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SUNY Korea appoints new president

By Lee Hae-rinArthur H. Lee, new president of the State University of New York (SUNY) Korea effective from Jan. 1 / Courtesy of SUNY KoreaThe State University of New York (SUNY) Korea appointed Arthur H. Lee as the new president of the institution, effective from Jan. 1, its Board of Managers announced, Tuesday.As the head of SUNY Korea, Lee will work with its home campuses in New York, including Stony Brook University and the Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as national and local governments and authorities here.Lee has been working as provost and interim president of the institution. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah, and an M.S. in computer science from Stanford University. “Lee is an open and collaborative leader who is focused on building a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment for faculty, staff and students,” Paul Goldbart, Stony Brook University executive vice president and provost, said in a press release. “As the president of SUNY Korea, he will be responsible for overseeing the academic and adminis

Dec 30, 2021By Lee Hae-rin

Louise Bourgeois' etchings turn inward to explore motherhood, nature

Louis Bourgeois' “Turning Inwards Set #4 (The Smell of Eucalyptus (#1))” (2006), left, and “Turning Inwards Set #4 (I See You!!!)” (2007) / Courtesy of the Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, New York/SACK, Seoul By Park Han-sol Louise Bourgeois descends the stairs in her home on West 20th Street in New York City in 1992. Courtesy of Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY “Art is a guarantee of sanity.” This sentence famously declared by Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) reflects the role that sculptures, paintings and etchings played throughout the life of the prolific French-American artist.In Korea, she is arguably best known for her gigantic bronze spider sculpture series, “Maman,” one piece of which used to sit in the courtyard of Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul before being relocated this year to the Ho-Am Art Museum in Gyeonggi Province. Representin

Dec 26, 2021By Park Han-sol

Louise Bourgeois' etchings turn inward to explore motherhood, nature

Red bean porridge restaurant owner named 'Face of Seoul' for life-long contribution

By Lee Hae-rinKim Eun-sook, who runs a red bean porridge restaurant in central Seoul, holds a bowl of red bean porridge in this provided photo. She was named a “Face of Seoul” by the Seoul Metropolitan Government for donating 1.2 billion won to mental health hospitals and social welfare facilities over the past 46 years. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentA red bean porridge restaurant owner in Seoul has been selected for Seoul City's Hall of Fame, as a “Face of Seoul,” for her lifelong contribution to the city. According to the city government, Monday, Kim Eun-sook, 82, who runs a red bean porridge restaurant in Samcheong-dong in central Seoul, has made 120 donations from her earnings during the past 46 years, totaling over 1.2 billion won ($1 million).Kim started donating to psychiatric hospitals and social welfare facilities, when her daughter started suffering from a mental health problem at the age of 18. She said that she wanted to help others who are in more dire need of support than herself.“I just went steady with a monthly donation,&rdquo

Dec 23, 2021By Lee Hae-rin

Red bean porridge restaurant owner named 'Face of Seoul' for life-long contribution

Tate Modern curator appointed as artistic director for 2023 Gwangju Biennale

Lee Sook-kyung, the newly appointed artistic director of the 14th Gwangju Biennale / Courtesy of Gwangju Biennale FoundationBy Park Han-solLee Sook-kyung, the senior curator of international art at the Tate Modern in London, has been named the artistic director for the 14th edition of the Gwangju Biennale. Slated for April 2023, the event is one of the most renowned contemporary art biennales in Asia.Her appointment marks the first time for a Korean national to organize the exhibition since 2006, when former Seoul Museum of Art director Kim Hong-hee led the event.“As we approach a historic turning point [of the 30th anniversary of the biennale], there are many meanings to a South Korea-born curator with an international presence taking the lead in enhancing an organic link between Korean and international arts,” the Gwangju Biennale Foundation said in a statement.Lee has been active in the international contemporary art curating scene for the past 28 years. Prior to her 14 years of working at Tate, she curated for the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

Dec 22, 2021By Park Han-sol

Tate Modern curator appointed as artistic director for 2023 Gwangju Biennale

61 lawmakers awarded by Sunfull Foundation for using positive, respectful language

Awardees of Sunfull Foundation's award for lawmakers using positive language, and students who picked the awardees, pose during an awards ceremony at Seoul Garden Hotel, Thursday. Courtesy of Sunfull FoundationBy Lee Hyo-jin Sixty-one lawmakers were awarded by Sunfull Foundation for their use of positive language and words during legislative meetings, according to the foundation. The awards ceremony organized by the nonprofit anti-cyberbullying foundation took place at Seoul Garden Hotel, Thursday.This year, a total of 30 lawmakers from various parties were selected as winners by a panel of judges consisting of 300 high school and college students. They chose the winners by monitoring the transcripts of the National Assembly's legislative meetings over the last two months starting in September. In addition to the 30 awardees, the ceremony took place with another 31 lawmakers who were selected last year but could not receive the award, as the annual event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“This award is very meaningful as the winners were chosen by teenagers and young s

