Known Unknowns art project- Gallery Loop Hongdae -opening July 4 - Aug 11

"Known Unknowns" art project -
Opening 2009년 7월 4일 Sat July 4, 5:00 pm running til August 11, 2009
Venue: Gallery LOOP, Hongdae
Open hour:Monday ~ Sunday, 11am~8pm
Tel : 82.(0)2.3141.1377
Website: http://www.galleryloop.com/ (see Information page of website for map and info in English)

1. Artists:
Elizabeth MAGILL (엘리자베스 메길)
Graham GUSSIN (그라함 거신)
Jacques NIMKI (자크 님키)
Ruth CLAXTON (루스 클락슨)
Sofia HULTÉN (소피아 헐튼)

Exhibition Opening TV12 Gallery, Hongdae July 11 - 26

What: Joint exhibition of paintings by young Korean artists: Jangpa and Yoo Chang Chang
When: Opening - July 11, 5pm
Where: television 12 Gallery, Hongdae
For more info: Click on the poster at left for larger view

Exhibition opening 'MoNAF Seoul' Gallery Sogool, near Hongdae, July 24 -30

MoNAF Seoul
an exhibition at Gallery Sogool, Hongdae, July 25- 30, 2009
Opening Friday, July 24, 6-8pm

Brad Betts and Josh Daniel's show at Gallery Sogool will explore ideas about the 'art museum'- what its purpose is, how and why the public interacts with it, and the motivations behind establishing and running an art institution.

They plan to create an installation throughout the entire gallery space, temporarily transforming it into an imaginary art museum called 'MoNAF' (Museum of National Arts Foundation). MoNAF will be presented to the public as a real museum, with 'ticketing facilities', an 'education centre' and different 'collections'. Yet these won't be exactly the same as what a visitor to a real art museum would find. Instead they'll reference the real thing, allowing the viewer to think about the experience of visiting an established, respected museum and how the museum creates that experience. The tone of the exhibition will be humorous, however everything in the installation will look and feel as if it is intended to be taken seriously. The artists aim to unsettle and intrigue the visitor, and make them question the motivation behind this, and other, museums.

The installation will be created through fitting out the gallery spaces with furniture and art objects that are made to look like objects normally found in an art museum, but are actually made of cardboard or other cheap and impermanent materials. On first glance these will look real, but on closer inspection they will be obviously fake, with the aim of both amusing and disconcerting the viewer.

Brad Betts and Josh Daniel are Australian artists, currently residing in Seoul. Brad studied sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts and animation at international college Animation Mentor. Josh majored in printmaking at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Monash University. They have both exhibited in solo and group shows in Australia, with Josh curating and project managing an event for the 2006 Next Wave Festival, while Brad also works as a freelance 3D animator.

Gallery Sogool, #393-4 Chang-Jeon Dong, Mapo Gu, Seoul
www.sogool.in
Contact us on 010 3143 8899 (Brad), 010 8050 7743 (Josh),
011 9472 1084 (Joo Yeon, Gallerist)

Contemporary Art of Latin America July 17 - August 8, KFCC, Seoul

The Korea Foundation Cultural Center is holding Borderless Generation: Contemporary Art of Latin America from July 17 through August 8.
Held as part of the "Latin American Cultural Festival," the exhibition will feature 27 artists from 16 countries and their artworks. It will be an occasion to explore the diversity of the Latin American contemporary arts. Gallery guide is scheduled to be held every Wednesday and Saturday at 3pm during the exhibition period, and a special lecture will be given by the invited curator, Yoon Chea-gab, on July 17, Friday at 4pm. Those who wish to attend the lecture, please contact shpark@kf.or.kr for reservations.

During the exhibition period, Latin American films with social, cultural, and historical themes will be screened daily (July 17---August 1). The KF Cultural Center is open from 10am to 9pm Monday through Friday (Saturdays until 6pm) and is closed on Sundays and national holidays. Admission is free. For further information, please contact the KF Cultural Center at www.kfcenter.or.kr/english or (02) 2151-6520.

Film Festival "Flesh Mind and Spirit" - Prada Transformer Seoul til July 9

It's film festival time at Prada Transformer through July 9.
World-renowned film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Babel") and former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell have teamed up to select 14 films for the "Flesh Mind and Spirit" festival.
The films are an eclectic bunch chosen with no regard to era or nationality and include titles such as Alain Resnais' "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961), Karl Dreyer's "Ordet" (1955), Werner Herzog's "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" (1972) and Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" (1977), as well as the 2008 Korean blockbuster "The Good, The Bad, the Weird."
All films are filmed in their original language with English and Korean subtitles.

Screenings are free, but you need to reserve a spot. For more information, including reservation information, see English website :http://prada-transformer.com/
Location: Prada Transformer, the revolutionary arts venue designed by the office of famous architect Rem Koolhaas, is located on the grounds of historic Gyeonghuigung Palace, central Seoul (a 10 minute walk from Exit 4 of Seodaemun Station, Line 5.

8th Gwangju Biennale opens Sept 5- Nov 10, 2009

THE 3RD GWANGJU DESIGN BIENNALE OPENS IN SEPTEMBER
September 18 - November 4, 2009

Under the theme "The Clue", the Gwangju Design Biennale will open its 3rd edition on September 18th 2009 in the metropolitan city of Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of only a few design biennials in the world trying to create a tradition of thinking about design systematically.

The 3rd Gwangju Design Biennale sets out to reevaluate the truism "think globally and act locally" by examining five examples of traditional culture of Korea. These examples will be used to bring the potentialities of very specific local solutions to the fore and reconfigure them in an international design context: Perfect design is enacted in clothing, eating, living, enlightening and enjoying. Because these five human actions form the basis of a complete and harmonious life across all cultures, they are also themes in which designers, who want to improve that life, may search for clues. The extraordinary resources, objects and values upon which Korean culture thrives serve as a starting point for international designers and artists in their creation of new design concepts.

The five themes of 'Clothing', 'Eating', 'Living', 'Enlightening' and 'Enjoying' are expressed with the Korean words of '옷 [Ot]', '맛 [Mat]', '집Jip], '글 [Geul]' and '소리 [Sori]'. The curators of each theme exhibition try to pinpoint their relevance to specific culture and design. 'Clothing' is stratified into subjects: from the significance of traditional costume, to haute couture, to the garment as a work of art. Form uplifts function in 'Eating', where the symbolic color of food and the ceremonial table setting are reinterpreted. The organic spaces of the theme 'Living' offer elemental architectural inspiration. The themes 'Enlightening' and 'Enjoying' examine Korea's unprecedented specializations in the fields of graphic design and music. Each of the five themes will be filtered and interpreted through a set of responses by international artists and designers.

