Two expat artists’ groups will be joining an exhibition that starts this weekend in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, as part of a collaborative effort with a local arts group in the city.The show at Jeonbuk Art Gallery in Gyeongwon-dong will feature 14 artists from the Professional Arts Network Korea and the International Artists Community.PANK founder Martyn Thompson said that his group had worked previously with the same people. Lee Taek-gu, who runs the Sadaemun Arts and Culture Institute, invi

Seoul International Women’s Association held its annual charity SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar in the 63 Building in Yeouido on Monday.Stalls run by dozens of embassies, organizations and charitable groups sold Christmas and cultural items and food to raise money for the SIWA Welfare Fund. The bazaar was run by Sophia Barry, who is SIWA’s new president but has been in charge of the bazaar organizing committee since seizing the chance in June.Visitors shop around at the SIWA and Diplomatic

For Koreans, kimchi-making is the annual family or neighborhood ritual that prepares them to get through the long winter with nutritional kimchi. This year, this custom called “gimjang” will be celebrated in a big way in bustling spots across Seoul such as Gwanghwamun, Cheonggye Plaza and Seoul Plaza. The 2014 Seoul Kimchi Making and Sharing Festival will run from Friday to Sunday with a variety of events related to kimchi. The festival invites citizens and tourists to taste different kinds of k

Finding the recipe for success is a task that has stumped a countless number of people, but best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell said the key to success lies in one’s character traits. The Canadian writer and journalist said the key to accomplishing wonders has little to do with people’s skills and has more to do with their family background and character.“Revolution begins not by the smartest or the people who are the most powerful, but by the people who have courage, imagination and a sense of

With retirement weighing heavily on her mind, Kim Chung-ja, a mezzo-soprano and music professor of Korea National University of Arts, took a sabbatical from work in 2005. She spent a few months traveling Europe, then a couple of months more in the U.S., but still had no clue as to what her post-retirement life would be like, despite reaching 60. Then a short trip to Africa changed it all. “I believe it was God’s calling,” she said in an interview in Seoul last month, describing a series of event

 Lee Dong-chan, honorary chairman of Kolon Group, a major textile manufacturer that began producing nylon for the first time in South Korea, died of a long illness, the company said. He was 92.Born in Yeongil, North Gyeongbuk Province, Lee established Kolon in 1957 after graduating from Japan's Waseda University in 1944.He has since played a key role in the development of South Korea's textile industry in the 1960s and 1970s.Lee served as head of the Korea Employers Federation in the 1990s. He f

Korea’s interest in public design moves beyond aesthetic improvement

Vibrant food trucks are popping up in neighborhoods around the globe, serving up cleverly prepared and succulent on-the-go grub. Whether it is Korean fusion kimchi tacos, finger lickin’ good barbecue or one-of-a-kind gourmet sandwiches, food trucks have been slowly taking over the streets of major cities across the U.S. and other parts of the world. Some are even calling the States ― where the evolution of food vendors seems to be the most profound ― the “food truck nation.” With a no-limits att

New public architecture projects transform bland neighborhoods into aesthetically attractive districts

Daniel Tudor, journalist and bar owner, set to start new venture in Internet media

ExhibitionsLinda McCartney Retrospective: Daelim Museum in Seoul is holding a retrospective on photographer Linda McCartney until April 26, 2015. The first retrospective here of the celebrated photographer shows McCartney’s earlier works, including portraits of popular musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, family photos depicting her happy life with Paul McCartney and their children, and later works that capture the beauty of daily life and nature. Admission is 5,000 won for adults. T

EPHESUS, Turkey ― This is one of the best preserved, loveliest and most historically significant Greco-Roman ruins in the world.It also is a key religious spot, believed to be where the apostles Paul and John and Jesus’ mother Mary all lived or spent time, and where the Gospel of John was written.But in the age of the iPhone, all that seems like trifling history.In the age of the iPhone, what seems to be the point of visiting here is taking pictures of yourself to post on Instagram to prove you