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CULTURE
http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~theargus
LookingintoAlternativeSpaceforartists
ProgressiveIdeaVitalizesArtWorld
I.TheadventofAlternativeSpace
quitedifferent.
Y
ou might be unfamiliar with going to
Alternative Spaces in America were
the gallery. It is often difficult for
formed from 1971 with the efforts of
people to find any difference between
progressive artists and art critics plus to the
galleries of well-known artists’ works.
improvement of the policy. They were
However, there are some places where
established for the purpose of providing
young and creative arts are breathing.
experimental artists with the opportunity to
AlternativeSpaceisnowsendingabreathof
show their works before evaluation by
fresh air through the arts area with its
commercialgalleries.Theyaresubsidizedby
innovativeandexperimentalworks.
the government and a self-governing body.
Alternative Space is a nonprofit
Alsoasartistsandexpertsparticipatedinits
organizationrunbyacommunityofartists.It
management, they demonstrate progressive
hasitsoriginin“AlternativeSpace”located
tendencies.
inGreenStreetandAppleStreet,NewYork,
Through such circumstances, they have
which opened about 1970. Independent
found many promising artists that
organizations for experimental arts was
commercial galleries are eager to show.
ChoiWon-bo(R-96)
needed by active artists who were not
Furthermore, their function has changed to
ChoiWon-bo(R-96)
appreciated by most art museums and
becomeafostererofnewartists.Sincetheir
SongHye-min/TheArgus
commercial galleries. With this start of in
birth, they have produced many world-
New York, the concept has spread over the
famous artists in middle age who play a
world.
leadingpartinAmericanartisticcircle.
KamEun-jin/TheArgus
This appeared on the Korean scene in
“IFoundPossibilityinSiberia”
Spectators are viewing pictures displayed in Insa Art Space, one of Alternative
1999 having the character of alternative
IV.Toformthetruealternative
Spaces,onMarch31st.
space, as the name says, to fill the gap
Alternative Space appeared to resist the
neededintheartworld.Whenanartistholds
Also, other art genres such as Indie bands’
do not profess themselves to be Alternative
existing art world which has both
“
I
anexhibition,itcancostfromeightmillion
performances are held once in a while. As
Space, they support creative activities of
commercial and power-hierarchy structure.
decided to go on an exploration to Siberia for the development of HUFS and
to ten million won. In this situation, young
most Alternative Space is maintained by
youngartistsandprovidethemwithstudios.
Uptonow,itcarriedoutitsroleinproviding
DepartmentofRussia.Itwasakindofexperimentexaminingmywill.”Choi
artistswhoarehighlymotivated,buthaveno
donations, they are experiencing financial
Thisconcepthasprogressedsofarunderthe
the gallery for young artists and supporting
Won-bosaidwhenthereporteraskedwhyhemadesuchajourneytoSiberiaduringa
moneyfounditdifficulttoshowtheirworks.
difficulties.
principle of ‘give & take’. Young artists
themfinancially.
severewinter.
Creative and experimental works were
Alternative Space “Pool” concentrates on
backed by the company contribute their art
Thanks to them, many young artists have
FivestudentsoftheDepartmentofRussiaatWangsancampus,ChoiWon-bo(96),
scarcelyobservableconsequently.
forming discussion on the art world in
workanditsartisticimageisreflectedinthe
had opportunities of showing their works
Kwon Yong-tae(93), Lee Ji-hyoung(96), Lee Jeong-gil(99) and Lee Joo Yeon(00)
AlternativeSpaceprovidesartistswiththe
addition to its mandate to support young
goodsorimageofthecompany.
and then the art world became active by
wentonajourneyfromDecember29th,2000toFebruary13th,2001.Theywentona
opportunity to concentrate on the creative
artists. They hold symposia on pending
Insa Art Space is alternative public
these experimental art works of diverse
tour throughout Saint-Petersburg and Moscow in Russia and seven Siberian cities
side without regarding financial matters.
issues in the art world and offer workshops
organization which is made and supported
genres. However, Alternative Space should
includingVladivostok,KhabarovskandUlan-UdebytakingTrans-SiberiaRailroadfor
ThoughthisconcepthasonlybeeninKorea
wherebothartistsandartcriticsparticipate.
bythegovernment.Itwasestablishedforthe
notlimittheirrolejustinproviding‘space’.
