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THEARGUS,MAY1,1999
CULTURE
Badeffectofculturalbureaucracy
Reformingof Customary
Practicesof CulturalSector
I.Importanceofculture
facilities to consolidate cultural
N
owadaysoursocietyissufferingunder
infrastructures.
unfavorable circumstances, so we
Finallyweoughttoconsidertheefficiency
restrictconsumption,liveonaausteritydiet
of the pubulic cultural sector. The most
and take part in a savings compaign. Even
desirable key for resolving the problem is
though we are struggling through such
privatization. But what is an important
activities, the situation will not be resolved
matteristhetimeframe.Atransitionalphase
so easily. Because it has more fundamental
is necessary in which government
and general characteristics, high-powered
administrators are removed and
LeeHwa-bong(D-93)
economic policy, just like the method
appointmentstorunthetheaterscomefrom
followed in the 1980’s, is not enough. We
theworldofthearts.Inaddition,thepublic
LeeChang-nam/TheArgus
need to convert our conception before
cultural sector must try to become
“Themostimportantthingis
anything else, namely to approach the
independant from economic support of
problem through culture. The reason is that
government lest it should be restricted in
culture is the crux of human society and
theirpursuitoftheirartisticperformance.In
experience”
reorganizesourlifestyles.
the concerts, for example, the national
From this point of view, culture is not a
dramatic company should expand their
vehicle of politics or economy. Until now,
sphere of activity from the center of the
I
however,therehasbeennogovernmentplan
NationalTheatertoalloverthecountry.And
ndependent Art Festival, it is unfamiliar to many people. This festival, which
to access such a fundamental viewpoint,
the salaries of the members must be paid
consists of performances, bands, dances and so on, opened last summer. This
Seoul city Korean Tradition Music Orchestra presents traditional instrumental
insteadonlychangingculturalpolicy.Owing
according to the number of performances.
festivalcreatedasensationinthelocalfieldofart.Especiallythewordindependenthas
music.However,theperformancesofpublicinstitutionreachsmallaudiences.
to the government’s fragmentary and
Nonessential enterprises like cultural figure
fourmeanings:independentfrommoney,egoism,formalismandcommercialism.And
unconnected policy, our important cultural
a center of executive officers to the control
standardoftenpercentorso.
inthemonthshouldalsobeeliminated.
thestaffinthisfestivalwanttorealizethesemeaningsthroughthisfestival.LeeHwa-
infrastructureisbeingshaken.Atthistime,it
of professional staff expert in cultural
Itmakeslittledifferencewhenweobserve
Inthetwentyfirstcentury,culturewillbe
bongistheonlyHUFSanwhotookpartintheIndependentArtFestival.
is necessary to go over what could be the
aspects.
theNationalCentralTheater.Itspentaround
aprimemoverinoursociety.LastOctober,
Hehasmanyexperiencesofinterviewingmanyreportersandthereporterguessedhe
problemsofourculturalpolicy.
In fact, the Kwangju Biennale is a huge
a sixteen billion won annual budget to
thegovernmentannouncedaCulturalVision
hasmanyideasonhisartfieldforhisage.Heis26yearsold,hismajorisDutch,and
organization of over one hundred people, a
support seven national art groups, but their
2000 report which describes the basic
hewantedtogototheNetherlandstorealizehisdreamsothathechosethedepartment.
II.Problemsofculturalpolicy
small number of experts and an
periodical performances are held just 150
direction of its cultural policy for the 21st
HesaidthathewantedtodomusicbusinessintheNetherlands.LondoninEngland
Firstofall,themostseriousproblemisthe
overwhelming majority of government
times.ThisisasharpcontrasttotheBoston
cencury. The report, titled ‘The Century of
andAmsterdamintheNetherlandsarewell-knownasthecenterofmusicindustry.He
staffing of the cultural section with a
officials; moreover, it restricted the general
Philharmonic Orchestra which, as only one
CultureisComing’preparedbytheCultural
also worked in a vocal group in his younger days. Following him, the group was
nonprofessional bureaucracy. A typical
manager’s authority to only exhibition
group, is carrying out its subscription
Vision2000Committee,containsablueprint
organizedwithhisfriends.
