The Korea Herald

Artists should show consistency: Jung

Sept 19, 2011

Designer’s four menswear lines target both high-end and mass market with classic twistThis is the seventh in a series of articles on up-and-coming Korean designers. ― Ed.If the South Korean designer best recognized in Paris had to be named, it would be Jung Wook-jun. Since the 2007 F/W collection, J
Industrial art attack

Sept 16, 2011

Old tobacco factory hosts international craft biennale; soy sauce factory spruces upTwo of South Korea’s oldest and dullest-looking factories have been given a makeover. Although they may not be as dazzling as Willy Wonka’s magical factory in Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the old
‘Prince Puzzle’ goes missing at royal palace

Sept 15, 2011

Its title and the location almost perfectly complement each other. But the plot? Not so much. “Prince Puzzle,” a musical which is being held at Gyeonghuigung ― one of the five grand palaces in Seoul built by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) ― delivers a heart-wrenching story of young star-crossed love
Stone-headed family and Chinese artists

Sept 14, 2011

Sun Yuan and Peng Yu break boundaries, seek freedom at Arario Gallery SeoulSix wax figures, apparently a family, sit on sofas set in Arario Gallery Seoul in Samcheong, Seoul. They look freakishly human, all dressed up and accessorized, except for one strange thing: They have big stones where their h
Lawmaker named fashion ambassador

Sept 8, 2011

Rep. Cho Yoon-sun (left) of the Grand National Party shakes hands with Won Dae-yun, chairman of Korea Fashion Association, after being appointed goodwill ambassador of the 2011 Korean Fashion Culture Centennial Awards on Tuesday at Imperial Palace Hotel in southern Seoul. (Korea Fashion Association)
National Ballet to stage Maillot’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Sept 8, 2011

Chung Myung-whun to conduct Seoul Philharmonic for Oct. 27-30 showsKorean ballet has grown phenomenally in the past few years, said conductor Chung Myung-whun at a press conference held Thursday at the Press Center in central Seoul. “Korea National Ballet used to be like our old orchestras. It was r
Israeli designer Ron Arad installs swirling media art in Seoul

Sept 7, 2011

A giant red metallic ribbon swivels towards the sky at Sindorim D-CUBE City’s Millefleur Park in Guro-dong, western Seoul. Taking a closer look, one can see about 24,000 tiny LED screens lined on the outside of the 17-meter-tall installation work, which features images and text such as poetry and ev
Experts discuss ways to promote Korean culture

Sept 6, 2011

Forum brings world perspectives on Korean cuisine, literature and popular culture promotionInternational cultural figures gathered on Tuesday in Seoul for a series of discussions on Korean culture and ways of promoting it globally.The Culture Communication Forum, which kicked off Sunday, has provide
Intel and VICE sponsor Creators Project in Seoul

Sept 5, 2011

The Creators Project, a global cultural and technology initiative by global media company VICE and Intel, will be held from Sept. 7 to 10 at Platoon Kunsthalle in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul. Launched in 2010, The Creators Project is an ongoing global initiative to support emerging and leading art
Veteran artists’ autumn day out

Sept 5, 2011

Bahk Yiso, Lee Kang-so, Im Ok-sang and Oh Chi-gyun hold solo shows in SeoulA number of South Korea’s veteran artists are holding solo exhibitions in Seoul after a considerable hiatus. Im Ok-sang, an artist who has been wandering outside galleries painting murals and making installation works in Seou
Korean Eye preview at National Assembly

Sept 4, 2011

The preview of this year’s Korean Eye exhibition will take place over five days starting Monday in the lobby of the National Assembly in Yeouido. Visitors will be able to sneak a peek of what the exhibition “Korean Eye: Energy and Matter” will look like when it kicks off in New York in November. Sev
Collecting art is way for entrepreneur to see future: Pinault

Sept 4, 2011

SongEun ArtSpace showcases 22 contemporary artworks from François Pinault collectionIn considering artworks for his extensive collection, François Pinault, a noted art collector, listens to himself more than anything else. “Rather than listening to critics’ opinions, I focus on artwork
Buddhist nun teaches how to live better on temple food

Sept 2, 2011

Nun Seonjae’s popular cooking class has over 2,000 on waiting listAbout 40 middle-aged women and a few men were all eyes and ears as Buddhist nun Seonjae related to them how she refused to cook at Hotel Shilla when treated like a regular cook. “Temple food is not some random cheap food. I told them
Highlights

Sept 2, 2011

Theater“Mahoroba”: Young theater company “DreamPlay” is bringing Japanese playwright Horai Ryuta’ s theatrical account on women of different ages and their shared experiences. The play begins as Midori, a single working woman who lives alone in Tokyo while refusing to get married, visits her family
Gana Art Center donates artifacts

Sept 1, 2011

Lee Ho-jae, head of Gana Art Center, one of the most prominent art galleries in South Korea, donated 128 Korean artifacts to Seoul Arts Center last week. The donated items ― 74 rubbed copies of epigraphs from the ancient and medieval times and 54 calligraphy works done with Chinese black ink from th