커피로 이주민 돕는 유해근 목사

 

Coffee as way to help migrant workers

 

2010-06-22

 

For most social workers, fund-raising might be the most challenging part of their activities. The establishment of social enterprises seems to have eased their problem a little bit.

Although it might sound unfamiliar to most Koreans, an increasing number of such enterprises -- which adopt market-based strategies to achieve social goals -- have emerged over the years.

 

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[East Sea(5)] 동해인가 일본해인가

 

[East Sea(5)] Understanding East Sea through Korean history

 

2010-06-21

 

I. Introduction

Since the Korean Peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides, Korea has had a keen interest in its waters throughout history. The sea area between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago has been called the “East Sea” in Korea based on the Oriental Thoughts of the Five Elements. More specifically, the names of sea areas surrounding the Korean Peninsula were created based on the combination of the four cardinal directions -north, south, east, west- and the space concept of the “Five Elements.” The East Sea was the one located to the east of the Peninsula.

The first record of the name East Sea can be traced back to a description by King Dongmyeong of the Goguryeo Kingdom in “The History of the Three Kingdoms” in 59 B.C. Meanwhile, the country name “Japan“ first appeared in 670 around 700 years after Korea began using the name East Sea and the appellation Sea of Japan first appeared in 1602 in a map dubbed “Mappamondo (Complete Map of the World)” by Matteo Ricci, an Italian Catholic missionary based in Beijing. Therefore, the name Sea of Japan was first used about 1,650 years after the Koreans began calling the sea area, East Sea.

 

 

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여름방학 맞이 미술展&사진展 안내

 

Wealth of photo exhibitions in Seoul

 

2010-06-21

 

Photography has established itself as a proper genre of art, and a very important one, too.

With the summer vacation season coming up soon, several interesting photo exhibitions are gearing up to attract Seoulites. Here are some of the major exhibitions currently underway or soon to open.

 

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아시아 문화, 축제로 하나되다 '아시아 문화 축제'

 

Asian culture to converge at festival

 

2010-06-18

 

The second “Asia Culture Festival” will take place at Pyounghwa Plaza in World Cup Park in Mapo-gu, central Seoul, on Sunday.

Hosted by the Asia Culture Festival Organizing Committee and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, the annual festival started last year under the theme “One Asia.”

 

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[Rediscover Seoul(83)]한국의 가장 대표적인 수공예품-보자기

 

[Rediscover Seoul(83)]Bojagi? Korean traditional gift wrapping cloth

 

2010-06-18

 

This is the 83th in a series of articles highlighting tourism spots in Seoul. The guide for planning weekend trips in the capital city will help readers rediscover Seoul. — Ed.

 

The door opened with a rattling sound. Wind blew through the door and tickled a corner of the window screen. Behind the ramie patchwork screen, night was falling on the alley outside. As the alley became darker, the lights of the stores got brighter. Colorful craft works, such as bojagi, fabric pouches, thimbles and pillows caught people’s eyes.

Viola Mickova from South Africa looked closely at colorful embroidered thimbles and silk patchwork bojagi. Even though she has been living in Korea for three years, it was the first time for her to see Korean traditional craftwork this close up.

 

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패션모델 1세대 '이희재', 화가로 데뷔

 

Former top model takes up painting

 

2010-06-17

 

“Multitasker” might be a word that best describes Lee Hee-jae, a former fashion model and television personality who recently turned into an artist.

The 59-year-old is one of Korea’s first-generation models who strode down catwalks in fashion shows by top-notch Korean designers from the 1970s to the 1990s.

 

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소통 꿈꿨던 팝아트 작가 '키스 해링展'

 

A peek at Haring's pop art

 

2010-06-17

 

Even if you have not have heard of the name Keith Haring, you will probably recognize the artist’s style -- works composed of simple and active figures, black bold lines and vivid colors.