exampleisshowninthecourseofpreparing
planning,insteadofentrustinghimwithfull
concerts 150 to 200 times annually. Also
ofnationalculturaldevelopmentforthenew
After entering the university, he was continuously looking for his way. As his
for Kwangju’s third ‘Biennale’. The
power to plan and execute the plan on the
what is the worst problem is that most of
millennium. Though the report puts
surrounding peoples help him to do his work easily, especially he has worked at a
KwangjuBiennale,whichwillbethebiggest
whole. Compared with international
their performances reach small audiences.
emphasis on the importance of culture, it
studioofhisseniorsandstudiedlightingtechniquesandsound.Nobodybuthisclose
eventofthenewmillennium inournation,
organization of biennales, this is irrational
Averageattendanceisfrom50to70percent,
promotes an unlimited growth theory and a
off-campusfriendsknewwhathewasdoing.Sothisarticlewillbeanopportunityto
it has the object of sublimating the spirit of
management. Generally until the event
andmoreoverthepaidadmissionrateisonly
groundlessly optimistic view, as if culture
sayaboutLeeHwa-bong
resistanceofKwangjuintoartisticthings,in
opens,internationalbiennaleshaveabout30
10to40percentoutofthatresult.
were merely a means of economic growth.
About 3 years later, he went to the army. Then he returned to the university and
order to construct an advanced base for
full time employees who are civil experts,
Thegovernmentshouldnotevaluateculture
studieshismajorhard.In1997hewenttoEuropetotravelandexperience.Hesaidthat
III.Solution
creativeculturalinKoreaforthe21century.
and during the term of the event, they
asjustentertainment,nortreatitpoorlyifit
themostimportantthingisexperienceandthatmostpeoplelearnthroughexperience
In spite of being given such historical
employ more people temporarily or under
With the new millennium near at hand,
cannotaidit.Insteaditshouldrespondtothe
morethananythingelse.Hehasapeculiarcharacter,eventhoughheexpressedthathe
meaning,theessenceoftheculturalfestival
special contract. Throughout this course, it
now is the time for reform of customary
knowledgeable, intelligent society of the
ispositiveandaneasy-goer.WhenIaskedwhatwashismottoindailylife,hesimply
isthreatenedbypoliciesthatfailtoconsider
guaranteesitsspecialgoalandmayfocuson
practices in our cultural sector. First of all,
twentyfirstcenturybypromotinghighvalue
replied that his motto was to have a fun. He said, “Above all, I’m interested in
itsuniqueness.
the essential side of exhibitions and
current policy is premised on producing an
culture.
entertainmentcultureandthisisthemotivationformyparticipationinthisfestival.”He
The Kwangju Biennale introduced a
performances, while curtailing wasteful
atmospherethattheopinionfromspecialists
Also for further creative and effective
hasmanyideasonuniversityculture.Hethinksthattheuniversitycultureislimitedin
general manager system, because the
expenditureoflaborcosts.
in culture and general public should be
cultural activities, it must not be forgotten
part to formality and some students are so political. Although their activities are
existing committe that supervised the first
Secondly we ought to consider the
reflectedonthewholeculturalsector.
that the lead in developing culture within a
important,students,hethinks,shouldrespondtothechangeofthetime.
and second events is so stupendous that it
efficiency of public institutions. The most
For realizing the purpose of reform, it is
civil society should be taken by everyone :
FromlastMarch,5to28,thestaffofIndependentArtFestivalhaveperformedplays,
couldnotorganizetheeventeffectively.The
typicalmodelistheSejongCulturalCenter,
necessarytodividetheexecutionofcultural
the government, cultural experts, civilians,
filmsandbandsunderthetitleof“Mia-riO-Mong.”O-Mongisasino-Koreanword
newsystemendowsageneralmanagerwho
which boasts of its worldwide scale, the
policy between government officials and
centralandlocalregion,businessaswellas
intendedtomean‘baddream’,‘one’sdream’,‘enjoyingdream’,and‘realizingdream’.
