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Nat’l Museum of Contemporary Art Manager Let Go

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday that they were terminating the contract of the head of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kim Yoon-su, due to violations of contract employment regulations. According to the ministry, Kim violated the rules on art collection and management during the process of buying French artist Marcel Duchamp's (1887-1968) ``Boite en Valise'' (Box in a Valise). The ministry explained that he gave a briefing on the purchase of the work to the Work Collection Recommendation Commission without confirming the actual price from the owner, the Richmond Company, and announced the purchase of the work before the commission's decision. Problems related to Boite en Valise arose last May when the Office for Government Policy Coordination started a special audit. The ministry issued a warning last December but additional investigations took place following inadequacies in the customs procedure. Kim, a former co-chairperson of the left-leaning Korean People Artist Federation, had been among the heads of

Nov 7, 2008

Darkly Humorous Images by Guston

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter There is nothing funny about white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan, but in one of Phillip Guston's untitled paintings, a Klansman looks like a cartoon figure. Instead of making the Klansmen look threatening, Guston has made their pointed white hoods look cute and floppy. This ``Untitled'' work is part of an exhibition of Guston's works at the Seomi Gallery, Gahoe-dong, Seoul. Most of the works are from Guston's later period, after he shifted from Abstract Expressionism to Neo-expressionism. Guston was born Phillip Goldstein to Russian-Jewish parents in 1913 in Montreal, Canada. As a child, his family moved to Los Angeles. His childhood was marred by his father's suicide, and Guston was the first one to find the body. Guston was known as a noted figure in Abstract Expressionism, along with Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning. Around the late 1960s, he discarded pure abstraction for figuration because he ``got sick and tired of that purity and wanted to tell stories.'' However, his first exhibition of ``pop'' figurative paint

Nov 7, 2008

Clubs, Traditional, 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 This might be the answer to your nightlife. 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. Or mingling with the hot bartenders at the open bar might be a fine alternative. 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. Club Evans Hongdae or Hongik University Area This club, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch a

Nov 6, 2008

Classical Concerts, Big Tickets, Dance, Pop & Jazz, Plays & Musicals

Classical Concerts The Beatles on Baroque Olympic Hall in Olympic Park Nov. 23 Les Beat, a project chamber orchestra from Korea, renders Baroque style to Beatles's music. They will play 17 Beatles hits and representative Baroque music, such as Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Pachelbel's Kanon. Crossover tenor Im Tae-kyung also joins to offer variety. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 120,000 won and the performance begins at 5 p.m. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call 1544-1555. Located near exit 3 of Olympic Part Station on subway line 5. World Symphony Orchestra Seoul Arts Center Nov. 24 The World Symphony Orchestra (WSO), a project orchestra consisting of 80 major players from 20 countries, visits Korea with Maestro Gum Nansae. Cellist Song Young-hoon and pianist Igor Tchetuev join as special guests. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 100,000 won. For more information, visit theater.ticketlink.co.kr or call (02) 580-1300. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3. Jang Sa-ik's Flower Viewing Soripan Sejong Center f

Nov 6, 2008

Spools Unravel Traditional Beauty

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Thread was one of the seven essential items of ``women's seven friends." The others being needles, scissors, thimbles, ruler, thread, ``indu'' or a heart-shaped small iron with a long handle and a big iron women used in their quarters during the Joseon Kingdom. Thread symbolized longevity in the past. If a baby picks up a thread during the first birthday party ritual where the child is placed in front of a table of food and objects such as string, books, brushes, ink and money to foretell the child's future career, it is believed he/she will live a long life. But spools winding the threads haven't received much attention despite their traditional beauty and practical functions. To shed light on the spools with various designs and patterns, the Museum of Korean Embroidery is holding an exhibition featuring Korean traditional spools until Nov. 10. It is the first exhibition to focus on spools although numerous others have featured the seven essential sewing items as part of women's culture. The museum said that the spools were used

