“I have a curious regard for the history of art. My painting practice is unusual in that, I seek to undermine both the Renaissance perspective and the flatness of Modernism by combing both.” Alternative Space Loop in Hongdae is currently exhibiting a very vibrantly colored display of works by artist Lee Jin Han. It’s a great space for the art and in a location surrounded by ...

As I said in an earlier post, I decided to find those galleries in Hongdae that I’d been neglecting the past few months due to the overwhelmingness of art in the cafes and streets of Hongdae as it is. Television 12 is the best of both worlds with a gallery on the second floor and a cafe on the first filled with a plethora of art itself. Down on the rowdier end of Hongdae, but tucked just ba ...

Sometimes I forget how much art there is in my backyard, aka Hongdae. I guess since most of the art tends to be in the many cafes scattered throughout the area I don’t take the time to hit the galleries that actually exist. The Alternative Space Loop is hosting the Henkel InnoART project until Wednesday, May 5, 2011. Even if you miss it the space is nice and on a side of Hongdae disregarded ...

Enthusiastically unimpressed. When I thought this morning about what I’d write I had hoped I would be a bit more optimistic than I was last night at the end of the French Horn Rebellion concert. But I’m not. That’s not to say that French Horn Rebellion sucked. Not at all. I’d say it’s whoever was directing the show. To begin, my friends and I showed up at Rolling Hal ...

Finally, on Sunday at Rolling Hall in Hongdae Pia, the final band to play, took the stage. Friends for a few years now, I still enjoy their show just like the first time I saw ‘em. I also enjoy the fans that watch Pia who actually get out and move and jostle and do all the good stuff you’re supposed to do when watching music. I say this only because often at shows Koreans just stand a ...

Every Single Day (에브리싱글데이) took the stage after Rainy Sun on Sunday at the Rock’n Roll Big Show at Rolling Hall in Hongdae last Sunday, March 27, 2011. I got some photos of the guys doin’ their thing. They played songs from their last CD The Bright Side as well as some crowd pleasing songs they wrote and produced for My Princess this year. I wondered what they’d so ...

Rainy Sun (레이니 썬) played at the Rock’n Roll Big Show show at Rolling Hall in Hongdae on Sunday March 27, 2011. I snapped some photos of two of the guys. The only visible ones from where I was standing at the time. The psychodelic rock/ heavy metal music that they declare as their genre hits right on with these guys. Always a great show from anywhere I’m standing. They played o ...

There’s a new CAT CAFE in town! Okay, that wasn’t to sound as excited as it looked with that exclamation point. Emphasis mostly. I like cats. I like my cat. I like my cat in my house on my lap when I’m drinking my coffee. I’m not really a fan of these cat lover cafes around Seoul as I don’t know who these cats really belong to, how they’re treated, or more impo ...

Hongdae may well be the perfect place for Halloween in Korea. The scene is already set - clubs and bars are open until 6am, and the locals come dressed and prepared to stay out late.

Welcome to Hongdae -- leave your inhibitions behind for this art tour extravaganza, because Hongdae can get a little messy. (I'm serious, though, don't scroll down too fast if you are at work).