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[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

A street performer hits the streets to help raise awareness for Korea's LGBT community, further arrests made in connection to the Lee Ufan forgery scandal, Lester Jone's captures daily life on Korea's streets in his new travel gallery, and 10 Magazine highlights the country's impressive architecture.

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"Three More Arrested in South Korea for Producing and Selling Lee Ufan Forgeries"

More news on the Lee Ufan forgery scandal has come to light after three more confirmed forgeries were identified and the suspects arrested: "Seoul Police revealed on Monday that they had nabbed a painter, identified only as Park, who confessed to forging around 40 paintings, and two dealers, husband-and-wife Kim and Ku". The cost of the scandal is well into the millions of dollars.

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"Queer Street Performer in South Korea Promotes Acceptance With Art"

Street artist Heezy Yang is making a fabulous statement on Korea's streets to help raise awareness about Korea's LGBT community. Although he doesn't like labels, Heezy believes by getting out in public he will be able to help raise the country's consciousness around issues of sexual and gender identity. "[A]s a result of the sexual and gender minority movement of the last two decades, there have been more organizations than ever before and an increasing number of people are living out", says Candy Yun from Korean Sexual-Minority Culture and Rights Center.

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"Yet More Candid Scenes of the People & Architecture of South Korea"

Enjoy this gallery on HighsNobiety featuring some captivating shots by photographer Lester Jones. The photographs are from his new travel gallery that explores daily life in South Korea: "Part of his work was a study around the fusion of new vs. old that Jones found representative of South Korea's sense of contemporary identity..."

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"10 MOST IMPRESSIVE MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN KOREA"

Wow, have you seen some of these stunning pieces of architecture around Korea? Art and creativity take many forms in the Land of the Morning Calm, and in this post on 10 Magazine, you'll get a taste of some of the country's impressive buildings–the future is now!

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