The late American artist is remembered as one of the greatest pop artists of the 20th century and also an activist who cared much about many social issues. Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation in 1989, a year after he was diagnosed with AIDS. The foundation’s mandate is to provide support to AIDS organizations and children’s programs. He died the following year.

 

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시인 '이 상', 프랑스를 사로잡다

 

Korean literature captivates France

 

2010-06-16

 

It is not just films from Korea that are gathering fans in France.

The French are paying more attention to Korean literature as well.

A big-scale project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Korean poet Yi Sang’s birth will take place in Paris this month, co-hosted by La Generale, a cultural complex supported by the city of Paris and Lab201, an art project organizer based in Korea.

 

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[갤러리 시리즈(7)] PKM 트리니티 갤러리 박경미 대표

 

[Gallery Talk(7)] PKM initiates new way of running gallery

 

2010-06-15

 

This is the seventh in a 10-part series on prominent art galleries in Korea. – Ed

Park Kyung-mee, president of PKM Gallery in Hwa-dong, central Seoul, and PKM Trinity Gallery in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, is a role model for many curators in Korea.

She worked as a curator for 11 years at Kukje Gallery and individually, and gradually grew to become one of the most influential figures in the Korean art field. She successfully curated a number of major art events, including the 2001 Venice Biennale for which Park was the commissioner of the Korean pavilion. Park finally opened her own gallery in Hwa-dong after the Biennale.

 

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'Serene', 아프리카서 한국 디자인 회사의 새 場을 열다

 

Tasteful Korean design in Africa

 

2010-06-15

 

Unlike small Korean designing firms struggling to outdo one another in the domestic market, Serene Co. is taking its business vision abroad, particularly to an untapped market.

It was Africa, a market avoided by most Korean design firms, that Serene has set its sights on.

 

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제1회 한국전통공예미래전, 롯데 갤러리서 열려

 

Exhibition to boost korean craft's future

 

2010-06-14

 

The first Korean Traditional Craft Future Exhibition kicked off at Lotte Gallery in Avenuel on Wednesday.

Hosted by Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, organized by Korea Craft & Design Foundation and supported by Lotte Department Store, the exhibition features hundreds of craftworks by 98 artisans who either hold the title of Intangible Cultural Property or are learning from them.

 

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'Korea 2020'외부에서 바라본 한국의 현주소

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[New Book] Forward-looking view on korea's future

 

2010-06-14

 

Korea 2020: Global Perspectives for the Next Decade
Edited by McKinsey & Company
(Random House Korea, 188 pages, 25,000 won)

 

Inside views, however refined and forward-looking they may be, often fail due to the lack of objectiveness. That’s why decision makers favor outside perspectives and ideas, and “Korea 2020” belongs to this small yet important category.

The book, published in both English and Korean, sums up 28 essays written by top-notch foreign experts, most of whom are also members of President Lee Myung-bak’s International Advisory Committee (IAC).

 

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[East Sea(4)] 동해인가 일본해인가

[East Sea(4)] Change of meaning in 'East Sea' and 'Sea of Japan'

 

2010-06-14

 

1. Semantic change and geographical names

Every word has a variety of meanings that can be added, removed, or altered over time. Every single one of those three types of changes is a semantic change. Also, geographic names can change its meaning. In this case we can theoretically differ between two types:

1. The geographic unity to which the geographic name refers to is changing.

2. The geographic name itself goes through a semantic change in the course of time.

Both of these kinds of semantic changes with geographic names can proceed, admittedly, also parallel and dependent of each other.

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[Rediscover Seoul(82)]한옥: 전통과 아름다움을 한 번에

 

[Rediscover Seoul(82)]

Hanok: Quest for beauty, tradition

 

2010-06-11

 

It’s a wonderful time of the year with bright sunshine and a cool breeze. Everything around us is so precious and beautiful that we do not want to miss any of it. Sometimes, staying in the city is boring. As the weekend comes, you pick up a tour guidebook or a metro map. However, there are houses where you can fully enjoy the beauty of nature while inside. They are traditional houses of Korea -- hanok.

