PARK SOO-KUN

Park Su-geun (February 21, 1914 - May 6, 1965) was a Korean painter.

Hailing from Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea Park attended Yanggu Public Elementary School when he was younger, and then taught himself painting as was a teenager. In 1932, he made his debut in painting circles with his work titled 'Spring Is Gone' when it was selected for the 11th annual Seonjeon painting contest. Park ended up being selected a total of eight times in the contest until 1944. In 1953, he participated in the 2nd annual National Art Exhibition and won 1st place. Soon after, he became a full-time painter and won numerous prizes on ten different occasions. In 1959, he got recommendation from the National Art Exhibition and served on the screening committee during the early 1960s.

In 1963, Park lost eyesight in one of his eyes due to cataract, and died of liver cirrhosis at the age of 52 in 1965. For much of his life Park struggled with poverty and lonesomeness but during the 1980s, he was posthumously awarded the Eun-gwan (silver crown) of Order of Culture Merit.

CHUN KYUNG-JA

Born in 1924, Chun Kyung-ja is a well-known Korean painter as well as writer.Chun is differentiated from other painters by her exceptional use of primary colors in traditional Korean paintings. By using bright colors and clear forms, Chun broke the Korean art cliche that paintings should be in black and white, with natural curves. 

Along the River During the Qingming Festival

Along the River During the Qingming Festival (simplified Chinese: 清明上河图; traditional Chinese: 清明上河圖; pinyin:Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú) is a painting attributed to Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145). It captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng, from the Northern Song period.^[1] The theme is often said to celebrate the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers. Successive scenes reveal the lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city, and offer glimpses of period clothing and architecture.^[2] The painting is considered to be the most renowned work among all Chinese paintings,^[3][4][5] and it has been called "China's Mona Lisa."^[6]

As an artistic creation, the piece has been revered and court artists of subsequent dynasties made re-interpretive versions, each following the overall composition and the theme of the original but differing in details and technique.^[7] Over the centuries, the Qingming scroll was collected and kept among numerous private owners, before it eventually returned to public ownership. The painting was a particular favorite of emperor Puyi, who took the Song Dynasty original with him when he left Beijing. It was re-purchased in 1945 and kept at the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. The Song Dynasty original and the Qing version, in the Beijing and Taipei Palace Museums respectively, are regarded as national treasures and are exhibited only for brief periods every few years.^[8]

La Bienal de São Paulo es una exposición internacional de arte moderno creada en 1951 y celebrada cada dos años en elPabellón Ciccillo Matarazzo ubicado en el Parque do Ibirapuera de la ciudad de São Paulo, Brasil. Iniciativa del Director del Museo de Arte Moderno de São Paulo, Cecilio Matarazzo inspirado en la muestra de la Bienal de Venecia con el objetivo inicial de difundir el arte moderno brasileño.

Es la segunda Bienal de artes en importancia después de la de Venecia. Es a la fecha una de las principales exhibiciones del arte moderno latinoamericano. En su versión de 2002 (25ª) tuvo 670 mil visitantes. Su entrada es gratuita desde 2004 (26ª).

Fue patrocinada y organiza en sus inicios por el Museo de Arte Moderno de Sao Paulo, hasta 1962 cuando se crea y encarga de ello la Fundación Bienal de São Paulo. Su financiamiento proviene de subvenciones del municipio, el gobierno local y estatal y del sector privado.

Su primer local de exhibición fue el propio Museo. Para ello se construyó un polígono de madera de un área de 1500 m² a las afueras del recinto. El 20 de octubre de 1951 se inauguró exhibiendo unas 1854 obras de 730 artistas provenientes de 23 países. En su 2ª y 3ª versiones (1953 y 1955), ocupa el Pabellón de las Naciones y el Pabellón de los Estados teniendo en conjunto una área de 24.000 m². Su local definitiva, el Pabellón Cecilio Matarazzo, se inaugura para la cuarta edición (1957). El Pabellón fue diseñado por el equipo de arquitectos liderados por Oscar Niemeyer y Hélio Uchôa. Tiene una superficie de aprox. 30.000 m².

La exposición se organiza inicialmente de acuerdo a los países participantes. Las versiones entre 1981 (16ª) y 1987 (19ta) se organizaron por analogías temáticas propuestas por Walter Zanini y Sheila Leirner. Desde su versión de 1989 vuelve a organizarse en secciones nacionales. Desde la 27a Bienal en 2006, con Lisette Lagnado como curadora en jefe, ya no hay representaciones nacionales.

HONGDAE SEOUL

The Hongdae Area (Hangul: 홍대앞; hanja: 弘大앞) is a region in Seoul, South Korea near the Hongik University, after which it is named. It is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, clubs and entertainments. The area is located in Mapo-gu in the western end of Seoul, stretching from Seogyo-dong to Hapjeong-dong.