Three expanded projects cross section the five culturally located themes. 'Design to Save', 'Design to Care' and 'Design to Share,' proactively address major topics of global contemporary design such as sustainability, Universal Design and social engagement. Many of these projects utilize the citizens, economy and site of Gwangju with global enterprise. For Korea, the exhibition will be a venue in which to lay the groundwork for a new design culture, propelled, as the title suggests, by assets arising from the expanded meanings of traditional cultural manifestations.

The participating artists and designers of the Gwangju Design Biennale 2009 include among others German automobile designer Peter Schreyer, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, Moshen Mostafavi, architect and Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, or Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk.

Artistic director is Byungsoo Eun. Eun launched the design brand of VIUM in the US, Korea and Japan in 2001; he performed as a guest designer at Maison de Objet of France in 2004 and he curated Asia Design, the main exhibition of the first Gwangju Design Biennale in 2005. Under his direction 15 curators are responsible for the seven different sections of the biennale.

The first edition of Gwangju Design Biennale in 2005 was titled "Light into Life". 707 designers from 33 countries presented their works. The main exhibition was centered on Asian Design and Future Life, it was accompanied by seven special exhibitions, international conferences, workshops, festivals and performances. A total of 280,000 visitors came to see the Gwangju Design Biennale in 2005.

"L.I.G.H.T." was the title of the second edition in 2007. The main exhibition had five sub-categories: Life, Identity, Green, Human and Technology. 927 designers from 45 countries exhibited their works. The Gwangju Design Biennale in 2007 had 250,000 visitors.

The Gwangju Biennale, which started in September 1995, was Asia's first contemporary art biennale. The first edition was visited by 1.6 million people. More than 500 artists and performers from 60 countries took part in the first edition. Ever since, each edition of the biennale has been visited by more than half a million viewers and the event has grown to become the most influential, respected biennial in Asia and one of the most prominent biennials in the world.

The 8th Gwangju Biennale takes place from September 5 until November 10, 2010. Artistic Director is Italian-born Massimiliano Gioni.
More info see website: http://www.gwangju-biennale.org/?mid=sub_eng&mode=03&sub=01

Korean Music Concert for foreigners- June 29, Namsan, Seoul

The Korea Foundation will host its "The Korea Foundation Concert for Foreigners 2009 --- Into the New Tradition" at the Seoul Namsan Gugakdang located in the Namsangol Hanok Village on Monday, June 29 at 7:30 pm.

The concert will feature an exciting performance by "Yeoul," a gayageum quartet playing various genres of music on the traditional Korean musical instrument gayageum, and "wHOOL," a percussion group creating music based on traditional Korean music which people of all ages and cultures can enjoy.

The two groups will perform together in the concert's finale to create beautiful melodies on traditional Korean musical instruments and harmony between traditional and modern, presenting the audience with an unforgettable summer night's entertainment. Hosted annually by the Korea Foundation since 2003 to help foreign residents in Korea understand Korean culture, the concert is free, but requires an advance reservation.

Those who wish to attend the concert are kindly advised to make a reservation via e-mail (kfcenter@kf.or.kr) by June 23.

Book Art exhibition, Sono Factory, Hongdae, June 10 - 16

A group of artists from the Hongik printmaking dept and students/alum from the book and paper grad program in Chicago at Columbia College are having an exchange show at Sono Factory (which, by the way, is a gorgeous space): http://www.sonofactory.com/main.htm

The Sono factory is in Hongdae in the back alleys behind Hongik subway exits 1/2 See: http://www.sonofactory.com/intro/map.htm
(the map is in korean....but if you go to the street behind and parallel to the main drag on the exit 1/2 sides, you go left and see a tiny family mart, then take a right until you pass the GS25 and go another block or so, then turn right and the gallery is on the right.

"EXHIBITION BY NINA FORLANI & AGATHE LEPOUTRE" Opening June 15, 2009, Korea National University of Arts

Event: 37"36'07.68" N-127"03'29.63" E
"EXHIBITION BY NINA FORLANI & AGATHE LEPOUTRE"
What: Art Exhibition
Host: Agathe Jung Ok Lepoutre Nina forlani
Start Time: Monday, June 15 at 7:00pm
End Time: Monday, June 15 at 11:00pm
Where: 한국예술종합학교 - Korea National University of Arts - School of Visual Arts

Description
PUBLIC OPENING + RECEPTION Monday, june 15th 7pm

Fortuitous French meeting of two women in a place, a stormy gestation giving place to a difficult delivery.
Instalation of a broken child's room , timelessness of it places destroyed , relocated and reconstructed in the durability of the noise. In Homage at these abandoned "houses-bodies" and survivor

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=San+1-5%2C+Seokgwan-dong%2C+Seongbuk-gu%2C+Seoul+136-716%2C+Seoul%2C+South+Korea

Music- Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wed 17 June 2009, LG Arts Center

Date: Wednesday 17 June 2009
Time: 8:00PM
Venue: LG Arts Center
Cost: R 70,000/S 50,000/A 30,000 won
Info: 02-2005-0114 or arts2005@lgart.com / English Help 02-1330

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the most brilliant male choral group from South Africa, is coming to Korea for the first time. Widely known for the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their traditional musical sounds mixed with sentiments of Christian gospel music.

For direcitons and more info on LG Arts Center, click on http://www.korea4expats.com/article-live-performance-theaters.html

Please visit: http://www.lgart.com

Wild Women's Performing Arts Festival, Club Obeg, Hongdae, Sat 27 June 2009

Poets, Storytellers, Free-flowin' Lyricists, Folk Troubadours, Blues Singers, Mask Dancers, Serpentine Goddesses, Performance Artists, Gypsy Fiddlers, Grunge Rockers, Reggae Queens and More!
When: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time: 7pm till late
Where: Club Obeg, Hongdae.
Entry: 16000 won (includes free drink and raffle ticket)
Raising funds and awareness for the Korean Women's Association United, the Wild Women's Performing Arts Festival will be held again on June 27th. With a bigger venue, more acts and more information, this one promises to be even more exciting than the last.

