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Light, Hope Fill Su Kwak’s Paintings

By Cathy Rose A.Garcia Staff Reporter Light has always fascinated U.S.-based artist Su Kwak. Her canvases have always been filled with sparkling yellows and rich blues that seem to exude a feeling of hope. And hope is exactly what Kwak wants people to feel whenever they see her artwork. ``I felt I wanted to do something that makes other people feel good and feel hope and peace, instead of trying to achieve fame," she told The Korea Times at Sun Gallery, Insadong, Thursday. Kwak expanded her art to include not just light, but also the element of time. Her current exhibition at Sun Gallery features new works that express the interwoven nature of the two elements. ``I've been working on the time element for only about a year or two. When I work with light, I think of day and morning, while evening is darkness ― there's no light … I realized time and light are closely related," she said. ``Eternity" features three panels, each depicting the past, present and future of the world through light. ``There's the beginning of creation. The present is filled with slashes,

Oct 26, 2009

Shoes of Hope Festival to be Held

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Korean youth organization MIZY (Myeong-dong Information Zone for Youth) Center is holding its Shoes of Hope Festival from today until Oct. 29 at Cheonggye Plaza, central Seoul. Shoes of Hope is a donation program through which sneakers decorated and painted by donators and participants are delivered to underprivileged children around the world. It was founded by the non-profit organization Art Miles Mural Project and was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an international program supporting hope, peace and culture. The MIZY Center has been carrying out the program since 2007. In 2007 and 2008, Korea delivered more than 5,000 shoes to young soldiers and teenagers in Uganda and Bangladesh. It received the Earth Trustee Award from the U.N. affiliate Earth Society Foundation last year for its dedication and work regarding the Shoes of Hope program. The festival this year includes colorful events, including a Shoes of Hope Exhibition and a Shoes of Hope Design Contest. The exhi

Oct 25, 2009

Yang Holds 1st Solo US Exhibition

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Yang Haegue, one of the fast rising Korean artists in the international scene, is once again attracting attention for her first solo U.S. museum exhibition ``Haegue Yang: Integrity of the Insider'' at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. She is presenting her photographs, paper works, videos, sculptures, slide projections and installations at the exhibition. Yang, who was the first female artist representing Korea at the Venice Biennale last summer, is primarily known for her abstract works. ``Abstraction is the language I choose to give true value to the presence of narrative inside of me as well as the narratives I have encountered and realized as relatives, which exist outside of me,'' Yang said, in a press statement. ``I think what fundamentally lies beneath these narratives can be shared without being told as a story. For me abstraction is not anti-narrative, it is not a language that attempts to negate narration but rather allows a narrative to be achieved without constituting its own limits. The form of l

Oct 23, 2009

Clubs, Art Exhibitions, Kids & Sports

Clubs The Circle Cheongdam-dong Located in the upscale Cheongdam-dong neighborhood, it's notorious for turning you down unless you're dressed chic and sleek. Faithful to its name, it has a round revolving floor ― looking for your "lost" table gives clubbers the perfect excuse to sit down with a sexy stranger. Located on Dosan-daero near Hak-dong intersection. Call (02) 546-5933 or visit www.thecircle.co.kr. Club Answer Cheongdam-dong With giant chandeliers and digital images of famous paintings, it's like an ultra luxurious version of a typical Hongdae club. It offers an intimate partying environment with groovy electronic music by star DJs. You can reserve tables and the ones on the second floor provide an open view of the dance floor. Located in Cheongdam-dong across the street from Prima Hotel, near the entrance of Yeongdong-daegyo. Call (02) 548-7115 or visit www.clubanswer.co.kr. Underlounge Seoul Hongdae or Hongik University Area This is the local club of a hip Japanese chain that's also to be found in Shanghai. Located in the famous clubbing a

Oct 22, 2009

Classical Concerts, Big Tickets & Museums

Classical Concerts State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Tatarstan Republic Aram Concert Hall, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex Nov. 3 The State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Tatarstan Republic will introduce the country's traditional sound to Korean audience. Tenors Malikov and Idris, and soprano Rezeda will sing to the orchestra. Tickets cost from 20,000 to 100,000 won. For more information, visit www.artgy.or.kr or call 1577-7766. Located near exit 3 of Jeongbalsan Station on subway line 3. Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra Aram Concert Hall, Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Complex Nov. 6 Lee Young-chil, the first East Asian conductor to lead Bulgaria's Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, will give a concert featuring "Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2." Russian pianist Vadim Rudenko will appear as soloist. Tickets cost from 20,000 to 70,000 won. For more information, visit www.artgy.or.kr or call 1577-7766. Located near exit 3 of Jeongbalsan Station on subway line 3. Aviram Reichert's 'Recital in B flat' Chamber Hall, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 11 Isr

Oct 22, 2009

Meet Disney Characters on Ice in Dec.

