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[HanCinema's Digest] Photography and Art

The New York Times explores Korean art on home soil, science is helping to piece together pottery fragments and reveal new artworks from the past, find out about the state of Korea's art scene, and see how Korean-American adoptees deal with identity in a black-and-white series of photographs from The Huffington Post.

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"All That Korean Art Is There for a Reason"

Judith H. Dobrzynski, writing for The New York Times, explores South Korean art in the United States and how exhibitions are affording Americans a glimpse into Korean culture through art: "What is striking about South Korea is that it has systematically invested in building and maintaining permanent places to see Korean art at American museums, and in underwriting exhibitions that promote the country's ancient and contemporary art in the United States".

...READ ON THE NEW YORK TIMES

"The science of conservation"

A team of dedicated scientists and artists have taken a year to assemble various pottery pieces that were excavated from a temple in South Chungcheong Pronvince. The pieces were previous classified as "unidentified" but slowly works from the past are emerging through techno-driven restoration projects.

...READ ON KPOP HERALD

"National Spotlight: State of the Art Scene in South Korea"

You may have noticed just how much attention South Korea's art scene has gotten over the last year, so what's all the fuss about? There are a lot of factors that have helped Korean artists find traction both locally and abroad, and in this timely piece you'll get a better sense of what's driving this exciting sector of Korea's cultural wave.

...READ ON BLOUIN ARTINFO

"Stunning Photos Capture Korean Adoptees' Feelings Of Conflicting Cultural Identity"

According to this report from the Huffington Post, there are more than 100,000 Korean-American adoptees living in the United States. But how do these individuals come to see and understand their own identity and heritage?

...READ ON HUFFINGTON POST

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