Hongdae area is known for its indie spirit, urban street arts and underground band musicians. Many known bands like Jaurim, Crying Nutand Peppertones are from this street and started as indie bands. The area provides street art festivals and performances, as well as music concerts by independent artists and mainstream entertainers.

Under the influence of Hongik University (Hongdae) which is well known for its prestigious art college, the neighborhood was built on a foundation of artistic souls since the 1990s. In the early days, thanks to the cheap rent back, budget musicians and street artists started moving into the ateliers of Hongdae area. Now many of them had later transform into cafes or live music venues and the area has long had a reputation as the mecca of urban arts and underground club culture.^[1] Despite the recent explosion of upmarket brand shops that pushes artists to move toward the southern area near Hapjeong Station, new indie rock bands show up every year and the street still enjoys a reputation as the city’s prime spot for indie musicians. YG Entertainment, the major K-pop agency is also located near the street.

LEE CHANG DONG

                                                    

Lee Chang-dong (hangul, 이창동; hanja, 李滄東; Daegu, 4 de julio, 1954) guionista, novelista y director de cine surcoreano.

Nacido en Daegu (centro este), se graduó en filología coreana por la Universidad nacional Kyungpook en 1980 en esa misma ciudad. Corea vivía entonces una dictadura militar y participó en muchas manifestaciones contra el régimen. Además comenzó a escribir obras de teatro y trabajó brevemente como profesor de instituto. Editó su primera novela Chonri en 1983. Más tarde comenzó como cineasta y fue ministro de cultura en el mandato Roh Moo-Hyun.

Ha recibido varios premios como la Legión de Honor en 2006 y sus películas han sido galardonadas o nominadas a varios premios importantes como el León de Oro o la Palma de Oro

MIJI

MIJI (en coreano, ‘mundo desconocido’) está considerado uno de los grupos de música moderna más importante de la República de Corea. Son una de las bandas representantes del popular movimiento k-pop, que tanto atrae los adolescentes asiáticos y, en extensión, del mundo. MIJI son seis músicos de talento (Song Moon Seon, Kyung Hyun Lee, Hee Sun Shin, Young Hyun Lee, Bo Ram Jin, So Yeon Yoo, Hye Choon Chun y Ji In Nam) que tocan con instrumentos tradicionales coreanos y con ellos consiguen hacer pop, dando como resultado un sonido melodioso y fascinante. MIJI es elprimer y único grupo de k-pop que toca con instrumentos tradicionales coreanos.

Gangnam-gu es uno de los 25 distritos (gu) de Seúl, Corea del Sur. Situándose al sureste de Seúl, es una de las zonas más concurridas de la ciudad, pudiéndose encontrar numerosos centros comerciales y de entretenimiento como Apgujeong, el COEX Mall y la zona alrededor de la estación de Gangnam. También se encuentra en este distrito el área de negocios de Teheranno (calle de Tehran) y el complejo COEX-KWTC.

SHU YONG

Shu Yong, nato nel 1974 a Xupu, nello Hunan, è un eclettico artista cinese che tramite un linguaggio semplice e diretto intende conferire alle sue opere una funzione sociale e indurre il pubblico a una partecipazione attiva. Dal 1 giugno fino al 24 novembre la sua ultima creazione dal nome “Guge bricks” è in mostra presso il padiglione cinese della 55ª Esposizione internazionale d'arte della Biennale di Venezia.

JIN

BOAVENTURA DE SOUSA SANTOS

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (Quintela, São Pedro de Alva, Penacova, Coímbra,Portugal, 15 de noviembre de 1940) es doctor en Sociología del derecho por la Universidad de Yale y profesor catedrático de Sociología en la Universidad de Coímbra.¹ Es director del Centro de Estudios Sociales y del Centro de Documentación 25 de Abril de esa misma universidad; además, profesor distinguido del Institute for Legal Studies de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison.¹ Se lo considera uno de los principales intelectuales en el área de ciencias sociales, con reconocimiento internacional, con especial popularidad en Brasil, principalmente, después de su participación en varias ediciones del Foro Social Mundial enPorto Alegre. Es uno de los académicos e investigadores más importantes en el área de la sociología jurídica a nivel mundial.^{[cita requerida]}

Sus escritos se dedican al desarrollo de una Sociología de las Emergencias, que según él pretende valorizar las más variadas gamas de experiencias humanas, contraponiéndose a una "Sociología de las Ausencias", responsable del desperdicio de la experiencia. Una herencia contractualista bien marcada en sus obras y sus textos se entremezcla con una organización de contratos sociales que sean verdaderamente capaces de representar valores universales.^{[cita requerida]}

También es poeta, autor del libro Escrita INKZ: antimanifesto para uma arte incapaz.