10170Km.
for two years, it is one of the most active
“Sarubia cafe” organized in April 1999
purposeofsupportingartactivitywhichhas
It is rather desirable for them to produce
The reporter met Choi Won-bo, one of the five and asked about their expedition.
areasintheKoreanartworldtoday.
andopenedinOctoberofthatyear,support
withered following Korea’s financial crisis.
‘alternative’value.
Siberia has tremendous economical value. It has mountains of natural gas, gold,
between four to six exhibitions a year.
Like the other Alternative Space, Insa Art
“I do not think that what we are doing is
petroleum,diamondsandcoal,aswellastouristattractionsofRussia’sculturalheritage
II.SearchingthosevenuesinKorea
Artists are with provided gallery space for
Spacesupportsyoungartistsbyholdingtheir
thefinalalternative.Aswedid,someoneelse
in the world’s most pure and beautiful nature. Siberia is not well known to Korea
SincetheAlternativeSpace“IntheLoop”,
two months, one month for the exhibition
exhibitions without fees. However, some
canpresenttheotheralternativeslater.”Lee
however,becauseoftheestrangedpoliticalrelationshipbetweenthetwocountiresand
opening in February 1999, seven other
andtheothermonthforsettinguppurposes.
indicate that they are limited to the passive
Kwan-hoon,acuratorofSarubiacafesaid.
its continental climate. The Korean government has announced that an inter-Korean
Alternative Spaces have appeared in Korea.
Theyalsoorganizepublicityandtheofficial
support.Toovercomesuchalimit,theyare
The arts are not fixed but constantly
railwayofKyonguiandKyonwonLinereconnectingbetweenSouthandNorthKorea
They all have the quality of Alternative
opening party, leaving the artists to
preparing new programs like “talking with
changing.Theeverlastingtruth,however,is
wouldbelinkedwiththeTrans-SiberiaRailroad(TSR).Alsotheconstructionplansfor
Space, however, some differences among
concentrate on their work. In addition to
theartist”todiversifythesupport.
thattheycanpreservetheiridentityincaseof
anindustrialcomplexinNahodkaandisoneofthemostimportanteconomicprojects.
them can be seen. “Pool”, “Sarubia cafe”,
these art works, Sarubia cafe is planning to
Asstatedabove,thefinancialconditionof
putting Minjoong in their centre, not on the
Korea has started to advance into many projects involving Siberia with increasing
“IntheLoop”and“Island”wereformedby
enlarge its line to all art genres such as
most Alternative Spaces is inferior though
outside. In order that Alternative Space
interest.
artists’ own efforts and are maintained with
moviesandmusic.
thosesupportedbyprivateenterprisesorthe
develops their purpose from the beginning,
“There has not been much data and studies on Siberia in Korea. As one of the
donations. “Insa Art Space”, on the other
Their financial condition is a little
government are relatively in good financial
cultivating minor culture, it surely requires
studentswhostudiesRussiansocietyanditsculture,Ialwayswantedtostudyactively
hand, established by the government is
comparedwithothergalleries.Inadditionto
conditions. Last year The Korean Culture
people’s critical and affectionate interests.
andfeelitbyexperience,gettingoutofclass”ChioWon-bosaid.Thestudentsmade
operated under the direct support of the
the endowments, this alternative venue are
and Arts Foundation donanted twenty
The true alternative depends on their
an expedition schedule by themselves contacting graduates of HUFS, Korean
government. “Ssamzie space” and “Ilju
maintained with membership fees. Lee
million won for “In the Loop”, “Pool”,
independentandopenconsciousness.
businessmenandmissionariesonSiberiaviatheInternet.
