Travel Diary: Igidae Park
The site of a heroic sacrifice is now a great place to go hiking.
Tag: Adam Hogue
Get Into The Scene
Korea can be a tough place to get a handle on a local music scene. Adam Hogue gives us a scoop on some local bands.
Man on a Mission: The Art of Cho Hyun-taek
Cho Hyun-taek is a man on a mission. Adam Hogue explores an exhibition of this talented artist’s works.
Lee Ufan: His art, His approach
The works of Lee Ufan (이우환) focus on the space between subjects. In his art the negative is not blank; it has power, tremendous power.
Gwangju Reunification Marathon Run
The Sunday morning sun was rising up to reveal a beautiful, slightly foggy landscape of rice fields and mountains out in the distance by the Gwangju Airport. Racers warmed up around the starting line as the races prepared to set off in rapid succession; the half-marathon, the ten kilometer and then the five kilometer.
Punk Day III reviewed
What Punk Day does right is that it keeps things concise. Punk rock is not the most diverse music, so putting five bands on the bill may seem like a daunting number, but Punk Day consistently keeps the sets short and sweet leaving the crowd more anxious than burnt out for each new band.
The Gwangju International Media Arts Festival
This is an exciting time to be in Gwangju; art is very much alive in our city, don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. Come and check out the Gwangju International Media Arts Festival and become part of art in real-time.
Gwangju World Music Festival
Music is a universal language that also carries within it great differences. Music is living history. It is the influences of culture that run deep wherever we come from, told and shared in song. In one place we can hear the wonderful diversity this world has to offer in a language we can all understand. It is what music does best.