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The 6th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY)

Posted on 05 June 2012 by Eunice Roh

KAFFNY Our friends at KAFFNY (Korean American Film Festival New York) will be holding their annual festival at the Anthology Film Archives this week from June 5-10. Marking its sixth run this year, KAFFNY promises a "bold" line-up this year with 9 features, ...

[May 4-June 16] Artist Hong Seon Jang’s Exhibition at David B. Smith Gallery

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Eunice Roh

"Geographic Wave" One artist whose work you may want to check out is now having an exhibition at the David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, Colorado. Hong Seon Jang graduated from Dan Kook University, South Korea with a BFA and attended Rochester ...

Help fund Yoon Jung Lee’s new film, ‘Remember O Goddess’

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Eunice Roh

Yoon Jung LeeFilmmaker Yoon Jung Lee, who has worked on popular films such as The Good, The Bad, The Weird, is helping the South Korean indie film industry progress across American borders. Lee's current project is a full-length feature film starring actor Kim Jung Tae, who ...

Kyung-sook Shin is the first Korean to win the Man Asian Literary Prize

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Korean Beacon

Kyung-sook Shin After being longlisted for the award last November, Kyung-sook Shin became the first Korean and first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize, an annual literary award given to the best novel by an Asian writer. Shin won the prestigious award for her ...

[March 3] 2012 New York Korean Fashion Festival Hosted by KAMA

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Eunice Roh

New York Korean Fashion Festival KAMA (The Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association of Greater New York) along with The Natural Dye Arts Group, from South Korea, will be hosting the 2012 New York Korean Fashion Festival this Saturday, March 3rd at Dae Dong Manor in Flushing, NY. The ...

[Mar.2-24] ‘Connections’ Exhibit to be presented at New York’s Gallery Maum

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Eunice Roh

Natley & Agnieszka, by Jaiseok Kang Gallery Maum, located in the heart of NYC’s Koreatown, will be hosting CONNECTIONS, an exhibit studying the interrelatedness between humans and their shared environments. CONNECTIONS will be hosting the works of sculptor Michael Stefanovich, digital artist ...

David Choe to become one of the richest street artists in the world

Posted on 06 February 2012 by Eunice Roh

David Choe From the streets to new riches, literally. Choe's “dirty style” artwork has a large following, and luckily, among his biggest fans is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, who became a patron of his work and was paid in Facebook stocks when Choe was asked to ...

‘The Portfolio’ – A New Talk Show About Korean Americans

Posted on 02 February 2012 by Melissah Yang

The Portfolio Just as how our own KAs@Work series profiles Korean Americans across the country who are finding success in unconventional careers, a new exciting TV talk show is taking the next step by bringing these stories to your television screens. The Portfolio ...

Ex-North Korean Propagandist Song Byeok’s New Art Direction Against NK Regime

Posted on 27 January 2012 by Eunice Roh

They say that one tiny pebble can start a ripple effect that can reach towards the farthest ends of the waters. Then that one tiny pebble can be reincarnated as artist and satirist Song Byeok who, with his message-loaded agit-pop art, is spreading awareness of ...

Concert Review: Yim Jae Beum’s Lunar New Year Concert

Posted on 23 January 2012 by Mink Choi

Yim Jae Beum NJ Concert Korea’s rock legend, Yim Jae Beum, marked the next phase of his long-standing musical career with an outstanding concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on January 20th. Fans of all ages crowded into the venue even before the doors were ...
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