• This time, we will also have an information booth telling you how you can get further involved in promoting gender equality in Korea by volunteering with various member organizations of the KWAU (www. women21.or.kr).
The KWAU is an incredible organization, and the women who dedicate their lives to running it work really hard at being a significant pain in the Korean government’s patriarchal ass.
• Being a feminist in Korea is no easy job. To show our solidarity with the Korean feminist movement, we will also be selling T-shirts in all sizes that proudly declare “Feminist” in Hangeul. Whether you are female or male, if you believe in equal human rights for women, please buy one and wear it proudly on the subway!
• Little Travelers will also be available at the event. These cute characters are made by women whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa
• Sappho Korea ( English-speaking queer women’s group) will also be there for those looking to join and meet fellow Sapphites.

Over 300 people came out last time to celebrate women's stories and enjoy female performances. It really was a night to remember. So, whether performing or partying, come on out and show your wild side!

Info: wildwomenseoul@gmail.com

Directions:
From Sangsu station (brown line Stn 623) take exit 2. Turn back around and walk towards the university. Turn left at the 7-11 and walk down the side street. Go past Club Tool, Club Joker Red and Club FF. Take a left opposite "Sexy Han Bar." Club 500 is 30 meters along on your right.

From Hongik Entrance (green line Stn 239) take exit 5. Go straight to the intersection and turn right. Walk up the hill to the University, and turn right along the main road. Walk for 100 meters or so and turn right at the 7-11 and walk down the side street. Go past Club Tool, Club Joker Red and Club FF. Take a left opposite "Sexy Han Bar." Club 500 is 30 meters along on your right.

Exhibition opening -Australian artist - Robert Liddicoat - June 19 - July 8, Seoul

Nam June Paik Art Center exhibition opening June 12 - Oct 4

Art Exhibitions for Seoul - from June 2009

Source: Korea Times

Nervous Track
Atelier Hermes
Through Aug. 9
Atelier Hermes, located in Sinsa-dong, southern Seoul, is hosting the solo exhibition of Scottish artist Jim Lambie. Born in 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, Lambie was short-listed for the 2005 Turner Prize with an installation called ``Mental Oyster." The exhibition in Seoul will feature his signature Zobop floor installations, as well as a 45-minute film called Nervous Track. Atelier Hermes is located on the third floor of Maison Hermes Dosan Park, next to Galleria Department Store in the Cheongdam district. It is closed Wednesdays. For more information, call (02) 544-7722.

100 Daehangro
Arko Art Center
Through July 5
Arko Art Center is commemorating 30 years since it moved to Daehangro with a special exhibition. The center's memories and experiences in the past 30 years are presented in the context of visual arts. Thirty artists and artist groups are participating. Visit www.arkoartcenter.or.kr or call (02) 760-4850.

Kim Byung-jong
Gallery Hyundai Gangnam Space
June 2-21
Colorful, whimsical artworks by Kim Byung-jong are on display at Gallery Hyundai, Gangnam Space. Visit www.galleryhyundai.com.

Kent Henricksen
Arario Gallery Seoul
Through June 21
American artist Kent Henricksen is holding his first solo exhibition in Seoul. On display at Arario Gallery Seoul are Henricksen's signature works such as embroidered silkscreen pieces, sculptures and wallpaper. Visit www.arariogallery.com.

Kim Dong-yoo
Leehwaik Gallery
Through June 10
Twenty of Kim Dong-yoo's art works will be displayed at his solo exhibition. He uses images of Audrey Hepburn, Che Guevarra, Fidel Castro and recreates crumpled versions of classic paintings like the Mona Lisa. Call (02) 730-7817 and visit www.leehwaikgallery.com.

Wildwood Air
Kukje Gallery
Through June 28
Sen Chung is holding a solo exhibition at Kukje Gallery. Visit www.kukjegallery.com.

Nature Poem Vol. 1
Michael Schultz Gallery Seoul
Through June 14
German Artist Hermann Standl is holding a solo exhibition at the Michael Schultz Gallery, Cheongdam-dong. Visit www.schultzgallery.co.kr or call (02) 546-7955.

Meet the Blythe
Coreana Museum
Through July 12
The big-eyed Blythe dolls are a cult favorite among many. Collector Kim Yun-seon is showing off her Blythe doll collection, which she started in 2002, at the Coreana Museum's 1st floor open gallery. Visit www.spacec.co.kr.


Re: Membering: Next of Japan
Doosan Gallery, and LOOP Gallery, Hongdae
Through June 24
Doosan Gallery and Alternative Space Loop are hosting simultaneous exhibitions featuring 20 rising Japanese contemporary artists. Visit www.doosanartcenter.com or www.galleryloop.com.


Skyline
Gallery Space
Through June 21
Chung Seung-un presents installation works that explore the relationship between space and art. ``Skyline'' represents the connection of curvilinear lines from his hometown's mountains and the linear lines of the urban landscape. Visit www.space-culture.com.

Ceramics-Climax
Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
Through July 5
This contemporary ceramic art exhibition sheds light on the tradition and legacy of ceramics in Gyeonggi Province. Aside from ceramic artworks by a range of artists, the museum is also introducing a video installation of the late video artist Paik Nam June ``Shaping the Future with Earth.'' Visit www.gma.or.kr.

Art in Bloom 2009: The Storming Party in Art Museum
Seoul Museum of Art
Through June 14
Fresh and vibrant Pop Art works by rising Korean artists and art groups such as Kim Ye-sol, Byun Dae-young, Kim & Hyun and Sticky Monster Lab are on display at the Seoul Museum of Art. Visit www.seoulma.org.

Itemtity
Gallery Em
Through June 13
Lee Si-woo created the term ``itemtity,'' a combination of item and identity, to refer to the exploration of identity in his paintings. Visit www.galleryem.co.kr or call (02) 544-8145.

Art & Synesthesia
Seoul Museum of Art
Through June 7
The Art & Synesthesia exhibition aims to give museum-goers a new experience in viewing art by allowing them to also touch and smell the artwork on display. A total of 24 Korean artists have participated in the exhibition. Visit www.seoulmoa.org or call (02) 2124-8800.


Multiple/ Dialogue
National Museum of Contemporary Art of Korea
Through Feb. 7, 2010
This yearlong exhibition brings together the works of the late Paik Nam-june and Korean-American artist Kang Ik-joong. On display is Paik's multimedia installation and Kang's installation work, made of thousands of paintings, woodcuts and drawings. The two artists may have come from different generations and have distinct artistic styles, but their art continues to enthrall. To get there, get off at Seoul Grand Park Subway Line 4, Exit 4, where a shuttle bus to the museum is available every 20 minutes. Visit http://www.moca.go.kr.

