Survive & Thrive in Korea
EDITORS NOTE: NOW CLOSED On a recommendation from my gal pals Cleo and Papiso I made plans to go to At First Sight. Initially I planned to just pop in and check it out, but after all the hype they bestowed upon the place I decided to instead go with a date. I have to […]
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The National Palace Museum of Korea opened it’s doors in December of 1992. Throughout it’s history it has undergone a name change in 2005 and a renovation in 2007. The collection houses over 40,000 artifacts from the palaces of both the Korean Empire and the Joseon Dynasty with 14 treasures and one national treasure. The […]
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In June of 2010 a strange new life form descended upon Seoul from the stark coastline of Holland. Dutchman Theo Jansen has combined science and art to create his “Strandbeests” which are modular animal inspired wonders of imagination and engineering. His animal modulars are made of tubes, plastics, pistons, and bottles. Jansen’s skeletal creations fit […]
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You may or may not know his name, but I’m sure you’ve seen the work of Keith Haring. You know, the bold bright reds, greens, blues, yellows, and purples; the ambigously asexual human figures posed in almost alphabetic positions, the tribal design lines and simple but powerful depictions of life, death, and rebirth. Keith Haring’s […]
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Billed as the Seoul of Asian contemporary Art my friend Ian and I went out to the exhibition in search of artistic beauty that expands the consciousness. The gallery was a tiny places sidled up next to Cafe NoNo in Samcheon dong. Chung Sung Myung won my heart that day. His work is haunting, arresting, […]
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When my friend Kalli suggested to my brother and me that we attend her friend’s exhibition I admit I was a little hesitant. I had visions of pretentious overwrought crap with snooty vigliante art students ready to take down passerby with incoherent jabs of “insightful” art theory. It turns out I was completely wrong. The exhibition combined the work of a photographer, fashion designer, and sound engineer […]
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