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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 3: 20th century art and history

by Philip Gowman on 24 July, 2009

in Gyeonggi-do, Korea Museum of Contemporary Art, Manhwa, Seoul, Travel diaries, Travel ideas

Friday 17 July
Today I elect to revisit the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon (국립 현대 미술관). Very easy to get to: Seoul Grand Park subway stop on Line 4. Get out at exit 4 and get the free shuttle bus which leaves every 20 minutes. There’s a great Manhwa exhibition on at [...]

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A manhwa artist at war

28 June 2009 History & heritage
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The Manhwa exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre finished this week, in preparation for the new Living Heritage exhibition. It was an interesting exhibition, giving some of the history of manhwa from its beginnings in early twentieth century newspapers, to the graphic novels which are avidly consumed today and which form a major part of [...]

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The Manhwa 100 Workshop

15 June 2009 Events news
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Celebrating a Centenary of Korean Comics
The Korean Cultural Centre
Tuesday 23rd June 2009
‘Finding Your Own Way’
With Damian Gascoigne
As a culmination of this summer’s centenary celebrations of Manhwa at the Korean Cultural Centre UK, we are proud to announce that the guest speaker for The Manhwa 100 Workshop will be established illustrator; Animator and senior lecturer [...]

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Ragnarok – one of Korea’s top manhwa

20 May 2009 Book reviews: other
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Manhwa in Korea was born 100 years ago. From their beginnings as cartoons in the newspapers, they have grown into long-running graphic novel serials with spin-offs in online games and big screen adaptations.
Among the most celebrated of modern Manhwa series are Priest (Hyung Min-woo) and Ragnarok (Lee Myung-jin). Both of these have been translated into [...]

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100 years of Manhwa at the KCC

16 May 2009 Animation
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Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) UK celebrate the centenary of Korean comics ‘Manhwa’ with a host of interrelated special exhibitions, events and film screenings, 21 May – 24 June 2009.

Special Exhibitions
Manhwa: A Language of Unlimited Imaginations
Manhwa celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009. This popular art form holds a long and [...]

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