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Korean Artists See China as Gate to World

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter BEIJING ― In the flourishing 798 art zone of Beijing's industrial Dashanzi district, there are more than 300 artists' studios, art galleries from around the world including Korean galleries, bookshops and restaurants. Artside, a Korean gallery based in Seoul, has opened an associate gallery in Beijing in April, becoming the seventh Korean gallery in that city. The gallery is one of a number of commercial galleries flocking to the booming art district to join the emerging Chinese contemporary arts in the world art scene. But the gallery began introducing Chinese contemporary arts for the first time in Korea 10 years ago when the now ``blue chip'' artists were almost unknown. ``Artists such as Feng Zheng Jie, Liiin, Yue Minjun and Zhang Xiaogang were unknown 10 years ago. But our gallery continued to introduce them to Koreans over the last 10 years,'' Kim Mi-ryoung, a curator of Artside, said in an interview with The Korea Times. ``But now we are introducing aspiring Korean contemporary artists such as Moon Kyung-won and Bahk Seon-ghi

Nov 5, 2007

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Opens in Beijing

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter BEIJING ― The saying ``Except for money and big studios, Chinese artists have everything they need,'' is indicative of Chinese artists who suffered turbulent times in the 1980s with the birth of contemporary arts. But now Chinese artists seem to have everything ``including money and big studios'' at least in 798 District, Dashanzi here in northeast Beijing. With the growing international presence here, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) opened Monday in a transformed Bauhaus-style electronics factory in the flourishing 798 art zone. Factory 798, a former military electronics complex designed by East German architects, was decommissioned in the 1990s. The art center is the first of its kind as the only non-profit institution and the most comprehensive contemporary art institution in China founded by the Ullens family from Belgium. The institution is currently holding an inaugural exhibition exploring the 1980s artists under the theme of ``85 New Wave: The Birth of Chinese Contemporary Art,'' as the first comprehensive display

Nov 5, 2007

Opera Gallery Launches in Seoul

By Sa Eun-young Staff Reporter There is no longer a need to go all the way to Europe to purchase or enjoy the art work of renowned masters. Opera Gallery, an international art gallery with branches in major art capitals around the world, now acts as a gateway to top art pieces after recently opening its glass doors on a ritzy street in Cheongdam, Seoul last Wednesday. Opera Gallery showcases a wide collection of art by celebrated artists including Chagall, Renoir, Gauguin and Picasso, as well as those of rising international talent, which the gallery also actively promotes. It holds over 300 masterpieces and contemporary art works, which will be rotated to showcase 100 pieces at a time. In addition, it has a notable system that allows buyers to purchase art for the same amount of money, wherever they may be. At Opera Gallery, the art is ``available for collectors at the same price (at the eight branches) all over the world," said founder and chairman of Opera Gallery International, Gilles Dyan, who was in Seoul to attend the gallery's opening. Thus, for example, it is

Nov 4, 2007

Paik Nam-june Retrospective Opens in Beijing

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Beijing ― A retrospective of the works by the late media art pioneer Paik Nam-june opened here in the Chinese capital on Oct. 27. Paik's first solo exhibition in China kicked off on Saturday evening at the newly opened doART China. It features Paik's video sculptures and installation works from the 1980's and 1990's. Ryu Jung-hwa, curator for the exhibition and for Gallery Hyundai in Seoul, said this is a very significant exhibition since there are several of Paik's works which are being shown for the first time in Asia. Among the pieces being shown at doART China are ``Darwin'' (1988), a two-channel video sculpture with monitors on a painted panel; and ``Newton'' (1991), a single channel video sculpture with monitors, television and radio casings, and imitation plants on a painted panel. Since doART China is committed to showcasing the works of young Chinese artists, Ryu said it is timely to have Paik's exhibition, so that Chinese artists will be able to draw inspiration from his work. ``Now, there are so many young Chi

Nov 2, 2007

Concerts, Musuem & Performances

Classical Concerts Slovak Philharmonic & Pianist Lim Dong-min Seoul Arts Center Through Nov. 3 Pianist Lim Dong-min will play with the Slovak Philharmonic. The winner of Chopin Concours and many more competitions, Lim will perform Smetana, Beethoven, and Dvorak. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 120,000 won. Visit www.vincero.co.kr or call 1588-7890. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc National Museum of Korea Through Nov. 4 Famous for the motion picture ``The Chorus,'' Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc visits Korea. This next-generation boys' choir will sing from a varied repertoire, from Gregorian chants to modern popular music. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 70,000 won. Visit www.tickelink.co.kr or call 1588-7890. Located near exit 2 of Ichon Station on subway line 4. English Chamber Orchestra in Seoul Seoul Arts Center Nov. 6- 7 Praised as having ``an undemonstratively flawless sense of style,'' the English Chamber Orchestra will perform Mozart, Dvo