Dec 16, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin

Winners of Video Contest on Diversity and Multiculturalism announced

Do Minh Hanh, a Vietnamese national studying at Yonsei University and the grand prize winner of the video contest hosted by The Korea Times and Embassy of IndiaThirteen college students have been selected as winners of a video contest hosted by The Korea Times and the Embassy of India in Korea to celebrate India's 75 years of independence.The theme of this year's contest was “Diversity and Multiculturalism.” Applicants were required to submit a short video clip addressing the topic, discussing ways to enhance diversity in society and the growing importance of diversity.Do Minh Hanh, a Vietnamese national studying at Yonsei University, won the grand prize for her video describing the definition of diversity, based on her own experience as an international school student and a foreign national in Korea. She will receive a certificate and 1 million won in prize money.Raj Mouli Jujjavarapu, an Indian national at Kyungpook National University, won the Excellence Award for his video portraying the togetherness of students in Korea. Jujjavarapu will receive a certificate and 500

Dec 15, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin

Winners of Video Contest on Diversity and Multiculturalism announced

Elon Musk named Time magazine person of the year

This photo provided by Time magazine shows Elon Musk on the cover of the magazine's Dec. 27 ― Jan. 3 double issue announcing Musk as their 2021 "Person of the Year." AP-YonhapTime magazine on Monday named Tesla chief and space entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the year 2021, citing his embodiment of the technological shifts but also troubling trends reshaping people's lives.Musk ― who overtook Amazon founder Jeff Bezos this year to become the world's wealthiest person ― wields impact on Earth with his Tesla electric car company and beyond our planet with his SpaceX rockets. "Musk's rise coincides with broader trends of which he and his fellow technology magnates are part cause and part effect," Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.Among those trends, Felsenthal listed "the continuing decline of traditional institutions in favor of individuals; government dysfunction that has delivered more power and responsibility to business and chasms of wealth and opportunity."Time editors have previously defined the title ― which last year went to President Joe Biden and Vice Presid

Dec 14, 2021

Elon Musk named Time magazine person of the year

Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80

Elton John, left, and writer Anne Rice, right, attend the curtain call of the Broadway play "Lestat" after its premiere performance at the Palace Theatre in Manhattan, April 25, 2006. Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke. She was 80. Reuters-YonhapIn this April 25, 2006, file photo, writer Anne Rice arrives to the opening night of the new Broadway musical "Lestat," in New York. Rice, the gothic novelist widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview with the Vampire,” died late Saturday, Dec. 11. AP-YonhapAnne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including ``Interview With a Vampire,'' reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80.Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page.``As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions,'' Christopher Rice, also an author, wrote. ``In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her co

Dec 13, 2021

Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80

11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards

Dignitaries and winners of the 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards, including Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Young-ai, fourth from right in the front row, pose for photos after the awards ceremony at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Lee Hyo-jinEleven talented students from diverse backgrounds were recognized for their achievements and exemplary deeds at the 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards ceremony, Thursday. The awards, hosted by The Korea Times, are aimed at encouraging students here from multicultural backgrounds, who at times experience hardship due to cultural barriers and discrimination. The ceremony was held at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, with a limited number of participants who were fully vaccinated, adhering to the COVID-19 social distancing measures. Family members and teachers attended the event on behalf of recipients who could not attend.The participants included four students from among the award winners, Gender Equality and Family Minister Chung Young-ai, the judges and representatives of the spon

Dec 9, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin

11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards

Chagall's works with biblical and Jewish motifs arrive in Korea

Marc Chagall's “Le Roi David en Bleu” (1967) / Courtesy of Marc Chagall / ADAGP, Paris ― SACK, Seoul, 2021By Park Han-solRussian-French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) and his world of dreamlike enchantment, achieved through a palette of ripe, saturated colors, have long been admired by audiences worldwide. “When Matisse dies,” Picasso once said, “Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is.”Korea has certainly been no exception in terms of its interest in the artist, indicated by the number of retrospectives and exhibitions held in celebration of his masterpieces, most notably since the early 2000s.But what has been lesser known about Chagall among Korean art enthusiasts is the religious nature of a number of his works ― more precisely, biblical themes and visual motifs that often run through his oeuvre, inspired by his Jewish upbringing.My Art Museum's “Chagall and the Bible” exhibition, in Gangnam District, Seoul, brings to light one of the most prominent sources of the artist's creative endeavors throu

Dec 9, 2021By Park Han-sol

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