my timesThe Korea Times
Lifestyle

Arts & Theater

Korea Times
About Us
Introduction
History
Contact Us
Products & Services
Subscribe
E-paper
RSS Service
Content Sales
Site Map
Policy
Code of Ethics
Ombudsman
Privacy Policy
Youth Protection Policy
Terms of Service
Copyright Policy
Family Site
Hankookilbo
Dongwha Group
FacebookXYoutubeInstagram
CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.

Monet’s 70 Works to Thrill Koreans

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter A massive Claude Monet (1840-1926) exhibition will begin in Seoul early next month, revealing the artistic world of the ``painter of light'' at a scale unrivaled year before. The Hankook Ilbo, the sister company of The Korea Times, will bring some 70 works of Monet to the Seoul Museum of Art in cooperation with about 20 museums and private collections around the world. Among them, 38 are from Musee Marmottan-Monet in Paris, which houses the world's largest collection of Monet works thanks to the contribution from Michel Monet, the painter's younger son. Monet was a prolific leader in the French Impressionist movement in the late 19th century. It was his famous work ``Sunrise, Impression,'' depicting the port city of his childhood hometown Le Havre with loose brush strokes, that gave the movement its name. Being the first-ever Monet-only exhibition to take place in South Korea, the show is aimed at covering the master painter's entire artistic career, themed on various water scenes Monet dwelled upon in his life and art. ``The Seine an

May 10, 2007

May Auctions Fuel Art Market Boom

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter The art market in Korea has been enjoying an unprecedented boom for months now. Securities firms launched the nation's first-ever art funds last September, and novices freshly caught by the collecting bug flock to every possible opportunity to hone their skills, including the Korea International Art Fair currently underway at COEX in southern Seoul. At a time when buying artwork looks set to replace even investment in real estate for brandishing richness and taste alike for the nouveau riche, auction houses in Seoul are enjoying a heyday. And they are determined to fuel the already heated market further. This month, two leading auction houses will roll out rare items that could gather more customers and drive record-setting prices higher at bidding sessions. Seoul Auction plans to put up a piece by Park Soo-keun (1914-1965), arguably modern Korea's most renowned painter, on sale in its upcoming session on May 22 at the Seoul Auction Space in Pyeongchang-dong. ``A Wash Place,'' which critics assume Park drew in the late 1950s, is expected

May 9, 2007

Multimedia Circus Comes to Town

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter The circus is changing. Originating from ancient Rome, the circus was an open-air stadium, featuring acrobats, clowns, trained animals and other acts. Since then, the circus has served as one of the major entertainment shows during the 19th century. But the rapid development of multimedia, such as television, radio and films in the 20th century, estranged people from the circus because of its seemingly unnatural and overacted performances. The circus, however, began shedding its old image from the 1960s-70s by adopting more theatrical and artistic elements, as seen in ``Quidam,'' an ongoing sold-out circus performance produced by Cirque du Soleil, instead of the use of animals. Now, spectators are invited to watch another type of young circus dubbed ``Multimedia New Circus,'' matching the era of information and technology. ``The 7 Fingers,'' a Canada-based circus troupe, is coming to Seoul to perform ``Traces'' for the first time in Asia. The show will be held in the Theater Yong at the National Museum of Korea from May 25-27.

May 9, 2007

Brace Yourself for ‘Evening Prayer’

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Contemporary dance is a genre that is hardly very kind or particularly interesting to the audience-at-large, in its drive to be experimental and artistic. What if a contemporary dance piece drives such characteristics to the extreme, while drawing inspirations from classical music and psychiatric patients at the same time? ``VSPRS'' would fall into that category. The vowel-less, puzzling-to-pronounce title comes from ``Vespro della Beata Vergine'' or ``Vespers for the Blessed Virgin,'' a musical work by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Titled ``Evening Prayer'' in Korean, the meaning of Vespers, the piece will be on stage at LG Arts Center in southern Seoul from May 25-27. ``VSPRS'' is the creation of Alain Platel, who founded and leads the Les Ballets C. de la B. in Belgium, a contemporary dance mecca, under the motto ``Everyone can do everything.'' The choreographer reportedly combined two seemingly contrasting influences _ 17th century religious music and film recording the movements of the mentally ill, made by Belgian a