Benefit concert for comfort women survivors, Hongdae, Sat June 6

Hello,
I don't know if many of you know but there is a group called "the house of sharing" that provides support for comfort women survivors, ("comfort women" is a euphemism for the women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during WWII).
This saturday night, June 6 the volunteer group is putting on a benefit show in Hongdae featuring korean and non-korean indie bands to benefit comfort women survivors in the Philippines.

Normally, 'house of sharing' only works with korean survivors but we recently found out that filipina survivors (who are called lolas) have it really bad in the Philippines. Unlike korean survivors, lolas don't receive any help from the government so they don't have the money for basic needs like food and medicine.

The entrance fee for the benefit concert is 10,000 and all the money raised from the show will go straight to the lolas.


See the flyer with show's details and go to www.houseofsharing.org for more info.
See Club 500 'OBEG' website: http://cafe.naver.com/obeg
Closest subway: Sangsu Line 6, or Line 2 Hongik University station

'Share my reality' group exhibition- TV 12 gallery, Hongdae, SeoulJune 4 – 17

June 4 – 17 2009
'Share my reality' group exhibition

"Share My Reality" explores the visual dialogue that arises when two pieces of art are exhibited together, and invites the viewer to engage in this conversation.
The works prompt us to ask ”What is it like living in the world today?”, and the artworks reply with thought provoking alternative answers. Each artist is an autonomous individual who navigates a place and engages in inter-human relations, then imaginatively re-stitches the social fabric through original aesthetic treatments. The pairs of artworks thus relate to each other not just isomorphically but also ideologically.
Taken together, these "diptychs by acquaintance" work together to offer contemplation on the similarities and differences in perceptual realities created by young individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Location: Television 12 Gallery www.theartagency.co.kr

PUBLIC RECEPTION JUNE 6 5PM

Participating Artists
Herena Kim - SOUTH KOREA
Mike Hern - CANADA
Roxana Manouchehri - IRAN
Jeffrey Morabito - USA
Choe, Na-ri - SOUTH KOREA
Jean Rim -USA
Park, So-hyun - SOUTH KOREA
Moon, Soon-young - SOUTH KOREA

Directions:

•Closest subways: Sangsu subway, Exit 2 - walk towards Hongik University front gate, and take a right when you get to the Starbucks corner. Television 12 is about 20 meters down the small street.

•Or come out Hongik University Subway exit 5, walk to Hongik University front gate turn right and then take a left at Starbucks.

Contact: Travis
Seoul Art Collective | Co President
Phone: 010-9039-1536
E-mail: travisleestreet@live.com
Website: http://seoulartcollective.tk

Art opening-Brenda Chat solo exhibition, Sogool Gallery near Hongdae, Seoul June 5 - 14

"From the Australian Desert to Mark Making in Seoul"
reception 7:00 Friday 5th June
SoGool Gallery - #393-4 Chang-Jeon Dong, Mapo Gu, Seoul

Duration - 5th to 14th June
opening hours - 2:00 ~ 8:00pm
contact Brenda - brendachat1@yahoo.com
ph 010 6439 1197
BrendaChat.com
contact gallery - 011 9472 1084

How to get there - Line 6 - Sangsu Station (#623) - exit 2 - walk straight ahead 400 metres, past over pass, up some steps and you will see some god images on your left .. that means you are THERE .. if you walk down the ramp to the Ssangyong Apts, you have gone too far. It is a funky teeny galley, so please bring good weather with you!

Yoga, dance, performing arts events coming up in Seoul - June - July 2009

Greetings from Satya Movement Arts!
Website: www.satyamovementarts.com

Here’s a little information about exciting things happening this month and in the summer months to come:

1~ Sutras Study Group: Sunday, June 7 at 2pm

Jai Center for Yoga and Health in Apgujeong is hosting a free monthly Yoga Sutras of Patanjali study group, this Sunday, June 7th at 2pm. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the basis of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. It is a complete guide for the study and practice of the spiritual path of Yoga. In each session, a few Sutras will be read and an open discussion will follow. We will mainly use the text, "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Translation and Commentary" by Sri Swami Satchidananda, but feel free to bring a different translation. There are several available for free on the web.


2~ Yoga and Dance Summer Intensive: Early bird registration June 15th

Satya Movement Arts is offering a 5 week summer intensive from June 29 - July 30.
Classes are Monday-Thursday from 11:00am–12:15pm. Modern Dance classes are on Mon/Wed and Vinyasa Yoga classes are on Tues/Thurs. All classes are taught in English at Hongdae Dance Center near Sangsu Station, line 6. W100,000 for Yoga or Dance. There is a special discount rate of W150,000 for both if you register by June 15th. For more info please visit www.satyamovementarts.com


3~ Dance for Matt: Saturday, June 13th

June Hafla "Dance for Matt" Fundraiser Show. The majority of performances will be bellydance, but the night will also showcase a variety of other dance styles in the Itaewon/HBC/Hongdae area between 7-11pm. If you would like to perform or help out please contact Belynda at azhaar@azhaardance.com

If you cannot attend but would like to make a donation, Matt's bank details are:
IBK Bank (기업은행) account 481-007433-01-011. Name on account: 매티유로빈슨 (it's Matthew Robinson written in Korean) You can also send funds via PayPal to chh5522@gmail.com. Once the payment has been sent, please post a message on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=86018939188 so it can be tracked.


4~ Maru Yoga RYT Teacher Training Q&A: Saturday, June 20 at 6pm

Come Enjoy a free Maru Yoga Vinyasa Class and Yoga Alliance information session.
Find out how the Maru Yoga Teacher Training course will encourage you to grow into the passionate and powerful yoga teacher you already are! Get the answers you want to questions about the Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Guidelines. Find out how the Yoga Alliance supports yoga teachers and schools throughout the world. Saturday, June 20th, 6pm at Hong Dae Yoga Kula, Seoul . Contact Michael 010-4479-5545 for more information.


5~ Wild Women Performing Arts Festival II: Saturday, June 27 at 7pm

Poets, Storytellers, Free-flowin' Lyricists, Folk Troubadours, Blues Singers, Mask Dancers, Serpentine Goddesses, Performance Artists, Gypsy Fiddlers, Grunge Rockers, Reggae Queens and More! WWPAF will be at Club Obeg in Hongdae. 16,000 won entry, includes free drink and raffle ticket. This event is raising funds and awareness for the Korean Women's Association United. Contact Rebecca at 010-868-16341 bexcant@gmail.com for more information.


