February 2012
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Postmodernism of the Beholder ~ Lee Jin Han Solo...
“I have a curious regard for the history of art. My painting practice is unusual in that, I seek to undermine both the Renaissance perspective and the flatness of Modernism by combing both.” Alternative Space Loop in Hongdae is currently exhibiting a very vibrantly colored display of works by artist Lee Jin Han. It’s a great space for the art and in a location surrounded by...
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Tutankhamun: His Tomb and his Treasures in Korea
Tutankhamun is ending his time in Korea in a couple weeks. The pharaoh, unknown to the world prior to the discovery of his tomb in 1922, came to Korea about four months ago. King Tut was born in 1341 BC in the Armana Age and took the thrown from his father pharaoh Akhenaten around 1333 BC when he was still a child and reigned for 9 years.
The exhibit, though stocked with reconstructed...
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Guinsa Temple's Grand Buildings
Guinsa is the headquarters of the Cheontae school of Buddhism located just outside of Danyang, South Korea. Cheontae is the Korean version of China’s Tiantai teachings which were brought to Korea and firmly established during the time of Uicheon, a Korean Buddhist monk who was the son of Emperor Munjong of Goryeo, between 1055 and 1101. It had a major impact on Goryeo Buddhism, but then...
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Chuncheon's Cheongpyeong Temple
The weather starting to warm up, or at least be reasonable for walking outside, has me itching to get out and do something. I was looking back at some temples I’ve been to so I can make a list of some different ones to check out in the upcoming year and I chanced upon one of my favorites, Cheongpyeong-sa Temple.
It’s one of my favorites probably for the trip that it takes to get...
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Pork Stew and Pig Heads
There are two places in Hongdae that offer up one of my favorite meals in Korea, but since I was in Busan last week I got to eat the stuff where it came from. Some years ago I was introduced to dwaejigukbab, or pork stew, and haven’t been able to get enough of it since. This meal, I was told, isn’t generally eaten by girls because the smell can be strong, or foreigners, for the same...
