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Culture News in Korea
South Korean novelist announced as first woman to win Man Asian Literary Prize
Kyung-sook Shin has become the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize, Asia’s prestigious award for writers, for her novel ‘Please Look After Mom’. The South Korean novelist attended… Read More
Korean artist wins Sovereign Asian Art Prize
The Sovereign Art Foundation has announced that Korean artist Jeong Mee Yoon has won the 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Her piece The Pink Project II – Lauren &… Read More
Opportunities in Korea
The 4th Gwangju Biennale International Curator Course
The Gwangju Biennale calls for applications for its fourth edition of the International Curator Course. Since its inception in 2009, the course has been recognized as a platform for open discussions on curatorial practices and theoretical discourses of contemporary art and the biennales’ strategic and aesthetic approaches. “Biennale as Social Media” is the main topic of this year’s course. Read More
2012 International Fellowship in Cultural Studies of Contemporary Art | South Korea
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea is launching a call for its international research programme dedicated to museum professionals including curators, art critics, conservators, exhibition designers, and educators. This programme is part of the Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI) Project which is run by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea. Read More
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: World Cinema – Competition
A total of sixteen full-lengths and twenty shorts compete in the World Cinema Awards of the 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Read More
Events in Korea
East meets West: Art and Design Now
East meets West: Art and Design Now, exhibits the work of 20 young artists and designers from Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau – many currently working in London. The show reveals the stimulating variety of creative energy emanating from these countries, and which is increasingly impacting on the capitals – and indeed – the worlds, art scene. Read More
When Strangers Meet | Visions of Asia and Europe in Film
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), in partnership with the National Museum of Singapore present a special film event on “Mutual Perceptions between Asia and Europe” to mark ASEF’s 15th anniversary this year. Read More
Magazine Korea
Korea | An introduction to Cultural Policy – Part II
By Kiwon Hong South Korea is among the first Asian countries whose cultural policy profile has been commissioned for the global cultural research platform, WorldCP-International Database of Cultural Policies… Read More
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Korea | An introduction to Cultural Policy – Part I
By Kiwon Hong South Korea is among the first Asian countries whose cultural policy profile has been commissioned for the global cultural research platform, WorldCP-International Database of Cultural Policies… Read More
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[Exhibition in Seoul] Civilizations of Turkey: Emperors in Istanbul
Turkey, standing at the crossroads of Eastern and Western civilisations, is the focus for a special exhibition held at the National Museum of Korea, Seoul. Titled ‘The Civilizations of Turkey: Emperors in Istanbul’ – the exhibition explores the various legacies of the Hittites, Greek and Roman empires, the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Read More
ASEM CMM – Cases studies for Sutainable Management of Heritage Cities
The National Museum of Korea and Traditional Art and Ethnology Centre, Laos were selected by the Asia Europe Foundation to be featured in case studies on Museums and Public, Private partnerships in Heritage Cities. Read More
