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Man tweets suicide note

posted updated 17 Feb 2022 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

South Korean man posts suicide note on Twitter http://bit.ly/9ASpux #. Via @TelegraphNews “I’m going to commit suicide. To all of you, even those who shared the slightest friendship with me, I love you,” wrote a former disk jockey before taking his life. [Read More]

Lee Ufan and Paik Nam June in Christies sale

posted updated 25 Nov 2017 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Two Paik Nam June works and a Lee Ufan come up for sale at Christie’s on 1 July at the King Street branch http://bit.ly/9PurZ9 # : Lee Ufan (b. 1936): Correspondence. Oil and mineral pigment on canvas, 63¾ x 51 1/8in. (162 x 130cm.) Painted in 1995 Nam June Paik (1932-2006): Untitled. TV, neon tubing, … [Read More]

Korea’s gardening pedigree

posted updated 2 Dec 2018 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

For those, such as me, who have hitherto doubted Korea's gardening pedigree, this article in the Korea JoongAng Daily is well worth a read. Nice pics too. http://bit.ly/9jFO2f # The article covers: Seoul Iris Garden Chollipo Arboretum in Taean, South Chungcheong Hantaek Botanical Garden in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do Yoo Botanic Garden in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do Korea Botanic … [Read More]

Lee Chang-dong and Poetry at Cannes

posted updated 4 Mar 2019 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

“Poetry” misses out on Cannes top award, but wins Lee Chang-dong Best Screenplay award. http://bit.ly/cfcKR2 # The Joongang Ilbo tells us that the Korean Film Council rejected Lee’s request for funding: the screenplay was too much like a novel ‘”Poetry” is a dazzling piece of screen portraiture. Yun Jung-hee surely a front runner for Best … [Read More]

Clazziquai’s Horan to model corsets

posted updated 8 Mar 2026 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

“Horan’s mysterious moods and modern looks match well with our brand, Lefee” says a suit from M Corset, a female underwear manufacturer in Sinsa-dong. Clazziquai’s vocalist is to model for them. http://bit.ly/aLHAa0 # According to the same Korea Times article, she is now appearing as an intelligence agent in a TV drama entitled Call of Duty. [Read More]

British designers create Gongju Design Cafe

posted updated 16 Dec 2017 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

UK designers seek to transform Gongju town hall into a design cafe. Korea Times http://bit.ly/azWtvV #. Sponsored by Gongju City, the British Council and the Korean National University of Cultural Heritage, the renovation of the Japanese colonial-era (1910-45) building was completed by Michael Marriott, Anthony Burrill, Linda Brothwell, Fabien Cappello and Korean architect Kim Paik-sun. [Read More]