The Korean Wave 2006 - Korean Cultural Service

Contents
f i n e Ar t 070
Nam June Paik, 73, Dies; Pioneer of Video Art Whose Work Broke Cultural Barriers 072
Now In Moving Pictures: The Multitudes of Nikki S. Lee 075
When Real Time Turns Out to Be the Most Surreal of All 078
A Korean Turns Old Paper Into Quietly Abstract Art 082
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Foreword 006
Mo v i e s 008
Horrors! He Likes Ideas and Metaphors 010
Here There Be Monsters 014
Gay-Themed Film Gives Closet Door a Tug 016
Shin Sang Ok, 80, Korean Film Director Abducted by Dictator 020
Film in Review; Typhoon 023
Memory, Desire and More, From Director Rarely Seen 024
For Fans of Asian Films, Two Weeks of Brash Bliss 026
Holiday Movies/DVDs; Oldboy 029
For One Teenage Boy, a Motel Is No Way Station, It’s Home 030
One-Third 031
New York Film Festival Quietly Demands Attention 032
Film in Review; Conventioneers 035
Mu s i c 036
The Ambassador 038
Korean Superstar Who Smiles and Says, ‘I’m Lonely’ 044
An Opera Singer Gives a Party, in Celebration of Herself 046
With Bel Canto’s Possibilities, the Voice’s Full Potential 048
Korea’s Godfather of Rock Makes a Comeback 050
Precision and Spirit in a Fiery Pairing 054
Moonlit Verdi, Loud Enough For Blankets In Back Row 056
Trying to Appeal to Youth With One of Their Own 058
An Affectionate Homecoming for Masur 060
Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last 062
The Jazz Is Cool, but Karaoke Reigns 067
Young Players Fulfill a Christmas Tradition at Carnegie Hall 068
Schubert’s Farewell Lament of Rustic Love 069
Dance&theater 084
A New York Debut at 81, Exploring Korea’s Traditions 086
Dreamlike Patterns, Delicate And Slow 088
Myung Soo Kim Dance Project 090
All Seats Are Cheap Seats 091
Watch the Antics on Either Stage, Then Go to the Videotapes 092
A Choreographer Showcases an Assortment of Personalities 094
An Immigrant Family’s Three Survivors, Traveling Together, Alone 096
Laugh Now. You May Not When These Women Rule the World. 099
Fo o d 100
Traditional Flavors of the Lunar New Year 102
Korea’s Taste of Summer Is a Long, Cool Slurp 106
Korean Foods at the U.N. 109
Korean Fried Chicken With Beer and a Beat 110
Korean Simplicity Morphs Into Lavishness 112
A Korean-Chinese Hybrid With an Oniony Bite 114
&Mo r e 116
Keeping At Least One Slate Blank 118
The Land of the Video Geek 120
Beer for Breakfast 126
South Korea Becomes New Face of L.P.G.A. 128
Hot for the Holidays: The Lure of a Korean Sauna 131
Immersion in Buddhist Austerity 134
Lost Seoul 138
China’s Youth Look to Seoul for Inspiration 140
On His Ancestors’ Wings, a Korean Soars to the U.N. 144
The List of 2006 The New York Times Articles on Korean Culture 148
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