6~ Hot Vinyasa Yoga in English: Saturdays at 12:30pm

Hot Yoga Korea in Gangnam has started a new class on Saturdays at 12:30pm with certified, native English speaking instructors. Take line 3 to Yangjae Station, exit 2. Walk straight about 5 minutes. Studio is on left. Drop in classes are available. Their phone number is 02-525-0999. For more info contact: cnoelle2@hotmail.com

Sunday Film Screenings at J.L. Godard Cinema Bar, Hongdae

DOUBLE BILL...every Sunday at the J.L. Godard Cinema Bar in Hongdae. Like the name states, two movies are shown. Cozy environment, snacks provided, bar located at the venue, friendly people, good films.

Sunday showings:
5 PM
and
7 PM
Entry *5,000 won
Opening time *doors 4:30

Location: Hongdae, about 5 mins walk from Line 2, Exit 4 Hongik Univ. subway.

For directions see map:

"A.L.I.C.E. Museum 2009: Future School", SOMA Museum of Art, Seoul, til June 21

"A.L.I.C.E. Museum 2009: Future School":
Hosted by Art Center Nabi, this exhibition running at SOMA Museum of Art sets out to prove that art and science are inseparable. It showcases 21 interactive media works and installations by 16 well-established international and local artists that can educate children on ecology, biology and technology in the 21st century as well as encourage their artistic sensibilities.

The show has five sections, the first letter of each one corresponding to the acronym of "A.L.I.C.E.," - "Artistic Studio," "Lively Station," "Intelligent Platform," "Creative Engine," and "Eco-Friendly Wonderland."

The exhibition runs through June 21 at SOMA Museum of Art in Bangi-dong, Jamsil area of southeastern Seoul.
Admissions are 6,000 won for all ages and 3,000 won for groups of more than 15 persons.
For more information, call (02) 425-1077 or visit www.somamuseum.org or www.nabi.or.kr/alice2009
Transport directions in English at:
http://www.somamuseum.org/english/contents/museum/location.asp

Children's book illustration exhibition - Seoul Arts center, til June 23

"Voyage to the world of illustration": Do you remember the last storybook you read? The exhibition running at Hangaram Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong invites you to the world of childish innocence.

More than 450 original storybook illustrations by 65 world-renowned illustrators including Anthony Browne, Helen Oxenbury, Herve Tullet, and Korean illustrators such as Go Ji-young, Choi Sook-hee and Choi Hyun-mook are on display.

This is the second exhibition of the same title since 2007. Compared with the first time, this exhibition has doubled in size and the number of exhibits. More graceful than cartoons and easier to understand than complex contemporary art, the showcased illustrations easily catch viewers' eyes regardless of age.

The show runs through June 23 at Hangaram Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul.
Tickets are 10,000 won.
For more information, call (02) 585-9991 or visit www.sangsang2009.co.kr (Korean only), or http://www.sac.or.kr/eng/ (Korean and English). The SAC website has excellent transport directions and maps in English.
Closest subway is Line 2 Seocho station and a 15 min walk.

Handbag Exhibition to 30 May, Hwadong, Central Seoul

"Handbag, My Love" exhibits representative handbags from the 19th century.
More than 80 handbags from all over the world are displayed at the exhibition on the second floor of the World Jewellery Museum in Hwa-dong.
Lee Kang-won, the director of the museum, collected the exhibits herself over 30 years while traveling the globe with her diplomat husband.

Description:
The World Jewellery Museum presents its “Handbag, My Love” exhibition through May. The handbag could be called one of the most important fashion items establishing a trendy woman’s identity. A handbag reflects fashion trends and the personality of the person carrying it. Also, the inside of the handbag contains women’s secrets like a hidden palace.

The items in a handbag also show aspects of the times. Since the 18th century, women have carried money, cosmetics, keys, handkerchiefs, notes, pens and love letters in their purses. Changes in the shapes and uses of the handbag indicate changes in women’s social status as well as social developments.

The handbag we know today appeared in the 1880s. Like a close friend, a social necessity, and a luxurious accessory for a woman, the handbag reflects the spirit of the time, and the designs of the handbag are closely related to art trends ranging from the early 20th century’s art nouveau to the mid-20th century’s pop art.

The World Jewellery Museum has on display some 80 handbags from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and the South Pacific, dating to periods ranging from the 1870s to the 1950s. This rarely seen handbag collection allows visitors an opportunity to discover the aesthetic, historical and cultural meanings of handbags as well as to gain a new sense of their significance as personal ornaments that share a long history with people, rather than just as icons of fashion.


The exhibition runs through May 30th at the World Jewellery Museum in Hwadong, central Seoul.

Tickets are 5,000 won for adults, 3,000 won for students and 2,000 won for children under seven-years old.
Hours: 11am - 5.30pm. The museum is closed on Mondays
Address: Seoul, Jongno-gu, Hwadong, 75-3 (in the central Seoul art gallery area near the National Folk Museum)

Public transport: Closest subway: Line 3 Gyeongbokgun station exit 5 , or Anguk station exit 1 (15 minute walk from either station. You should get a map to guide you. The World Jewellery Museum is not far from the Art Sonje Center).

For more information, call (02) 730-1610 or go through 02-1330 (Tourist information) for English information.

Please visit: http://www.wjmuseum.com

Canadian Poetry and Culture, 25, 25 and 28 May, Seoul

The Canadian Embassy cordially invites you to a Poem Recital:
"Canadian Poetry and Culture: Three Days in Seoul".

Programme

Speaker: Archival M. Young, Professor Emeritus
Faculty of Arts, University of Western Ontario, Canada


Theme: “The Trees are tangled with Menace”
When: Monday, May 25th, 4 to 6 pm
Venue: Sookmyung Women's University (tel:2077-7166)
Poets: Douglas Le Pan and Margaret Atwood

Douglas Le Pan
Coureurs de Bois,
A Country without a Mythology

Margaret Atwood
The Animals in That Country
Progressive Insanities of a Pioneer


Theme: “This land like a mirror turns you inward”
When: Tuesday, May 26th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Schofield Hall, Canadian Embassy in Seoul (tel: 3783-6000)
Poets: Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen and E.J. Pratt

Margaret Atwood
Departure from the Bush

Gwendolyn MacEwen
Dark Pines Under Water

E.J. Pratt
Newfoundland


Theme:“How splendidly I might perform”
When: Thursday, May 28th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Samsumg Raemian Gallery, Unni-Dong, Jongno-Gu, tel:765-3304
Poet: Alden Nolan

Alden Nolan
The People Who Are Gone
If I could be Certain, God

(This information gleaned from http://www.korea4expats.com/)

First screening of local documentary film, Itaewon - Monday May 18

Hey ! It has happened! We have finally made our first short doco film !