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter "Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure," a touring ice skating show produced by Feld Entertainment, is coming to town this winter. The original, fun-filled story features Mickey and Minnie Mouse as they try to take a vacation at Disneyland. The audience will get to meet the beloved Disney characters and experience famous attractions brought to life on ice. "Only this show offers the audience the chance to experience Disneyland, and to see Mickey Mouse and Disney/Pixar's 'The Incredibles' in a brand-new adventure," said producer Kenneth Feld. "Children and adults alike will find this ice spectacular both familiar and unexpected at the same time." The adventure begins when Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto hit the road for a vacation to Disneyland. They get more than they bargained for when the evil fairy Maleficent summons her powers to put the Magic Kingdom under a sleeping spell. Mickey enlists the aid of "The Incredibles" to put things right again. "This show is truly reminiscent of Disney theme park experiences and th

Oct 21, 2009

Musical Adaptation of My Sweet Seoul to Hit Stage

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter "My Sweet Seoul," a musical based on Jung I-hyun's bestselling novel of the same name, will hit the stage next month. The work was also made into a 2008 television drama, depicting the life of thirty-something urbanites in the 21st century. The musical, presented by OD Musical Company, Eda, Show Play and the Theatre Yong will star Kim Woo-hyung, Park Hye-na and Lee Jung-mi. "Both the drama and novel gained enormous popularity with a loyal fan base. So it was hard to put this work on stage. But we will break away from the traditional style of stage art to depict what is happening in present society," Shin Chun-soo, producer of the musical and head of OD Musical Company, said during the press conference for the show. For the theatrical version, a new character named Which will be introduced to add a new flavor. "The character Which is an omniscient narrator who embodies the female protagonist's internal struggles ― an objective point of view. It was necessary to create the new role because of the theatrical nature," Hwang Jae-hun, di

Oct 20, 2009

Exhibition Explores Art’s Flexible Aura

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter In the age of the Internet, art lovers don't even have to leave the confines of their home to admire the Mona Lisa or see the latest Damien Hirst. Artwork is just a click away on the Internet. High-quality images are easily available, saved and can even be printed out. So how does this affect the artwork, the artists and the experience of viewing art? This is one of the issues central to the ongoing "Flexible Aura" exhibition at Brain Factory, Tongui-dong, Seoul. Curators Byeon Hyun-joo and Christine Takengny wanted to explore "the notion of the aura and the experience of art in the age of digital reproduction where limitless global communication and image distribution is possible via the World Wide Web." The exhibition took its cue from Walter Benjamin's 1936 essay "The Work of Art in the Age of its Mechanical Reproducibility" wherein the author claimed the "exclusive experience of an artwork's unique aura has been replaced by a collective experience of mass reproducible art." "Our theory is the aura nowadays can be flexi

Oct 19, 2009

Int’l Folklore Museum Conference Kicks Off

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter The International Committee for Museums of Ethnography (ICME) is holding its 2009 annual conference in Seoul through Oct. 24 at the National Folk Museum of Korea. The conference, titled ``Reconciliation and Peace,'' aims at discussing the field of folklore and cultural heritage studies and addressing the growing role of museums in a changing society. The conference is the committee's largest ever, with 118 participants from 46 countries, and its first to take place in Northeast Asia. ``I am very honored to host the international event here in Seoul. I hope the academic seminars and cultural programs will contribute to enhancing Korean folk culture and history. Also, the meeting will expand the horizon of our folk museum through exchanges of the views and research of the world's distinguished scholars,'' Shin Kwang-seop, director of the National Folk Museum of Korea, said at the opening ceremony. The title of the conference refers to a topic much of concern in today's world. Inherent in intercultural understanding are such values as

Oct 19, 2009

South Korea to House UNESCO Cultural Center

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter A class-2 cultural center under the auspices of UNESCO will be established in South Korea, the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA) announced Saturday. Plans to establish the Intangible Heritage Center for Asia-Pacific were approved and finalized during the 35th General Conference of the U.N. agency for culture and education, underway in Paris through Friday. This is the first UNESCO-sponsored center to be launched here. According to a statement, the center aims to safeguard intangible cultural heritages ― oral traditions and expression, performing arts, social practices and traditional craftsmanship that communities, groups and sometimes individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. Furthermore, it will focus on collecting, researching and sharing data on intangible heritages in the Asia Pacific region. In particular it will conserve, restore and digitize fragile multimedia data. The organization will also protect endangered traditions through international initiatives, and provide technical and administrative assist

Oct 18, 2009
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