Nov 1, 2007

Clubs, Exhibitions & For Kids

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 club, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers are 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 has the hard job of 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 ar

Nov 1, 2007

Fusion Musical Back in Seoul

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Homegrown musical "Indang's Blues,'' based on two Korean classics, will return to Daehangno after performing in Beijing. The revival musical will be staged at Sadari Art Center from Oct. 31 to Dec. 31. The musical troupe successfully performed in Beijing on Oct. 25 and 26 as part of cultural exchanges between Korea and China. This musical premiered in 2002 as a fusion performance based on two Korean folk tales ― Chunhyangjeon; a tale of true love between the daughter of a "gisaeng,'' or Korean female entertainer, and the son of an aristocratic official, and Simcheongjeon; a tale of a dutiful daughter who sacrifices herself for her blind father. The show also blends both Western music forms, including rap, and Korean traditional music forms, such as pansori (Korean traditional vocal music), to create something that is new, beautiful and powerful. The pansori in this musical is easy to understand because it is conducted in modern language and style. Actors and actresses sing major songs tinged with traditional music to unfold the story

Oct 30, 2007

Art Smoothly Merges With Products

By Yang Suh-hee Contributing Writer A trip to the museum to enjoy the latest and greatest innovations in art and design is now a thing of the past. With the new emerging interest in art marketing, the most compelling and sought-after designs are now within reach of consumers everywhere at any time. Seductive pieces by renowned designers and artists can now be treasured with delicate use or abused by everyday needs. Now, one can pass the pasta at dinner on elegant and playful dishes by contemporary industrial designer Karim Rashid over a mid-century modern classic dinner table designed by the influential architect Le Corbusier. The set of avant-garde style cutlery on the placemat is designed by a prestigious award-winning architect Zaha Hadid, and top it off with an intriguing lighting piece by Ingo Mauer and reward yourself in the comfort of an Eames chair. Dinner has never been so tasteful! Art-marketing spans all sorts of products and aesthetics, as well as ranging from the attractively economical to the questionably expensive. The commonly mimicked Barcelona Couch by mas

Oct 28, 2007

Funerary Figures Come to Life

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter In the Big Apple, Seoul's Ockrang Cultural Foundation and New York's Korea Foundation have joined hands to showcase forgotten Korean treasures ― kkoktu, or wooden figures that decorated mortuary biers for ordinary people during the late Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Brightly colored with humorous faces, kkoktu resemble children's dolls. Standing 20 to 30 centimeters tall, they represent people from all walks of Joseon life, from a woman carrying a water jug to warriors riding dragons. As the New York Times wrote, "unlike much sober and forbidding mortuary art, many are fun and friendly ― even kind of cute'' (Aug. 17, 2007). Yet they are not playthings. They were adornments for ordinary people's funerary biers, used to carry coffins to ancestral graveyards in the mountains. Moreover, kkoktu embody the very essence of the Joseon spirit and culture, which rests upon Confucian values deeply infused with the Buddhist tradition. Their cheerful demeanor reflects the Joseon people's belief that the spirit does not die, and partakes in the festive passage

Oct 26, 2007

Concerts, Musuem & Performances

CLASSICAL CONCERTS Korea International Music Festival Seoul Arts Center Through Oct. 26 The Music Association of Korea presents a 4-day classical concert with the U.S., German and Irish Embassies. Tickets cost 10,000 won to 50,000 won. Visit www.sac.or.kr or all (02) 780-6400. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. Richard Yong-jae O'Neill Recital LG Arts Center Oct. 26- 27 One of the world's top violists, Richard Yong-jae O'Neill will hold his 2007 recital. His last album was the most sold classical music in Korea in 2006. He is the solo violist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Tickets range from 20,000 won to 60,000 won. Visit www.clubbalcony.com or call (02) 2005-0114. Located near exit 7 of Yeoksam Station on subway line 2. Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Complex, Oulim Theater Oct. 27 Famous for the motion picture 'The Chorus,' Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc visits Korea. This next-generation boys?choir will sing from a varied repertoire, from Gregorian chant

Oct 25, 2007
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