Hanok are built in a totally different way from modern buildings made of cement, glass, and rebar. They are made of stone, wood and clay -- natural materials. Hanok has also adapted to the climate and customs of Korea over thousands of years. However, as cities expanded and things changed rapidly, hanok were regarded as inconvenient living spaces and disappeared very quickly. Today, Korean people typically live in an apartment. Fortunately, an increasing number of people understand the significance and value of hanok.

 

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'21세기 다빈치' 테오 얀센, 국내 최초 작품전 열어

 

Jansen's 'Strandbeests' stomp into Korea

 

2010-06-10

 

Video clips of weird looking creatures wandering, or sometimes racing, around the delft beach in the Netherlands were a hit on YouTube a few years ago.

The animal-like-creatures, called “Strandbeests,” were created by Dutch artist Theo Jansen who soon rose to stardom and was dubbed the Leonardo Da Vinci of the 21st century.

 

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[Savor Korea (28)]한국 궁중음식 들여다보기

 

 

[Savor Korea (28)]

Korean royal cuisine uncovered

 

2010-06-10

 

When Korean Wave pioneer “Jewel in the Palace (Daejanggeum)” swept across Asia from 2004 to 2006, royal cuisine -- spun out by the hands of the series’ heroine, Jang-geum, and the series’ kitchen court ladies -- transfixed viewers with its sumptuous brilliance and intricate nature.

Mouths watered. Palates tingled with the desire to savor the parade of dishes, so evocatively presented in lush, vibrant colors and textures.

 

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고구려밴드, 락앤롤에 국악을 담다

 

Koguryo fuses rock 'n' roll, traditional music

 

2010-06-09

 

Rock and roll influenced by Korean traditional music is the way to go for putting both Korea’s pop and traditional music on the global radar, a local group pioneering a new genre of rock declares.

Koguryo Band, a five-member local rock group, believes infusing Korean traditional-style music into rock and roll-style compositions -- without the traditional instruments like the daegeum or gayageum -- will be the magic to globalizing the local culture and its ethnic music.

 

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[갤러리 시리즈(6)]루프 갤러리 서진석 대표

 

[Gallery Talk] Gallery Loop to spread Asian art

 

2010-06-08

 

This is the sixth in a 10-part series on prominent art galleries in Korea. – Ed



Korea’s contemporary art market, culture and environment have greatly changed over the last 10 years, according to Suh Jin-suk, director of Gallery Loop.

Along with Project Space Sarubia and Art Space Pool, Gallery Loop has been one of the nation’s leading non-profit alternative art spaces since its establishment in 1999.

 

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[East Sea(3)] 동해인가 일본해인가

 

[East Sea(3)]U.N. seeks peaceful resolution for names

 

2010-06-07

 

This is the third in a series of contributions and interview articles exploring standardization issues of the geographic names -- the “East Sea” and “Sea of Japan. Various views on the geographic name of the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago will be presented in aims to raise awareness of the controversy. – Ed.

 

Peter E. Raper is former chairman of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, and is a research associate of the Unit for Language Management at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He is also currently researching San (Bushman) place-names and their influence on toponyms in other languages. Raper obtained his Ph. D. degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1971. He served on the South African National Place Names Committee from 1972 to 1999, and was its chairman from 1996 to 1999. He served on the South African Geographical Names Council from 2000 to 2002.

 

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영화 '포화속으로', TOP 연기 돋보여

 

T.O.P. a revelation in '71: Into the Fire'

 

2010-06-07

 

Heavy on action, thin on character development, “71: Into the Fire” fails to stir up emotions amid hastily edited battle sequences stitched together through fast cuts making them mostly incomprehensible.

The film is based on the true story of a band of 71 high school-aged students that fended off a North Korean platoon full of battle-hardened soldiers during a skirmish in the frontlines of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province.

 

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