is a professional person to take charge of
bulky auditorium having thousands of seats
professionalstaff.Thatis,theexpertsshould
the general public and they have to be
ThisperformanceisasmalleventbridgingtheIndependentArtFestivalsofthisyear
practical business affairs such as the
andnineartperforminggroups.Itsestimated
mainly plan out a new policy, and the
faithfulineachoftheirfields.
andlastyear.Andthereporteraskedabouttheaudience’response.Hesaidthatthey
planning and conducting of exhibitions,
budget annually is about eighteen billion
officials should carry out the plans in order
werealmostmaniasandtheyindulgedthemselvesindeviation.Alsosomepeoplesare
performances and publicity activities.
won, however total earnings from
that people may better enjoy the cultural
wondering whether to see their performance. He also participated in this event as a
Howevertheboardoftrusteesdismissedthe
performancesandrentingthestageareonly
benefits.Alsothegovernmentshouldplaya
memberofthepromotionteam,andhewilljointheIndependentArtFestivalofthis
ByParkJung-young
generalmanager,ChoiMin,becausehetried
about three billion won. That is, the
role in more fundamental things like
summer.Mostlytheyworkalldaylongandtheysometimesdon’thavemeals.Inspite
Reporterof CultureSection
toreformtheorganizationofBiennalefrom
economic independence rate is of a low
nurturingcreativeexpertsandbuildingbase
of these situations, they almost run into red figures. Of course, they never work this
fieldtoearnmoney.However,itisnecessarythatthegovernmentshouldsubsidizeart
fields.
CollegeFilmFestivaltoBeHeld
NowadayshehasbeenhimselffromHUFSsincethebeginningofthissemesterand
ARTICLESWANTED
hehaspreparedthenextperformancewhilereadingbooksandtakingarest.Heisso
frankandhelikestoreadcomicbooks.WhenIaskedhimwhatisthemostimpressive
T
he third college film festival will be
in comparison with the previous ones. That
worksofart,hementionedPhantomoftheoperaasmusicalandFantasia,whichisan
heldfromthe5thto9thofMayinthe
is, it turns the system giving prizes to
animationmovieproducedbyWaltDisney.Andhesaid,“Iwishtomakeaplaceto
Strawberry Theater in Daehakno. The
excellent films into a non-competitive
performandIwillworkinthisfieldcontinuously.”
collegemovieassociationwillshow47films
festival in which everyone will be able to
During this interview he emphasized the purpose and meaning of Independent Art
The Argus is now awaiting articles from readers on
infivedivision:‘Bab’(rice),featuringnew
enjoy themselves and share their thoughts.
Festivalandsaidthatitisnecessarytoleadthepublictoabetterunderstandingofthis
anysubjecton-and-offcampus.
productions show by college movie clubs;
This non-competitive atmosphere is
field.“Eventhoughmylifeisnevereasy,IonlywanttodoitandIfindmylifeworth
‘Kuk’(soup), focusing on the spread of
preferabletothemoreexclusiveatmosphere
livingthroughtheseuncomfortablesituationsandIbelieveinmyfaith,”headded.
The Argus gives designated contribution fee to the
anxiety, violence, selfishness and prejudice
limited the students of movie clubs in the
in our society;‘Ddalgi’(strawberry);
past. EspeciallyshowingIsraelifilmswhich
articles.
‘Soongnoong’(water boiled with burned
are sponsored by the Israeli Embassy gives
ByParkHyo-joo
rice); and‘Palapaele’, which will screen
us an uncommon opportunity to appreciate
AssociateEditorof InternationalSection
worksoffilmandvideoschoolsfromIsrael.
works of foreign contemporaries and hence
This film festival has several differences
shareourmovieinterestwiththem.
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Philosophical and
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critiquesonany
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subject
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Prosandconsona
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subject which will
Open Box
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beannouncedevery
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monthlateron
Suggestionsand
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Reader’s
‘Kosovocrisis’
‘Subway strike’
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“Why does the weak always have
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