Articles by Park Min-young
Park Min-young
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‘Suck it and See’ feels more human: Arctic Monkeys
Performance June 7, 2011
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Traditional and contemporary Korean art under spotlight in L.A.
LACMA expands Korean art gallery and REDCAT Gallery showcases works by Kim BeomLOS ANGELES ― Four conservators were sprawled on the floor at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Korean art gallery, concentrating on their brush tips. They have been restoring “Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching to the Assembly on Vulture Peak,” an 18th century Korean Buddhist painting, since last August. “Since 2000, the
Performance June 6, 2011
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Animal activists steal limelight at FENDI show
On the day of Floating Island’s international debut, 200 protest fur fashion show at the latest Seoul landmarkWith only a small bridge in between, two totally different worlds unfolded in the Banpo area in southern Seoul on Thursday night. On the Floating Island on the Han River, the venue of FENDI’s fashion show, about 1,000 guests chatted pleasantly over cocktails. Just a few hundred meters away
Arts & Design June 5, 2011
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Jeungpyeon (Rice Wine Cake)
Jeungpyeon is a type of rice cake made by kneading rice powder with milky rice wine, garnishing it with jujubes, chestnuts, pine nuts and stone mushrooms, and then steaming it in a cake mold. Jeungpyeon is a good rice cake for the summer because it is fermented with wine, and does not spoil easily. It has a unique wine aroma, slightly sour taste and soft texture. It is enjoyed on Dano, the country
Food June 3, 2011
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Isolation won’t solve problem of North Korea
USC professor shares views on the United States’ N.K. policies and Korean StudiesLOS ANGELES ― David Kang, head of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California, opened his laptop and showed several photos of North ― couples on bicycles, children waving at cameras and soldiers smiling. They are material for one of the talks he gives, entitled “They think they’re normal.” “I
Culture June 2, 2011
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‘Korea shows how to keep identity in global age’
UCLA prof. John Duncan says globalizing Korean Studies is key task for scholars outside peninsulaLOS ANGELES ― What is the point of telling John Smith in small town America that Korea is the fount of Japanese civilization? This was the question posed by John Duncan, director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. “I think it is really important to let the world know the strengths of your culture.
Culture June 2, 2011
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Taste of ‘Dano’ at start of summer
Events and rituals celebrate one of the biggest traditional festive daysSummer is kicking in, and the day of the nation’s biggest sun festival is soon approaching.Dano, one of South Korea’s most important festive days along with Seollal, or Lunar New Year, and Chuseok, or Thanksgiving day, will fall Monday. It comes every fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the day of the year on w
Culture June 2, 2011
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Animal rights groups to protest at FENDI Show
Animal rights group protests against FENDI's fashion show at the Han River Floating Island which will feature fur items Thursday evening. (Yonhap News)Chaos is expected at FENDI’s fashion show in Seoul on Thursday evening as animal rights groups gear up for a large-scale protest. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth announced that it will hold a protest at 5:30 p.m. at Hangang Park, across a brid
Arts & Design June 2, 2011
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Delicate skills meet impromptu thoughts
Artist Ham Jin returns after six years with darker and more profound micro worldThe dark gray alien-like clods hanging from the ceiling and sticking on walls at PKM Gallery in Hwa-dong, central Seoul, are not lumps of dust, hair or eraser shavings.Look at them carefully ― really carefully ― and you can see tiny worlds made of polymer clay. With enough imagination, you may be able to spot some huma
Performance May 31, 2011
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Education key to familiarizing U.S. with Korea
King Sejong Institute, taekwondo classes in schools and LAPD Korean culture workshops well-received in L.A.LOS ANGELES ― “Maewoyo? (Is it spicy?) Anmaewoyo! (No, it is not spicy)” chanted around 80 students in King Sejong Institute Los Angeles’ Basic A Class this month, voices loud and clear. When they got the hang of the phrases, they were assigned to do a little dialogue at a Korean restaurant w
Culture May 30, 2011
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HIGHLIGHTS
Exhibitions“Isabelle Huppert: Woman of Many Faces”: The photo exhibition shows the lesser known sides of Isabelle Huppert, France’s star actress. It features more than 110 portrait photos of the actress taken by around 70 photographers including Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Chun Kyung-woo and filmmaker Ronald Chammah, Huppert’s husband. The touring show was held in seven cities includin
Performance May 27, 2011
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Korean films chase 21st-century American dream
Quality proven but without vital connections, Korean films struggle to crack HollywoodLOS ANGELES ― Cinema 2 of CGV in Los Angeles, U.S., was a full house on the night of the sneak preview of the South Korean movie “Late Autumn” this month. The English-speaking audience, about 70 percent of whom had Asian features, laughed and sniffled their way through the two-hour movie starring Korean heartthro
Film May 26, 2011
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Huppert shows unknown sides in Seoul
Award-winning French actress in town promoting new movie and photography exhibitionFrance’s star actress Isabelle Huppert showed up on Thursday at The Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong, eastern Seoul, decked in a dark brown dress and a black leather jacket, flashing the cool “French chic” smile at the press crowded to see her. “This is my second time here since I visited the 1998 Busan In
Film May 26, 2011
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UNESCO to list Korean records as ‘Memory of the World’
Two South Korean historical records are to be granted “Memory of the World” status by UNESCO. Documents on the pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju on May 18, 1980, and Ilseongrok, a diary-style chronicle of late Joseon Dynasty’s kings’ daily lives, will be listed on the Memory of the World Register, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO on Tu
Performance May 25, 2011
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SAC settles on ‘CJ Towol Theater’
Seoul Arts Center announced Wednesday that its revamped Towol Theater will be named “CJ Towol Theater.” CJ Group is providing 15 billion won ($13.6 million) for the renovation. “We were planning to confirm the name in December 2012 when the theater reopens but moved up the announcement of the new name in consideration of the theatrical world’s interest in the matter,” said Seoul Arts Center via an
Performance May 25, 2011
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