Seoul Urban art Project’s “Hello, Stranger!” Event
Seoul Urban art Project (SUP) are a collective of artists working in contemporary mediums such as graffiti and outdoor installations. According to the crew, they “espouse an ‘open gallery’ concept to communicate with people more directly, away from the traditional white cube art gallery system aiming at a particular audience.” This means they can often...
Events in Seoul This Week: 25th April – 2nd May
Hiya! More events will be added tomorrow. We’re waiting on some finer details. In the meantime, re-live a crazy dance party – soundtrack included - and learn to speak Korean through artistic means. Then check out our array of awesome events profiled this week. ONGOING Gwanghwamun International Art Festival Hosting over 400 artists from five continents, this...
Chincha Chats to Goonam
In the past Chincha has featured interviews with Apollo 18 and Galaxy Express, both staples in the Korean rock scene. Starting April 24th they will make up one-half the bill for the Korea Rocks Tour in the UK alongside Gate Flowers and Goonamguayeoridingstella (Goonam). We caught up with Goonam’s guitarist Ung Joh recently, just after...
Learning Korean Through Art
Blogger, writer, artist and Korean language-learner Sarah Shaw is a woman of many talents and projects. Her latest initiative is documenting a distinctive mode of learning that helps her with studying Korean: creating sketches that link Korean words and phrases with images. 눈이 높다 [noon-ee nop-da]. This Korean expression literally means “for [one’s] eyes to be high,”...
In Pictures: 13th Shindig! Dance Party
Stick on the Shindig soundtrack (below) and check out the photos we took at Saturday night’s 50′s/ 60′s retro party, whether you’re reliving the night or not. You can see more shots over on our Facebook page. Keep up-to-date with Shindig dance parties by following their antics on the Facebook page. Photography by Colleen Whately...
The Return of …Whatever That Means
Seoul rock stalwarts …Whatever That Means have been out of town for awhile but are now back in Korea to cause some mayhem on the underground punk and hardcore scene. Ollie Walker (Aweh, Loose Union) caught up with Jeff, guitarist and vocalist, to chat about their comeback and what’s on the horizon for the awesome...
Ted x Sinchon: Cabinet of Curiosities
We’re sure you’re aware of TED, the inspiring lecture series freely available online, but did you know that the ‘TED x’ series has been running for awhile in Sinchon, Seoul? Now on their 7th event, the organisers behind the independently-run franchise of TED have chosen a ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ theme for their newest talks. According...
Events in Seoul This Week: 18th – 25th April
This is LAST week’s event post – click here for this week’s. ONGOING Coffee in Korea Cafe hopping is more fun in springtime, especially if you find some with outdoor tables (we just discovered Ways of Seeing in Hangangjin and its backyard space). Charlotte wrote a piece on coffee culture in Korea this week –...
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