Gwangju Cut! Take Two Gwangju's Arts Education Festival zooms in on the existential relief of roleplay. Jisu Sheen 4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read
Gwangju An Ordinary Young Man An old photo of a Peace Corps Volunteer inspired a whole movie about the Gwangju Uprising — and about government violence across the globe. Jisu Sheen 3 Nov 2026 · 6 min read
Gwangju Behind the Hockney and Haring A handmade backdrop stole the spotlight at the Gwangju International Art Fair. Jisu Sheen 28 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Gwangju Life Doesn't Come With a User's Guide, But Q-Life Does A queer cooperative in Korea answers LGBTQ+ questions. Jisu Sheen 27 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Gwangju A Film Only a Mother Could Hate A DIY video screening spotlit the anti-authority sensibilities of a Gwangju skate crew. Jisu Sheen 26 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Gwangju The Last Sign Painter An installation of hand painted movie posters at Gwangju Theater reveals the institution's intergenerational power. Jisu Sheen 20 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Gwangju You've Heard of Sculpture Parks; This Park is a Sculpture. Jisu Sheen visits the last terraced rice paddy in the Ilgok-dong neighborhood. Jisu Sheen 19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Gwangju Heritage Seeds Plant an Alternative Future At Gwangju Native Plants School. Jisu Sheen 13 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
Gwangju Ever Fan So Hard You Start a Band? Korean indie rock devotees are no longer just moshing to others' music — now they're making their own. Jisu Sheen 13 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Gwangju Tiny Table Heroes Thai and Taiwanese artisans sold small treasures — like temporary tattoos, model insects and buttons — during annual Asia Culture Week. Jisu Sheen 12 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Gwangju The Ever-Changing Mudeung Art Festival Jisu Sheen attended a gallery show three times in a row to observe how fast the pieces sold. Jisu Sheen 9 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Gwangju Staying Safe at the End of the World A new dystopian novel asserts that the apocalypse is less terrifying than how humanity chooses to respond to it. Jisu Sheen 2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Gwangju A Field Guide To Humanity A Gwangju photographer captures people — and how they live and die — in his exhibit, "Seeing Humans." Jisu Sheen 1 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Gwangju Mudeungsan Tiger says Happy Hangawi A tiger made of two human dancers teaches us about talchum, a traditional Korean mask dance. Jisu Sheen 28 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Gwangju Winter Fans Fall For Books At 50-vendor book market at Gwangju book-themed festival. Jisu Sheen 23 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Gwangju Purple Whale Wants To Love The band's latest album, performed live at bOHEmiAN last week, is a call to feel with your full heart. Jisu Sheen 21 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
All Over Baby Making: Not Just for the Baby-Makers Journalist’s stories detail unconventional paths to parenthood. Jisu Sheen 10 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
