[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism gets behind "Concept Korea" at New York Fashion Week, learn more about the rise in popularity of Korea's "monochrome" movement, Do Ho Suh creates "fabric architecture" of his past homes, and The Korea Times interviews the president of The Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts).

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"The South Korean government's unexpected relationship with New York Fashion Week explained"

New York Fashion Week takes place every year in February and September, and "Concept Korea", making its 15th appearance at this prestigious event, once again put contemporary South Korean fashion in the limelight to kick off the season. Korea's involvement in the event was partly thanks to the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: "We've always aspired to introduce Korean culture and lifestyle at a global level", said the deputy director of Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Young Cheong.

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"Why South Korea's monochrome painting movement is the art world's latest obsession"

Over the past two and half years, the works and style of South Korean artists such as Lee Ufan, Park Seo-Bo, Chung Chang-Sup and Kim Whan-ki have become increasingly popular. The movement-now called the "Dansaekhwa movement ("monochrome painting")-was, according to Style's Margot Mottaz, kickstarted by associate professor Joan Kim's 2013 book, "Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa and the Urgency of Method": "In their own way, these artists looked to nature as a reaction to their disappointment in, or perhaps disillusionment with, humanity under such political conditions", writes Mottaz.

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"At MMoCA, South Korean artist Do Ho Suh stitches a semblance of home"

Take a look at this incredible "fabric architecture" by London-based South Korean artist Do Ho Suh. Over the course of a lifetime, many people would have lived in various homes, homes 'furnished' with memories that stay with us long after we've moved on from the physical location where they were first formed. What Suh aims to achieve is the preservation those memories by recreating his past homes through his art. Sue describes his practice as somewhat paradoxical: "On one hand, I want to preserve my memories. I can reconstruct a space or home I care about somewhere else [...] At the same time, it was a coping method [for] letting things go".

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"[INTERVIEW] Aiming to create classic art"

The Korea Times has this interesting feature on the Korea National University of Arts ("K-Arts"), and speaks to its president, Kim Bong-ryol about the program's history, aims and achievements over the years: "Founded over 20 years ago, K-Arts has been pushing for the seemingly impossible dream of fostering world-renowned artists without sending them overseas to study", said Kim. Kim's department covers a variety of art forms-Music; Drama; Film, TV and Multimedia; Dance; Visual Arts; and Korean Traditional Arts-and is currently ranked 46th in the performing arts, according to a 2016 QS World University Ranking.

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