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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 21:47

[INTERVIEW] From marriage migrants to dispatched nurses, photographer captures diasporic women's stories in portraits

INTERVIEWFrom marriage migrants to dispatched nurses, photographer captures diasporic women's stories in portraits

In November 1910, the year Korea fell under Japanese colonial occupation, 23-year-old Choi Sara climbed aboard a ship en route to Hawaii. In her hand was a black-and-white photograph of a man, whom she had never spoken to or met in person.

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-27 11:58

[REVIEW] 'The Phantom of the Opera' now lives beneath the Charlotte Theater in Seoul

REVIEW'The Phantom of the Opera' now lives beneath the Charlotte Theater in Seoul

The legendary musical “The Phantom of the Opera” is back in Seoul with a top-notch Korean cast and breathtaking live orchestral music.

Holly Chik | 2023-07-25 16:00

Contemporary history museum holds exhibition on 'hallyu'

Contemporary history museum holds exhibition on 'hallyu'

An exhibition is under way at a national history museum in Seoul providing a perspective into what has shaped today's "hallyu," the global boom of Korean pop culture.

2023-07-20 15:51

How state-led art collection in Rome spotlights contemporary Italy beyond its Renaissance past

How state-led art collection in Rome spotlights contemporary Italy beyond its Renaissance past

Ancient Rome, the Renaissance and the Baroque - such are the keywords that immediately spring to mind when speaking of Italy's sweeping artistic heritage.

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-20 09:11

Italian diplomat introduces contemporary side of Rome

Meditative minimalist abstraction and otherworldly landscape art, side by side at Pace Gallery

Meditative minimalist abstraction and otherworldly landscape art, side by side at Pace Gallery

A scene of pure “luminosity and brilliance.” That is how Huong Dodinh recalls her very first encounter with snowfall in 1950s France.

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-17 11:49

Veteran stage actor slams Son Suk-ku over likening stage acting to 'fake acting'

Veteran stage actor slams Son Suk-ku over likening stage acting to 'fake acting'

Veteran actor Nam Myeong-ryeol criticized actor Son Suk-ku for making controversial comments about stage directors instructing actors to do “fake acting” onstage.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2023-07-16 15:30

From 'Let Me Fly' to 'Les Miserables,' acclaimed musicals to hit stage this year

From 'Let Me Fly' to 'Les Miserables,' acclaimed musicals to hit stage this year

A wide variety of musicals will be presented in Korea this year, including “Let Me Fly" that marks the musical debut of high-profile actor Park Bo-gum.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-07-13 14:48

Bulgari's Serpenti meets spirited women artists in Seoul

Bulgari's Serpenti meets spirited women artists in Seoul

It was 1948 when the image of a coiled snake first slithered into the design of a Bulgari watch. Since then, for over seven decades, the Italian luxury fashion house has put one distinctive spin on the reptile after another, embracing the motif in its endless product line of bracelets, rings, handbags and necklaces.

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-13 08:35

From Olympic cauldron to stairway maze: Boundary-pushing architect Thomas Heatherwick on building with 'soulfulness'

From Olympic cauldron to stairway maze: Boundary-pushing architect Thomas Heatherwick on building with 'soulfulness'

A honeycomb-like maze of staircases in New York City winds up 46 meters into the air, bringing to life a monumental version of “a stairway to nowhere.” A pavilion building in Shanghai is enveloped in tens of thousands of thin acrylic rods swaying in the wind - much like a porcupine's prickly quills.

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-10 16:08

Original props from Indiana Jones movie on display in Seoul

Original props from Indiana Jones movie on display in Seoul

An assemblage of original props from the Indiana Jones franchise have been brought together at a mini-exhibit in Seoul to celebrate the release of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

Park Han-sol | 2023-07-09 15:33

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