May 8, 2007

Daegu to Host 1st Int’l Musical Festival

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Daegu, the nation's third largest city, is emerging as an aspiring destination second only to Seoul for musical buffs. The city boasts seven large performance theaters with more than 1,000 seats and more than 46 musical-related departments at 27 universities in the region. With 11 opera troupes of 2,500 members, the city has the second largest ticket sales for musicals after Seoul. Major blockbuster musicals, such as ``Miss Saigon,'' ``Jekyll and Hyde,'' and ``Saturday Night Fever,'' have rushed to the city after scoring big successes in Seoul. With this favorable infrastructure, the city is planning to hold the first Daegu International Musical Festival from May 20 to July 2. As a trial run, the city held a pre-festival lasting 58 days last year for the festival this year. ``The city is aiming high on the international stage as being a representative city for musicals, as the Daegu International Musical Festival is the first of its kind in Asia,'' Lee Pil-dong, head of the festival organization, said. Lee said that about 120

May 6, 2007

Seoul-Based Foreign Artists Exhibit

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Korea's art scene is never lacking in foreign artists' exhibitions, but most of these foreign artists usually just visit, attend their splashy opening receptions and leave after a few days. Often overlooked are the Korea-based foreign artists, who have made Korea their second home and painstakingly work on their art. This week, a handful of these foreign artists are showing off their artworks in two separate exhibitions that would hopefully focus more attention on Korea-based foreign artists. ``Foreigners? Aliens?" an exhibition at Shinhan Gallery, downtown Seoul, explores the unique perspective of foreign artists who are living in Korea. The works of Korea-based artists Aaron Knochel, Ren Lee and Ron Saunders will be on display during the exhibition, which runs through May 14. Curator Mary Song said the exhibition suggests the need to dispel the dichotomy between Koreans and foreigners. ``I hope everyone can think of each person as a precious individual, not as an alien. And finally all of us can say 'foreigners are the same as

May 4, 2007

Around Town

Clubs Club Garden Apkujong-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

May 3, 2007

Classical Concerts, Big Tickets, Museums... & Plays and Musicals

Classical Concerts Pepe Romero Classic Guitar Recital Naru Arts Center May 17 Critically acclaimed Spanish classic guitarist, Pepe Romero, comes again to Korea after a successful performance back in 2003. Tickets cost from 33,000 won to 66,000 won. Visit www.naruarts.co.kr or call (02) 2049-4705. Located near exit 5 of Konkuk University Station on subway line 2. Korea Brass Choir Family Concert Chungmu Art Hall May 5 The choir has assembled a repertoire that ranges from the classic ``The Barber of Seville'' to the contemporary and familiar music from the motion picture ``Mission Impossible,'' to make a concert the entire family can enjoy. Tickets cost from 10,000 won to 20,000 won. Visit www.cmah.or.kr or call (02) 2230-6624~6626. Located near exit 9 of Sindang Station on subway line 6. Finghin Collins' Solo Piano Concert Kumho Art Hall May 11 Rising young Irish pianist will hold first solo recital in Seoul. Tickets cost 30,000 won. Visit www.kumhoarthall.com or call (02) 6303-1919. Located near exit 7 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5.

May 3, 2007

Beauty, Life of Korean Women

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter The pursuit of beauty is a timeless virtue for women among all cultures, although its patterns and trends might have differed greatly in accordance with the times. Two major cosmetics companies are showing the universal theme of women's beauty and life through the display of collections of historical artifacts here in Korea. The Amore Pacific Museum is holding an exhibition titled ``Mirror: Another Me Reflected by Light'' throughout Aug. 25. As the title suggests, the exhibition features mirrors that were originally part of bronze basins filled with water. Historically, people began to make mirrors out of metal, including bronze. In ancient times, the bronze mirror was a symbol of authority and power, which was supposed to ward off evil as well as being used to do one's makeup. During the Goryeo era (918-1392), the typical bronze mirror widely used was smooth and shiny on the reflecting side and was decorated on the other side with various motifs that indicated the prestige and social status of the owner. Mirrors used for makeu

May 2, 2007

Renowned Opera Director Vows to Present Stage of Dreams, Fun

By Bae Keun-min Staff Reporter For famed opera director Pier Luigi Pizzi, theaters are where he hopes people see their dreams and have fun. ``Encountering culture is not for studying but for giving full play to imagination and having a good time,'' Pizzi said in a press conference at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, Tuesday, for the Handel opera ``Rinaldo.'' ``The performing arts must make lives beautiful and enrich people's minds. Baroque operas especially evoke people's imagination.'' The 76-year-old veteran director will be in charge of the Baroque piece production at Seoul Arts Center as general director. Costumes, stage settings and decor, which Pizzi designed for the 2005 version of his ``Rinaldo'' at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, will wow audiences from May 12-17. It will be the first time ``Rinaldo,'' whose libretto was written by Giacomo Rossi based on Torquato Tasso's ``Jerusalem Delivered,'' will be staged in Korea. The piece tells of a mythical story related to the crusades, revolving around Rinaldo, a hero of the crusades, his fiance Almirena and the

May 2, 2007
previous page
497498499500501
next page

Most Read in Lifestyle