Please join us for the first public screening

where - the Hollywood Bar in Itaewon
when - Monday 18th May (that's tonight ! )
at - 7:30pm
As it is a bar, drinks and food will be available to order
Contact numbers - Hollywood 010 8633 8565 / Brenda 010 6439 1197
Email: Hollywood

How to get there? Take exit 3 Itaewon Station past Hard Rock Cafe, walk along the main drag (away from Hamilton) mebee 50 meters. When the shops are set back from the road, look left and you will see a gaggle of restaurants eg La CIGALLE French Restaurant, hamburger joints .. look up to see ANTONIO'S; HOLLYWOOD is above on the top floor. The stairs are on the left of the building.

The purpose of this screening is to get feedback from you guys and gals - Q&A stuff where all comments will be taken very seriously.

Please send on this invite to people who might also be interested to participate.

MAYBE you'll even see your glorious self in Technicolor with full DOLBY surround sound (nah, just joshing about the Dolby stuff .. )

Hope to see you there - Brenda

2009 Chuncheon International Mime Festival May 24-31

The 2009 Chuncheon International Mime Festival is an eight-day extravaganza that runs from May 24 to 31, featuring mime companies and performing teams from Korea as well as from Australia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao and Russia. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event, which started out in 1998 as the Korean Mime Festival. This is an event for everyone, from children to adults to seniors, including people of all ages who want to enjoy some of the all-night event.

Perfomance Highlights:
Black Sky White’s “Astronomy for Insects” on Mon & Tue, 7pm at Chuncheon Culture & Art Center.
Cookie Cutter and Friends” on Mon—Thu, 11am at Chuncheon Puppet Theatre (Australia)
Blik on Thu & Fri, 7pm at Chuncheon Culture & Art Center (co-production Korea/France)
Maids” on Mon & Tue, 9pm at Bomnae Theatre (co-production Korean/Macao)
Why Not on Wed & Thu, 10:30pm at Mime House (Hong Kong)

Events Highlights:
Opening Ceremony traditionally held on the streets of Myeongdong, in Chuncheon.
“Ah! Surajang” (Mon, 12pm—5pm). During this event, a myriad of street performances and fun activities will be taking place in downtown Chuncheon, near Brown 5-ga and M Department Store, starting at noon. The water-themed “Ah! Surajang” event will provide a great feast of festivities, gathering performers, staff and volunteer workers together with visitors from Korea and overseas.
All Night Performances will be held in Udamari on Goseumdochi Island.
Friday Madness (Fri, 11pm) will present a party for artistic types and festival lovers in an open space where they can freely express their artistic sense. Open to people of all ages.
The finale which continues late into the night includes artists and visitors parading through the streets near Myeongdong (Chuncheon)arm in arm.

Events/Performances Details:
Contact 033-1330 if there is no English speaker at call (033) 242-0585. The festival website was in Korean only as of the date of this posting (you can find a description of the 2008 festival in English, though).

Admission/Participation Fees:
Some participation fees may be charged. (W7,000 ~ W20,000)

Getting There
Train: From Seoul, the best way to get to Chuncheon is by Korail, enjoying the nice view from the train. From Cheongnyangni Station in Seoul, a train departs for Nam Chuncheon every hour. Take the Gyeongchun Line and disembark at Namchuncheon Station. (Chuncheon Station, the nearest station to the venue, is currently under construction.) It takes about two hours to travel from Seoul’s Cheongnyangni Station to Namchuncheon Station.
Bus: You can also take an express bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal in Seoul— it takes a little under two hours to get from Seoul to Chuncheon this way.

In Chuncheon
Bus:You can take a bus (buses run every 15 minutes) or taxi to Chuncheon Puppet Theater or Goseumdochi Island. It takes about 20 minutes by taxi. During the festival, there is also a free shuttle bus from Nam Chuncheon Station to the venue. Call +82-33-242-0585 (Korean) for more information or contact 033-1330 / 02-1330.

Please visit: http://www.mimefestival.com/

Cross Cultural Theater Workshop, Sun. 31 May, Seoul

Root Experience theater company have had a few places become available for their initial theater workshop taking place on the Sunday 31st May.
The workshop will involve exploring stories from both cultures, looking at how these affect the way that we relate to each other. It will create a fun, inclusive and vibrant atmosphere using traditional storytelling skills from our participants, alongside improvisation, clowning and playful physical performance techniques.

The workshop will be the beginning of a series of workshops that will create the final street performance. The piece will take a humorous look at the similarities and differences that exist when Korean and Western cultures collide.

This work will be conducted by Simon Magnus, Artistic Director of Root Experience theater company. Simon is a London based theater director with 10 years experience in the industry, including a residency in a London theatre and work with London Metropolitan University. His work has ranged from interpretations of classical and modern texts to experimental physical performances.

With Root Experience, Simon has directed and produced work in both London and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is currently in Seoul exploring how Korean and Western cultures are mingling and living side by side.

All workshops will be conducted in both English and Korean, and will take place on one weekend day.
For more information please contact simon@rootexperience.org, or call 010 8061 3944.


Please visit: http://www.rootexperience.co.uk

Exhibition,'Sharing Pixels' , Anyang, Gyeonggido, til May 27

"Sharing Pixels_픽셀을 나누다展"

A group show by Ryan McLay and Mirim Chu

Hosted @ Stone & Water space, Anyang, Gyeonggido

Dates: 2009.5.6~5.27 (monday closed)

Closing ceremony 2009.5.27. wednesday 7pm


Hello Everyone,

I like to welcome you all to my group show entitled “Sharing Pixels” at Stone & Water gallery in Anyang . I’m exhibiting with a great Korean multi-media artist Mirim Chu. This exhibition is looking at two artists working with pixels. This space is in the heart of Anyang traditional Seokso market.

