Artist In-depth: Jukhee Kwon, Sculptor of Books
Jukhee Kwon is a book artist or rather, a book sculptor. She takes books which have been thrown out or ‘abandoned’ by their owners and turns them into a different …
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Interview: Musical Actress Na-Young Jeon, Fantine in West End ‘Les Miserables’
Na-Young Jeon is a well-known Dutch Korean actress in Holland (the Netherlands) where she starred in ‘Miss Saigon’ and she has appeared in numerous television programs there and in Belgium. …
Read MoreIntroducing Asian London, Part 3: Korean London
AGI’s Asian London series continues with a look at Koreans in the capital…. While Koreans do not have as long of a history in the UK as other Asian communities …
Read More2013 London Korean Film Festival: Interview with Director/Producer Kang Woo-suk
Kang Woo-suk (강우석) has been called ‘the most powerful man in Korean cinema’. Why? Because, aside from his prolific and hugely successful directorial career reaching back to the 1980s, he …
Read More2013 London Korean Film Festival: Interview with Festival Director Hye-Jung Jeon
Hye-jung Jeon is the artistic director of the London Korean Film Festival, which is growing in popularity and size every year. This year’s event, starting today and running until the …
Read MoreArtist In-Depth: An Interview with Curator & Book Designer Chang Jae Lee
AGI is expanding its horizons to encompass and explore the life and work of Asian artists and people of influence from around the world. Our first guest is Chang Jae …
Read MoreMayor of Korea’s ‘Peace Village’ on His 7-Year Struggle Against the Government
Kang Dong-kyun is the mayor of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island in South Korea where the government and the navy are currently in the process of building a new …
Read MoreBusan Film Festival Attracts Big Stars, Crowds
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has officially started again, this time in its 18th year, running until October 12. Located in the South Korean port of Busan, which is …
Read MoreGreen Growth – the magic bullet from South Korea?
In 2008 South Korea adopted a “green growth” model that countries around the world are now trying to emulate with the help of organisations like the Global Green Growth Institute. …
Read MoreYouTube’s Korean Classic Film Theatre Puts Free Cinema Online
The Korean Film Archive has teamed up with Google to provide free South Korean films on YouTube with its very own channel devoted to classic cinema. The Korean Classic Film …
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