[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

Published on 2017/03/25

Catch a posthumous exhibition of Kwon Young-woo's paper works in Seoul, Korea Expose uncovers the "white list", see the charm of Korea's family corner stores in a beautiful series of paintings, and would you get a tattoo of your furry friends?

"Kwon Young-woo discovers 'Koreanness' in paper"

Catch Kwon Young-woo's posthumous solo exhibition at the Kukje Gallery in Seoul until the end of April. Kwon dedicated his life to "exploring the unique properties of paper, especially "Hanji" (Korean paper)", and the results are fascinating. If you're not able to visit the gallery, click on through for a short video of his work online.

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

"Remember South Korea's Artist Blacklist? There's a "Whitelist", Too"

You may have heard of Park Geun-hye's blacklist of nearly 10,000 artists, but did you know there may also be an accompanying "whitelist": "Apparently, the Blue House asked the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) to fund 31 organizations at different times between 2014 and 2016. The FKI, by the way, is the main lobbying arm of South Korea's chaebol, or family-run conglomerates".

...READ ON KOREA EXPOSE

"In pictures: The charm of South Korea's disappearing convenience stores"

Are family-run corner stores being muscled out by urbanization and growth? Thankfully, artist Me Kyeoung Lee has spent two decades documenting these cornerstone treasures and has created a beautiful series of them in all four seasons. "To me, they are warm and show a lot of love". Enjoy...

...READ ON BBC

"South Korean Artist Turns Pets into Adorable Tattoos"

Tattoos are taboo in Korea, and doctors are the only ones allowed to do the work. But that hasn't stopped many Koreans from getting inked by other means. But what to stain your skin with? Although the country is still heavily criticised for its dog meat markets, many Koreans are so fond of their furry friends that they've given them a piece of themselves. Would you get your pet tattooed somewhere on your body?

...READ ON NEXT SHARK