Ryan McLay
http://web.me.com/ryanmclay

경기도 안양시 만안구 석수2동 286-15, 2층 / Tel.031-472-2886 / www.stonenwater.org
2F, 286-15, Suksoo-2dong, Manan-cu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Exhibition opening: 'In Flux' Seoul Art Collective, Hongdae, May 31 - Jun 17

Invitation from the Seoul Art Collective:
In Flux ‘변화’ Seoul Art Collective group show
May 31st – June17 2009 at the Door gallery.
Opening reception and performance by James Topple May 31st 18:00
Directions: Hongik University Station exit 4. Follow the signs taped to the ground!
(Sinchon end of Hongdae near the railway bridge)

See: the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173930610083

‘In Flux’ group exhibition presents pieces reflecting the surge of dynamic, temporally charged moments in the artist’s lives. The creative energy and geographical location of the artist in today’s world is in continual motion. Some pass through Korea quickly, while others form a more permanent relationship, becoming tributaries leading to the mainstream of Korean visual culture.
‘변화’ 란 전시회는 작가들이 여러 나라에서 머물며 겪었던 강렬한 경험을 바탕으로 감정의 변화를 반영하는 작품을 통하여 끊임없는 흐름을 보여준다. 오늘날의 작가는 끈임 없는 지리적 위치변화를 통하여 새롭고 더 나은 영감을 받는다. 일부 작가들은 한국을 빠르게 지나치는 반면, 다른 작가들은 한국과 영구적인 관계를 맺으며 한국의 영상문화에 중요한 공헌을 한다.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Melissa Wyman - USA
Tammy Kim - USA
Matt Flanagan - CANADA
Jeffrey Morabito - USA
Loren E. Rudisuela - CANADA
Zachary Eichelberger - USA
Surya Gied - GERMANY
Ryan McLay - CANADA
James Topple - ENGLAND
Annabel Fenn - ENGLAND
Roxana Manoucherhi -IRAN
Zahra Jaan - ENGLAND

Thank a lot and I hope to see you there!

All the best,
Travis
Seoul Art Collective | Co President
Phone: 010-9039-1536
E-mail: travisleestreet@live.com
Website: http://seoulartcollective.tk

2009 Seoul International Book fair, May 13-17

What: 2009 Seoul International Book fair
Where: COEX, Seoul
Open to the Public : 14-15 May 10:00-19:00
16 May 10:00-22:00
17 May 10:00-20:00
Cost: adults 3000 won, children 1000 won

The Seoul Int'l Book Fair opened yesterday at COEX and has a bunch of booths for artists' books from Korea and internationally.
There are also performances, calligraphy demonstrations, etc.
See website: (English): http://sibf.or.kr/eng/

Getting there:
From Seoul city
If you are in the city, taking either a subway or a taxi is the easiest way to reach the fair site.
(1) Subway -Line No. 2 Green Line
Destination: Samsung station (Trade Center) ~ Exit no. 6

(2) Taxi: - Call Taxi only for Foreigners provided by World Cup Arirang Tourist Co Ltd.
Tel. +82 (0)2 793 1013

Free acoustic music concerts, Hongdae May 14, 15

Event #1.
What: Free music performances by foreign musos: Stephanie Scarlet (US singer/songwriter), Yuki Sato (Japan), Stoneboy
Date/time:May 14, Thur, 10.30pm
Venue: Odeng bar, (Sinchon side of Hongdae) Closest subway. Sinchon Line 2, exit 8, 500m. (see top left side of map)


Event#2.
What: Free music performances by foreign and Korean bands: Stephanie Scarlet (US singer/songwriter), Yakoba4life, DoEun Yong (USA, hand drumming), Tamyo, (3 Korean women on vocals/guitar)
Date/time: May 15, Friday from 9.30 pm
Venue: Nomad's Pool (near Hongik University) Closest subway Sangsu (Line 6) exit 2, 500m. (see top right side of map)
Info: cafe.naver.com/nomadspool

Opening and seminar- The next of Japan- Doosan Gallery and LOOP gallery Hongdae, May 14 - June 25

Japanese contemporary art exhibition ‘Re:Membering-Next of Japan’, hosted by Doosan Gallery, will be exhibited in Doosan Gallery and Alternative Space Loop from the 14th of May to the 25th of June. 5 artist’s works in Doosan Gallery(KANEUJI Teppei, ASAKAI Yoko, MINOWA Akiko, MASADA Takeshi, TAGUCHI Kazuna) and other 5 artist’s works in Alternative Space Loop(IZUMI Taro, TAGUCHI Yukihiro, HAYAKAWA Yuta, IWAI Masaru, KONDO Keisuke) are to be presented with 13 single channel works. This exhibition and the seminar will give you an opportunity to discover a cross-section of contemporary art of Japan after 90’s which is moving out of influences of contemporary art of Japan in the past, widely known for its ‘Super Flat’ and ‘Japan Anipop’.
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○ Exhibition Outline
• Subject : Re: Membering - Next of Japan
• Date : May 14, 09 to June 25, ‘09
• Venue : Alternative Space Loop/Doosan Gallery
• Supervised by Doosan Gallery
• Sponsored by Doosan Gallery
• Supported by The Japan Foundation, Seoul
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○ Reception
• Date : May 14, ‘09, 18:00
• Venue : Doosan Gallery
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○ Seminar
• Date : May 14, ‘09, 13:00 to 16:30
• Venue : Yeongang Hall, Doosan Gallery
• Subject : Contemporary Art of Japan after 90’s

Getting to Doosan Gallery: From Exit 1 Jongno 5-ga Station (Line 1), turn left at the first alley and go straight. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Monday.

Call (02) 708-5015 or visit http://www.doosanartcenter.com.
Enquiries: (02)708-5050, jinwoo.chung@doosan.com

Getting to LOOP gallery, Hongdae. Closest subway is Line 2 (green Line) Hongik University , exit 4, then 10 min walk.
See map on website (English): http://www.galleryloop.com/

○ Participant Artists
ASAKAI Yoko (photography)
HAYAKAWA Yuta (installation)
HAYASHI Yuki (single channel video)
IWAI Masaru (installation)
IZUMI Taro (installation)
KANEUJI Teppei (installation)
KOIZUMI Meiro (single channel video)
KONDO Keisuke (painting)
KUROYANAGI Teppei (single channel video)
MASADA Takeshi (painting)
MINOWA Akiko (installation)
MIZUKOSHI Kaeko (single channel video)
OKUMURA Yuki (single channel video)
SAKAKIBARA Sumito (single channel video)
SHINCHIKA (single channel video)
SUZUKI Hiraku (single channel videoi)
TAGUCHI Kazuna (photography)
TAGUCHI Yukihiro (installation)
TSUDA Michiko (single channel video)
YAGI Lyota (single channel video)
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Exhibition at Nam Jun Paik Art Center - extended to May 31, 2009

What: 'The first stop on the superhighway' contemporary international art exhibition
Where: Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin, Gyeonggido (30 mins south of central Seoul)

Open daily: 10am -7pm
Admission: 3,000 won (General), 2,000 won (Groups of over 20 people) . Free entrance for children, students and seniors
Free guided tours daily on weekdays at 2pm and 4pm, weekends at 1pm, 2pm and 4pm.

