An Artist Couple Living in the Arts
By Kang Jennis Hyun-suk FIRST ENCOUNTERSA couple of months ago, I went to a gallery cafe on Gwangju’s Art Street (예술의 거리). A lot of wonderful artworks were hanging on … Read More
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Interview with the Canadian Ambassador to Korea
Interview by Arlo Matisz. Photographs by Kim Hillel Yunkyoung. Michael Danagher has worked in Korea in multiple roles, including Senior Trade Commissioner and Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Canada. He … Read More
Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning
Interview with the Biennale Artistic Directors. Interview by William Urbanski. Founded in 1995 in memory of the civil uprising of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Biennale has reached … Read More
From the Editor
Pink plum blossoms, white magnolias, and red, red camellias – all in bloom. Warming breezes blowing, leaf buds opening – signs of seasons changing. A glance at the calendar says … Read More
A Final Farewell
By William Urbanski. Korea is a beautiful country that I love, but it is not exactly known for having the best beer in the world. In a sea of barely … Read More
Is It Worth It?
A Comparison of Book Platforms. By Katy Clements. Ever since I was a teenager, books and audiobooks have always been an obsession of mine. We are now living in such … Read More
Sogogi Muguk
Beef and Radish Stew. By Joe Wabe. Korean white radish, or mu (무), is one of the most widely cultivated crops in Korea, and its cultivation dates back to the … Read More
Alternatives to Public Schooling
Compiled by David Shaffer. When we think of primary and secondary education in Korea, we think of the national public school system and the national curriculum that it is required … Read More