If you have walked around Seoul, you might have noticed the unbelievable number of apparently stray chairs that line its streets, waiting. Who put them there, and why? Does anyone sit on them? Is a chair still a chair if no one does?
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Online learning is now the new normal and there are thousands of courses available online for just about every interest or subject. However, we noticed that there are slim pickings when it comes to courses about Korea or other subjects that we enjoy. After some hunting we discovered a few amazing online learning platforms designed for English speakers that teach you art, design, language and culture. We hope you like them as much as we do!
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Female directors make up a stark minority in Korean cinema. Despite 59% of film students being women, 13% of female directors are represented in major film festivals and 2.5% in commercial releases. Poor industry support and ongoing gender bias inhibits the careers of aspiring young filmmakers, and often means working directors are undervalued. We hope to bring awareness to female directors in Korean cinema and celebrate their diverse body of work together.
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Photographer LEE GUNO (@rawwstudios) is hosting his book launch exhibition RELATION at Heights.
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Princi (@shesthatprinci) is an Australian rapper on the rise. A poet, rapper, DJ, and style icon she represents everything current generations hold dear; she is bold, multifaceted, with a strong aesthetic sense, while still being vulnerable, honest and intimate with her audience. We spoke to her about identity, imagery, her dream music festival and whats shes vibing.
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The Laser Club (@laser.clvb) pop-up party was held at the Aa Design Museum on May 12 2018.
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The "Remind André Kim" commemorative fashion show showcased over 150 new & archive pieces from André Kim Atelier.
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The 4th Publisher's Table (@publishers.table), a market held at Culture Station Seoul 284, supporting independent publishing in South Korea.
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Producer & DJ DEEPSHOWER (@deepshower) is a rising name in the house music scene of Korea. A Friday night in the Itaewon club circuit will likely lead you to one of his sets, where he often plays alongside members of his crew, Almost90. In this interview, he talks to us about where his name came from, his work with G.Soul and his coming EP.
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Illustrator GAZERO SHIN (@gazeroshin) hosted her first exhibit “A Light In The Dark is Hopeful” last month. The artist, who grew up in Ansan, put together a multi-room space full of her comic-style illustrations which reflect her internal conflicts, external relationships, love and youth, over the last few years. Get to know the artist behind the work in our interview below.
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Dutch graphic design duo Simone Trum and Loes van Esch, TEAM THURSDAY held an exhibition this past February about Korean graphic design in Rotterdam. POSTER POLYGLOT was a presentation of 42 posters designed by 21 Korean designers. We chatted with the former MMCA residents about how they collected the posters and more!
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We spoke to rising fashion photographer JANG YOONG (@starry_space) back in Summer 2016 for MUTZINE 01. Riding on the recent wave of Korean creatives utilizing Instagram's reach, she was one of the first to make an international mark by contributing to AEVOE, GRAPE, KING KONG, SUKEBAN and MUTZINE! While she's laying relatively low Berlin these days, we though to revisit and share our Seoul-side chat.
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Meet Cazzi Opeia! The Swedish songwriter behind Red Velvet's Peek-A-Boo shares how she got her start writing K-Pop hits for Ekko Music Rights and tells us about her new solo single Wild Ones!
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Down The Rabbit Hole by KANGHYUK LEE (@snakepool) presents the photographer's selected works from 2015 to 2017 comprised of 100 pictures of portraits, everyday objects, landscapes, indie musicians, artists, designers, drag queens, and Seoul's youth subcultures.
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A visual essay about the low-key aesthetics found in the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system.
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