Art aficionados will be able to see major works by media art pioneer Nam June Paik and experience how media art interacts with public space and performing arts at the annual festival of performing arts in Edinburgh this summer. Korean artists who will show different dimensions of media art at the Edinburgh International Festival, scheduled from Aug. 9-Sept. 1, include the late renowned Korean media artist Nam June Paik, media artist Kim Hyung-su, who is known for his media installations in publi

Performance April 30, 2013

Works of Korean contemporary artists are on exhibit in Hungary as part of a cultural promotion exhibition by the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in Hungary. The exhibition, which runs from Tuesday to June 28 at the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, introduces nine Korean artists who were chosen to show aspects of Korean society to the Hungarian audience. According to the museum, the exhibition aims to show the artists’ different perspectives on modern

Performance April 29, 2013

No matter how experimental artworks have become, the exhibition wall that functions as a backdrop of the artworks has remained the same. The wall is just part of an empty room waiting to be filled. Kim Hyun-jin, an independent curator for Kukje Gallery’s group exhibition of young artists, however, said if the exhibition hall were to house experimental and creative artworks of young artists, the space should be altered to meet the style of the exhibition. “The title of the exhibition, ‘The Song o

Performance April 28, 2013

Classical music“Wanderer Trio”: French piano trio ensemble Wanderer Trio is holding a recital at the Goyang Aramnuri Haydn Hall in Gyeonggi Province on May 10 at 8 p.m. The trio will feature Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D Major “Ghost,” Schubert’s Notturno in E Flat Major Op. 148 and Saint-Saens’ Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 92. The ensemble shot to fame when it won the International ARD Competition in 1988 and has performed at internationally renowned concert halls around the world. Tickets ar

Performance April 26, 2013

One of the fun things about a train trip is eating boxed meals or snacks while enjoying the view. With the anticipation and excitement of a train ride, train meals offer a different dining experience. But some boxed meals and snacks sold on trains or at train stations don’t live up to passengers’ expectations, and often become the reason passengers look toward arriving at their destination for a proper meal. The Korea Railroad Corporation stepped up efforts to make train rides more memorable and

Travel April 26, 2013

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) ― A few loose, fist-sized rocks tumbled by as we hiked down a steep mountain pass over unstable terrain, off trail deep in Yosemite’s wilderness. We tightly gripped the solid rock holds on the side of Stanton Pass to steady ourselves when our feet slipped out from under us.Our guides were two of the world’s most accomplished hikers, Andrew Skurka and Brian Robinson. We were far enough from help that Skurka had reminded everyone that a serious injury here w

Travel April 26, 2013

Labeling art or artists with a national identity doesn’t hold much significance when geographical and national borders are being blurred in the international art world. Chinese artists had been long associated with satire and social critique, as Japanese artists had with manga. But many international artists are now receiving attention for their creative artistic practice, rather than for their country or styles associated with it. Ryan Lee Gallery, a new contemporary art gallery in New York, in

Performance April 25, 2013

The Philippines Tourism Department came up with a new tourism slogan, “It’s more fun in the Philippines,” last year. A year later, what do foreign tourists find to be the best part of their trip to the Philippines, which offers everything from nature, beaches and water sports to culture and a unique lifestyle? Surprisingly, many tourists said what made their travel experiences more fun and special was the Filipino people, said Maricon Basco-Ebron, tourism director and attach of the Philippine De

Travel April 24, 2013

The annual dining festival introducing high-quality meals at reasonable prices returns with a temple food theme, hosting a gala dinner featuring Korean temple food and an art exhibition featuring the culture and history of Korean temple cuisine. “The fourth festival will break away from the usual lineup of restaurants and hotels. It will introduce Korean temple food and its culture during a weeklong festival,” said the introduction to the event on the festival website (www.finediningkorea.com). 

Food April 24, 2013

With Psy’s “Gentleman” music video being watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world, some of the spots where the video was shot are receiving worldwide attention. The spots currently in the limelight include 10 Corso Como Seoul, a multi-brand branch store of Milan’s famous shopping and dining complex offering designer clothes, beauty products and design objects. In the earlier part of the music video, Psy is featured dancing in the Cheongdam-dong store, surrounded by other cast m

Arts & Design April 24, 2013

Ceramic artist Choi Jae-hun is holding his 10th solo exhibition from Wednesday to April 30 at Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art in Seoul. The exhibition showcases moon jars created by an exclusive method the artist developed over years, which involves collecting and scraping clay, molding it into a moon jar and then plopping the jar in terra alba, a white soil powder. The final product is white slip ceramic ware, or buncheong, in natural silhouettes with random cracks that are the features of Choi’s p

Culture April 23, 2013

Korean travel agencies asked for financial help from the government on Monday to assuage their financial difficulties amid a sharp decline in the number of Japanese tourists to South Korea due to threats from North Korea and ongoing political tensions between the neighboring countries. The Korea Association of Travel Agents, a group of 15,000 members from local travel agencies, sent an official letter to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, requesting financial support for their promotio

Travel April 22, 2013

The wife of late renowned abstract artist Lee Ungno, whose works are a unique combination of traditional Korean brushstrokes and modernity, will hold demonstration sessions of Lee’s unique calligraphy and painting style in Korea. Park In-kyeong, who teaches Oriental painting and drawing at the Oriental Painting Academy of Musee Cernuschi in Paris and her atelier in suburban Paris with the couple’s son, will hold two sessions demonstrating the Oriental painting style of Lee on April 26 and 30 at

Performance April 22, 2013

The relationship between gallery and artist is not just about business. Gallery owners discover new talents, support their careers and bring a fresh take on the art scene. Some relationships last a lifetime as they become friends and encourage each other, leading to better artworks. For Lee Ho-jae, CEO of Seoul Auction, one of the major auction houses in Korea, his 30 years of serving as the owner of Gana Art Gallery and CEO of Seoul Auction have been about building such relationships.  “I don’t

Performance April 21, 2013