Una de sus preocupaciones es acercar la ciencia de "sentido común" con vista a ampliar un acceso al conocimiento.^{[cita requerida]}

Defensor de la idea de que unos movimientos sociales y cívicos fuertes son esenciales para el control democrático de la sociedad y el establecimiento de formas de democracia participativa, fue inspirador y miembro fundador en 1996 de la Asociación Cívica Pro Urbe (Coimbra).^{[cita requerida]}

Su trayectoria reciente está marcada por la cercanía con los movimientos organizadores y participativos del Foro Social Mundial y por su participación coordinando la elaboración de una obra colectiva de investigación denominada "Reinventar la Emancipación Social: Para Nuevos Manifiestos".

Jessica Walsh is a designer, art director, and illustrator working in New York City. She is a partner at the New York based design studio,Sagmeister & Walsh and teaches at the School of Visual Arts. Her work has won numerous design awards from the Type Director’s Club, Art Director’s Club, SPD,Print, and Graphis. She has received various celebrated distinctions including Computer Art’s “Top Rising Star in Design”, an Art Director’s Club “Young Guns” award, andPrint Magazine’s “New Visual Artist”.

宋祖英鸟巢音乐会：康定情歌 - 宋祖英,Placido Domingo

VENUS IN FURS

BINONDO

Binondo is an enclave in Manila primarily populated by ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594.^[2] Historically, this was where the Spanish permitted converted sangleys, their indigenous Filipino wives, and their mixed-racedescendants, the mestizos de sangley or Chinese mestizos, to reside. Similarly, Parían, an area near Intramuros, was where the Spanish first restricted unconverted Chinese immigrants. They allowed sangley settlement at Parían because it was within the range of Intramuros' cannons, and they felt they could control any uprising from the labourers.

Located across the Pasig River from Intramuros, Binondo has typified a small Chinese town, and is referred to as the local "China Town". The district is the centre of commerce and trade for all types of businesses run by Filipino-Chinese merchants. Given the historic reach of Chinese trading in the Pacific, Binondo was already a hub of Chinese commerce before the first Spanish colonisers arrived in 1521.

Binondo is also considered a historic centre of the mestizo de sangley community; famous residents include St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipinoprotomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

MARISA MONTE E ADRIANA CALCANHOTO

CSI

Il Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti (o CSI) è stato un gruppo musicale italiano nato dalle ceneri dei CCCP Fedeli alla linea. Gli album saranno distribuiti dalla casa discografica fondata dai componenti del gruppo stesso, il Consorzio Produttori Indipendenti.

Dopo lo scioglimento del gruppo avvenuto nel 2001 alcuni ex-componenti dei C.S.I. confluiranno nei PGR.

STERLING RUBY

Sterling Ruby is an American multi-disciplinary artist. Sterling Ruby was born in 1972 in Bitburg, Germany. Sterling Ruby currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Sterling Ruby is well known for his layered ceramic work, large canvases, urethane sculptures, nail polish sketches, collage and films. Sterling Ruby’s work stands on its own as an intensive form of power that attacks the mediums he engages in and society at the same time. Through examining the world of those that exist at the outskirts, marginalized populations, graffiti, war, the occult and prison his works explodes into new frontiers.

DOMINGO ZAPATA

Domingo Zapata (born December 22, 1974) is a Spanish contemporary artist, who lives and works between his studios in New York at The Bowery Hotel, Hollywood at the Chateau Marmont Hotel, and in the 16e arrondissement in Paris.^[1] Zapata is best known for his figurative and abstract expressionist paintings of varying subject matter. Past series have included themes ranging from polo players to circus animals, and from hollywood actors to flamenco dancers and bullfighters. Zapata's paintings are predominantly mixed media works, featuring oil and acrylic paints as well as elements of collage from found objects, spray paint, and re-worked photographs.

FRIEZE

Frieze Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair that takes place every October in London's Regent's Park. The fair is staged by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the publishers of frieze magazine. Frieze Art Fair features more than 170 contemporary art galleries, and the fair also includes specially commissioned artists’ projects, a talks programme and an artist-led education schedule.

Although staged for the purpose of selling work, the fair has become a cultural entertainment event and out of its 68,000 visitors [2] it has been suggested that 80% attend purely to spectate.^[1]The fair also commissions artist projects and holds a programme of talks.

Frieze Art Fair released sales figures following the first three fairs. However, Sharp and Slotover came to regard such results to be misleading and inaccurate, as many sales are completed post-fair, and many galleries choose to keep their sales figures private. From 2006 the fair has not released sales figures.[3]

In 2008, Deutsche Bank was the main sponsor of Frieze Art Fair for the fifth consecutive year.

In 2010, Matthew Slotover, co-founder of the fair, debated whether "art fairs are about money" with Louisa Buck, Matthew Collings, and Jasper Joffe for the motion and against the motion Norman Rosenthal, Richard Wentworth, Matthew Slotover.^[2][3] Joffe claims that his criticisms of Frieze Art Fair led to his work being banned from the fair in 2010.^[4]

In May 2011, Slotover and Sharp announced the launch of two new art fairs - Frieze New York, and Frieze Masters.