Tag: Arts & Culture

K-Drama Fever: Global TV in the US

Television as we know it has transformed in the last two decades, away from network television mainly produced in the form of sitcoms, police procedurals,

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Leveraging Big Data, AI, and Patents for Business Growth

The Korea Society and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) are delighted to present Leveraging Big Data, AI, and Patents for Business Growth on November 10th,

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Korean-American Directors: A Roundtable

After the success of Crazy Rich Asians and Parasite, the demand for representation of Asians and Asian-Americans on screen is rising. But what about behind

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Artist Talk: Soonchoel Byun

Soonchoel Byun‘s solo exhibition at the Korea Society Gallery, his first one in New York in two decades, showcases nine photographs from his 2015 series

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Korean Art from 1953

Korean Art From 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction is a richly illustrated book containing fourteen essays written by leading Korean art historians and scholars, topics range

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A Sacred Emblem: Trefoil in Early Korean Metalwork and Beyond with Dr. Minjee Kim

Photo credit: Ruth Hogben for ABT Trefoil or “three-leaved plant” is a stylized form found in artifacts and architecture across culture and time. Dr. Minjee

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A Conversation with Hee Seo

Photo credit: Ruth Hogben for ABT Listen to our conversation with Hee Seo, the first Asian ballerina to be named principal dancer – ballet’s highest

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East Goes West: Younghill Kang, His Life and Works

Drawing by Karl Stevens for the New York Review of Books What if the finest, funniest, craziest, sanest, most cheerfully depressing Korean-American novel was also one

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Soonchoel Byun Eternal Family

@Byun Soonchoel. Courtesy of the artist and ARARIO GALLERY September 8 – February 26, 2021| Exhibition extended through February 26, 2021 The Korea Society presents

New Narratives in Korea: Drawings for My Grandchildren

Image Credit: Instagram @drawings_for_my_grandchildren In this interview series, we take a dive into contemporary culture in South Korea. Grandpa Chan and Grandma Marina are influencers

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