To Visit the NJP Art Center:
Fastest Transportation from Seoul (every 20 minutes) is by bus which takes approx. 30 minutes, cost: 1800 Won.
From Center of Seoul: Red 5000 or 5005 buses, stop at the red bus stop in front of the KB* Bank, opposite the Lotte-Department Store, close to Euljiro1-ga subway station (green line #2).
Buses also stop in Hannam-dong (across from Dan-Kuk University).

From South Seoul: Gangnam Station, take the Red 5001 and 5003 buses to Shingal.
After turning off the highway at Shingal, get off at the second stop which is the Shingal Pashulso (Police Station). From there, the NJP ART CENTER is 300 meters away.

See website (English) for more info:
http://njp.kr/root/html_eng/cur_exh.asp

Films: David Lean Retrospective - Seoul Art Cinema, Insadong til May 17

David Lean was the director of The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia etc.
The David Lean Retrospective is being held in Seoul Art Cinema, near Insadong, Seoul until May 17
Tickets: 6000 won (adult non-member)
You can see the screening schedule and more info at the website (Korean):
http://www.cinematheque.seoul.kr/

Dorkbot Event - artist demonstration and party - Goyang National Art Studio, May 16

ENGLISH

WHAT: dorkbot event | http://dorkbot.org
DATE: 1:00 PM Afternoon – Saturday, May 16th, 2009

TITLE: "Mechanism and Sound – EEPP (Electricity Electronics Programming Platform)"

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION:
ByoungHo Kim ( www.bitpaste.com | 010-4499-9944 | kimbyoungho@gmail.com )

LANGUAGES: Korean and English

PLACE: Goyang National Art Studio
655 Gwansan-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, ROK, 412-804
Telephone: (031) 962-0070 | FAX: (031) 962-4470 | www.artstudio.or.kr

DIRECTIONS:
Metro: Gupabal Station (#310) – Orange Line 3: Exit 4.
Turn Left, walk towards the main road, take a Left again towards the further
bus island, and take BUS: 9709, 9710, 30 or 31 (20-minute ride).
Disembark at "Gogol-station" stop, and follow the large brown highway sign to:
"Goyang National Art Studio" (5-minute walk).
Bus: Depart from Seoul Station or City Hall Station or
Gwanghwamun Station – 9709 or 9710

OUTDOOR BBQ:Please bring something to throw on the grill, prepared food,
and or beverage to share!
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KOREAN

더크밧 이벤트 (dorkbot event) http://dorkbot.org
시일: 2009년 5월 16일, 오후 13:00

제목: "기계 장치와 음향 - EEPP (Electricity Electronics Programming Platform)"

예술가: 김병호 ( www.bitpaste.com | 010-4499-9944 | kimbyoungho@gmail.com )

언어:한국어와 영어

장소: 고양미술창작스튜디오
경기도 고양시 덕양구 655 관산동 412-804
전화번호: (031) 962-0070 | 펙스: (031) 962-4470 | www.artstudio.or.kr

가시는 방법:
지하철: 구파발역 3호선 4번 출구
좌회전하시고 직진하신 다음에 버스정류장쪽으로 다시 좌회전하십시오.
버스 9709번, 9710번, 30번, 31번를을 타셔도 된니다 (소요시간 약 20분).
고골역에서 하차하십시오. 고양미술창작스튜디오까지 5분 도보입니다.

버스: 서울역, 시청역 및 광화문역에서 버스 9709번이나 9710번 승차

야외 바베큐: 먹는 것이나 음료수를 가져 오시기 바랍니다.

Opening - 'My plastic Seoul' - solo exhibition by Anna Phillips, Gallery Sogool, near Hongdae, May 22 - 31

Solo exhibition by Australian artist, Anna Phillips.
Opening May 22 at Gallery Sogool, near Hongdae.

About exhibition: Anna Phillips works with recycled plastic bags to create her own version of traditional style hand-stitched Korean 'pojagi' panels, and various crocheted items.

Where: Sogool Gallery, Changjeondong 393-4, Mapogu, Seoul (just south-east of the Hongdae area)
Web address: Gallery Sogool - http://www.sogool.in/

Getting to Sogool gallery: It's about 400m from Gwangheungchang Subway station on line 6 Brown line, Exit 1 (take a sharp left at the exit 1 and walk straight until you see gallery Sogool on your right), or 600m from Exit 2 Sangsu station - walk in the direction of Gwangheungchang subway and the gallery is a very small white-painted building after the pedestrian overpass. Please refer to Sogool gallery website, "About" page for photos to guide your walk from Sangsu station.
Website: ttp://www.sogool.in/

'Waist Down' - Prada exhibition- Gyeonghui Palace Garden, Jongno, Seoul. To May 24

Exhibition: Waist Down ― Skirts by Miuccia Prada
Venue: Prada Transformer
Duration: 25 April to 24 May 2009
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday Noon to 6PM (to 8PM on Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun). Closed Mondays
Admission: Free

The Prada Transformer, a temporary structure built on the grounds of Gyeonghui Palace, opened with this exhibition featuring 65 of the most outstanding skirts from Prada's collections since 1988. Admission is free, but advanced reservation is required.
For non- Koreans call: 02 737 4773
or email: booking.transformer@prada.com

For Korean citizens: you can book online through the website using your ID number.

See website for all details: (English) http://www.prada-transformer.com/
Location: Downtown Seoul, Jongno, Gyeonghui Palace garden, Prada Transformer (Near Seoul Museum of History)
Closest subway: Line 5, purple line, Seodaemun or Gwanghwamun stations, 10 min walk.
Easiest way is: Get off at Seodaemun Subway Station (Subway Line No. 5 Stop 532), Exit No. 4, and go straight 150 meters up to the Naeil Newspaper Office on the corner. Turn right there. It's about a 10-minute walk.