July 2011
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Mushimaru does Butoh
Fujieda Mushimaru a natural physical poet from Japan was a part of the Experimental Art Festival in Hongdae and made for some enjoyable experiences on my end. He performed at the opening of the festival with Bae Dallae and danced with his group as she painted their bodies. I saw him again on Tuesday at the B-boy Theater.
Performing Butoh, avant garde performance art with origins in Japan in...
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NONGRATA: Beauty of the Car Accident
One of the reasons we stopped and gave our attention to the parade down Hongdae Street on Saturday was the car with guys in masks water gunning people in the streets. After we were “gunned down” we went over to sarcastically say thanks. We ended up meeting Al Paldrok from the group Nongrata out of Estonia. He’d just been in the US for some exhibitions and had returned to Korea...
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Experimental Art takes over Hongdae
Walking the streets of my neighborhood, aka Hongdae, yesterday, my friend and I chanced upon a parade made up of seemingly disconnected groups of dressed up people heading towards a large and in charge chair at the Hapjeong end of Hongdae’s shopping street. There were masked men in painted cars with dinosaurs glued to the hoods, a group dressed up like the Lion King theater show, a...
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Sunny Seonyu-do
Crossing the bridge from Hapjeong Station to Dangsan Station I’ve seen this little island in the middle of the Han river for a few years now and finally got off the bus to actually walk among the green that I’ve eyed from the bus windows. Seonyudo meaning “an island where Taoist hermits play” should not to be confused with the island of the same name in Jeolla Province. ...
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Hanok Village in a Haystack
Working half days this week while my students are taking their finals combined with the sunshine that finally scared off those rainy monsoon days I was just itching to go out and do something. Luckily, a pal had the same idea and the Bukchon Hanok Village was a beckoning. We didn’t know exactly where it was but since I’m an Anguk gallery area regular I felt like I must have circled...
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