Nov 5, 2008

Int’l Choreography Fest to Start

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter The wind is getting chillier by the minute, but for dance fans, November will be heated up with dance festivals and traditional performances. The 2008 Seoul International Choreography Festival will be held at the Arko Arts Center Nov. 13 and 15. Originally a local event with only Korean choreographers attending, the festival has transformed into an Asian festival with Japanese artists joining in to present their work to the Korean public. The two-day event will start with Japanese choreographer Kayuki Ohashi's ``Black Dog,'' followed by Korean artists Ryu Suk-hun, Kim Jae-duk and Japanese artist Miho Konai. On the second day, the works of Korean artists Huh Kyung-mi, Lee In-su and Shin Dong-hyun and also Japanese choreographer JOU will be on display. Aiming to become the world's best festival for choreographers, the event will offer the most unique and exquisite works of upcoming and established artists. All tickets cost 20,000 won. For more information call (02) 325-5702 or send an email to dance98@unitel.co.kr (Korean) The K

Nov 5, 2008

58 Anniversary Minister Plans Long-Term Blueprint to Promote Culture

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Culture Minister Yu In-chon said he will formulate a long-term overseas promotional strategy to boost the global popularity of Korean culture. ``We will campaign for overseas cultural promotion as a long-term project. In the past, we've held just one-year or one-time events abroad. But now we are preparing for at least a three-year or longer project like other countries,'' Yu said in an interview with The Korea Times. Long-term planning invariably means a bigger budget in promoting Korean culture. He said the plan is on the drawing board, adding that the action program will eventuate early next year. Yu mentioned the on-going Korea Festival in Brussels, Belgium as a good example of promoting Korean culture overseas. The Korea Festival, titled ``Made In Korea'' has been underway at Belgium's Centre for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) in Brussels, the largest art center in the country. It will continue until the end of February, ending a five-month run. A similar event will be held in Petit Palais, Paris in 2010. The min

Nov 3, 2008

Daegu Photo Biennale Opens

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter After the contemporary arts biennales in Gwangju and Busan, it's now Daegu's turn, hosting a biennale solely devoted to photography. The second Daegu Photo Biennale opened to the public Friday. Over 1,000 photographs, focusing mainly on Korea, China and Japan, by 200 photographers are on display at the Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center and numerous galleries around the city. It runs through Nov. 16. Renowned photographer Koo Bohn-chang is artistic director of the biennale whose theme is ``Then & Now: Memories of the Future." ``The theme conveys a sense of the past, the attribute of photography as the 'recorded trace,' and the quality of continuous time through the properties of photography," organizers said. At the main exhibition ``Memories of the Future," visitors can see contemporary photographs from Korea, Japan and China, and compare them with photographs from the same countries 100 years ago. It is a rare chance to see the drastic changes and evolution of East Asian culture and society in photographs. The Korean

Nov 3, 2008

Chance to Explore Central Asia at Silk Road Cultural Festival

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) is holding the ``Silk Road Cultural Festival'' with the Silk Road Foundation, the embassies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyzstan Republic and also Tajikistan and Turkmenistan Nov. 11-30 in Seoul and Jeju Island. ``Cultural exchange is becoming more important these days. I believe to develop in terms of culture, we need to respect others and communicate with them as much as possible,'' Bae Jae-hyun, director general of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the MOFAT, said at the press conference of the festival Monday. The five central Asian countries ― Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan ― along with Korea, will offer colorful events and performances introducing music, dance, photography, and costumes throughout the festival. The festival's opening ceremony will be held at the Arko Arts Center Nov. 26, while a photo exhibition will start Nov. 10 through 21 at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center. The exhibition will offer visitors the chance to explo

Nov 3, 2008

Walk to the Sky With Jonathan Borofsky

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter American artist Jonathan Borofsky's ``Hammering Man,'' a giant sculpture of a worker ceaselessly hammering away, has become a well-known landmark in Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul. Borofsky was back in Seoul to unveil a new sculpture ``Walking to the Sky,'' located in front of the Kiturami Homsys Co. building, Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, that is expected to be another landmark. The sculpture features a row of seven life-sized people walking on a pole jutting into the sky, as three people look on from the ground. ``It's a symbol of all of humanity. All of us are connected together and walking to an unknown future,'' he said in a press conference Wednesday. As a child, Borofsky was fascinated by the philosophical title of a Paul Gauguin painting, ``Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?''

Oct 31, 2008
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