Barterlines: A New Model for ‘Consuming’ Art in Seoul
Eloquence Magazine‘s new Itaewon headquarters will play host to a two-day art fair taking place this weekend. The pop-up exhibition operates on a barter system whereby participants trade their wares for goods or services. This means attendees can potentially swap cupcakes for a sketch, a photography shoot for a painting or studio assistance for a...
Street Art and Steel Factories in Mullae, Seoul’s Art Village
To many, Seoul is a city that is stark and clean. Cloned, white high-rise apartment buildings are replacing old, demolished houses, and graffiti and street art is rare. Some neighborhoods have yet to be redeveloped, such as my neighborhood in northeast Seoul, comprised of 1970s style houses with kimchi pots and gardens on rooftops. Others are slowly being converted,...
Seoul Urban Art Project: Frenemy and Joni’s ‘The Idea’
Illustrator Kristopher Kotcher, aka Frenemy, and videographer Joni Els, both members of the Seoul Urban Art crew, worked together to create this unique, clever and amusing stop-motion animation. Set 5 minutes aside today and indulge in some inspiring digital art which will leave you wondering where you put those pencils and that film camera. See...
Super Sketch +
The art + music jam sandwich is back with a line-up including Kite Flying Robot, Beat Culture and Love X Stereo and we have 5 pairs of tickets worth 20,000 won each to give away! Super Sketch’s concept is for artists to create images in real time, shown on overhead projectors while musicians play. In...
Spotlight: Jewelry Designer Song Jin Hee
We met Song Jin Hee a few weeks ago, a self-taught jewelry designer and owner of luxury Chungdam shop KOHINOOR, which carries her own intricately created products, as well as exhibits the work of other artists. ‘Kohinoor‘ is the name of a 108 carat diamond; the main feature of the crown jewels belonging to the...
Gyotaku: Printmaking With Dead Fish at Jankura Artspace
I was ten years old. Before following my classmates outside, I grabbed some sheets of white paper and a thick crayon—the homemade kind, comprised of old, leftover pieces of Crayola crayons, the colors swirled together, molded by cupcake wrappers. Outside, I pressed my paper against bark, leaves, bricks and chain-link fences, boldly rubbing my cupcake-shaped...
Col.l.age+
After six-plus months of dirtying the floors at Hongdae’s most well known den of iniquity, EXIT, house and bass enthusiasts SILK/JUICE will take their next party to Col.l.age+, a new multi-use arts and performance space in Cheongdam run by noted Korean sculptor Jang Seung Hyo. Titled (CLOUD9) in honor of the celestial décor – all...
Post Text: The Destiny of Shit
“POST TEXT is the name of an upcoming series of exhibitions and events that center around design, Korea, and the often unexpected exchanges that can happen between two cultures.” Samwon Paper Gallery is the host of the first exhibition in this series which – interestingly and incongruously – will be exploring the link between culture...
