomas Saraceno: Our Interplanetary Bodies’

Asia Culture Center

Until March 25, 2018

The Asia Culture Center is hosting acclaimed Argentinean artist Tomas Saraceno’s newly commissioned solo exhibition “Our Interplanetary Bodies” until March 25, 2018.

Saraceno is internationally renowned for his intense collaboration with aerospace engineers and physicists, using research into astrophysics and thermodynamics, as well as the structures of spider webs which visualize social and ecological issues.

The exhibition is composed of nine gigantic, spherical sculptures emitting subtle light. Also a large-scale video projection displays the real-time movement of cosmic dust in the air, while a sound system transforms this movement into an audio-spatial experience. The audience will have an opportunity to become a part of the cosmic web by watching cosmic dust and wandering amidst the monumental sculptures.

Admission costs 7,000 won. For more information, visit acc.go.kr or call 1899-5566.

Art Exhibitions

‘Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism’

DDP & Donuimun Meseum Village

Until Nov. 5

At DDP and Donuimun Museum Village, the inaugural Seoul Biennale will be held until Nov. 5. From this year onwards, the Biennale is planned to be held from September to November every two years.

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017 focuses on issues and proposals, rather than on authors and works. Centered on the themes of Nine Commons, the Seoul Biennale is organized along two major sections: exhibitions installed during the Biennale period and the public programs during the corresponding year. The exhibitions consist of Thematic Exhibition, Cities Exhibition and Live Projects Seoul. Public programs include international studios, film and video programs, workshops, lectures and tour programs which offer a communicative platform for visitors.

Tickets cost 9,000 won. For more information, visit seoulbiennale.org or call (02) 2096-0108.

‘Nude: Masterpieces from Tate'

Olympic Park SOMA museum

Until Dec. 25

SOMA museum is holding the special exhibition "Nude: Masterpieces from Tate," which showcases over 100 major representations of nudes, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints by renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois and Sarah Lucas. Each artist in the exhibition offers a different way of looking at the human body. They show how the nude in art has persisted yet changed, shifting shape and acquiring new meanings in the hands of successive generations, from the idealizing painters of the Victorian era to the artist-provocateurs of our time. At the heart of the show lies the world's most famous image of erotic love, Auguste Rodin's sculpture "The Kiss." Never before has this work from the Tate collection left Europe.

Admission costs 11,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 724-6326.

‘Tinga Tinga: Let’s Be Happy’

Insa 1-gil Culture Space

Until Jan. 28, 2018

Works of contemporary African artists will be exhibited at Insa 1-gil Culture Space until Jan. 28, 2018. Tinga Tinga is a painting style developed in Africa named after its founder, Tanzanian painter Edward Said Tingatinga. Tingatinga paintings are known for their brilliant and highly saturated color. They also can be described as naive and caricatural, similar to those of famous American artist Keith Haring, who was influenced by Tinga Tinga artists.

Paintings of 21 modern African artists, including Tingatinga, George Lilanga and his grandson Hendrik Lilanga, Zuberi Daimu and Ndoye Douts will be presented at this exhibition “Tinga Tinga: Let’s Be Happy.”

Admission costs 12,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 723-7900.

‘The Art of the Brick’

Ara Art Center

Until Feb. 4, 2018

“The Art of the Brick” is a global touring exhibition rated by CNN as one of the world’s “Must See Exhibitions.” These are the first art exhibitions to focus exclusively on the use of LEGO bricks as an art medium and artist Nathan Sawaya has taken it to new heights.

This exhibition has countless colorful LEGO pieces which Sawaya, an award-winning artist, has transformed into whimsical and awe-inspiring creations. Sawaya’s ability to transform this common toy into something meaningful, his devotion to spatial perfection and the way he conceptualizes action, enables him to elevate what almost every child has played with into the status of contemporary art.

The exhibition will commence at Ara Art Center on Oct. 5 and conclude on Feb. 4, 2018.

Admission costs 13,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1588-5212.

‘ALICE: Into The Rabbit Hole'

Seoul Forest Galleria Foret The Seouliteum

Until March 1, 2018

"ALICE: Into The Rabbit Hole" will be exhibited for the first time at the Seoul Forest Galleria Foret The Seouliteum until March 1, 2018. The exhibition shows a contemporary perspective of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” in the form of a 3D theme park. Twenty-three teams, including illustrators, musicians and kitsch installers, participated in creating the "Alice" and "Wonderland" of this exhibition, which offers visitors a fun and exciting experience to escape their rigid daily lives.

Alice's extraordinary adventure is presented in four separated sections, such as "Intro," "Rabbit Hole," "Welcome to Wonderland" and "Alice's Dream." There is also an interactive zone that uses characters and episodes featured in the original novel.

Tickets cost 13,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1522-1796.

Kids

‘Anthony Browne _ Experience Musical: A Mysterious Playground’

Shinhan Card FAN Square Dream Hall

Until Dec. 3

The experience musical created by British writer and illustrator Anthony Browne will be staged at Shinhan Card FAN Square Dream Hall until Dec. 3. Sensible and educational stories for children are introduced in the form of performances and hands-on activities in this musical.

The musical features the story of Toby, and his adventure into the world of mirrors while searching for his missing father with the help of Willy. At Fan Square Dream Hall, there is also a library and a gallery in which audiences can enjoy Anthony Browne’s stories and paintings.

For those 12 months old and up. Tickets cost 50,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555.

Sports

K League Classic

Nov. 4

Sangju Sangmu FC vs. Pohang Steelers

Sangju Civic Stadium

Daegu FC vs. Gwangju FC

Daegu Stadium

Gangwon FC vs. FC Seoul

Chuncheon Songam Stadium

Nov. 5

Ulsan Hyundai Horangi vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Jeju United vs. Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Jeju World Cup Stadium

Jeonnam Dragons vs. Incheon United

Gwangyang Football Stadium

Horseracing

Let's Run Park Seoul

Let's Run Park Seoul holds races from 10:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. It is located by exit 3 of Seoul Racecourse Park Station on Line 4. For more information, visit kra.co.kr or call (02) 509-1114.