Arthouse”, were both formed by private
Kwan-hoon, a curator of Sarubia said,
“Sarubia cafe”, “Island”, however, more
There was a lot of trouble during the trip. The most difficult thing was the severe
enterprise.
“BecausemostAlternativeSpacewasmade
financial aid from the government, private
coldweather,onaverageminus48℃to30℃.ThecontractwithKBSandMBCwas
“IntheLoop”isthefirstAlternativeSpace
by people interested in fresh art works and
enterpriseandindividualsisneeded.
cancelledandthisaffectedtheirtraveltoSiberia,andcausedfinancialdifficulties.
in Korea and has the advantage of local
independentartculture,mostofthemarein
Inlinewiththeirplans,thestudentsgatheredahugeamountofdataandmaterialsfor
III.AsuccessfulcaseinAmerica
position around Hongik University, the
financialdifficulty.”
study once back in Korea. They brought 217 Russian films, 300 video tapes about
youth’s street. The “Loop” pursues
SsamziespacenearHongikUniversityisa
ThoughmostAlternativeSpacevenuesare
museums, cities, Russian culture, 150 CD about encyclopedia, dictionary and
ByKamEun-jin
communication with the general public in
compound cultural place with a gallery, a
maintained by donations, they are still in
educational programs, 300 books, post cards, local maps, transportation maps and
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
addition to finding promising young artists.
concerthall,andaneventclub.Thoughthey
financial difficulty. The situation abroad is
magazines.Thestudentsalsorecordedtheirjourneyonvideotapesandeachofthem
keptatraveldiary.Assoonasdataareclassified,theyaregoingtosetupawebsite
with the data and put their travel know-how through its homepage
ConcertforSpreading“Nanum”
FilmsExploreHumanRights
“www.ilovesiberia.com”.ChoiWon-bosaid“IhopeitwillbeaplacetostudySiberia
andshareinformationthroughon-lineandoff-line”.Asoneoftheprocessofpreparing
dongari, they have opened an Internet cafe and put the pictures, travel essays and
“
N
S
obody is too poor to share
sketch,DeulgukhwaandJawoorimappeared
tartingfrom21stto23rdofMarch,The
second day, “My Left Foot” showed that a
introductionofeachcityon“cafe.daum.net/ilovesiberia”.TheyalsoshowoneRussia
anything.”
onthestage.Onthesecondday,theconcert
first Humanism Movie Festival was
personsufferingcerebralpalsymanaginghis
movieaweekonTuesdayinWangsancampus.
Starting from March 16, 2001 Nanum
for cruelly-treated and poorly-fed children
held at the grand hall of HUFS. The
life.Afilmabouthomosexuality,thefamous
InApril,theywillpresenttheirinformationandprocessesoftheirexpeditioninfront
Concert was held at Grand Peace Place of
wasgivenbyShinHae-cheol(Witgenstein)
“Humanism”whichwasorganizedlastyear
movie “Boys Don’t Cry” was screened. On
of professors and students of Department of Russia. Every Summer and Winter
Kyunghee University during three days.
andCrash.
is the only dongari for human rights in
the last day, “Germinal”, a story about
vacation, they will organize an expedition to explore Siberia and Russia making it a
MusiciansincludingDeulgukhwa,Jawoorim
The last concert was for the unemployed
HUFS.Theyholdthismoviefestivalinorder
Frenchcoalworkers,wasscreened.
regulareventoftheRussianDepartment.ThroughtheInternetcafe“russiaadventure”,
andetc.tookpartsinthisconcert.
andthehomeless.CryingnutandYoonDo-
to publicize themselves to HUFSans,
After all the films were shown, a closing
theyalreadyfoundnewmemberswhoaskedtojoin2001summerexpedition.“Until
Itwasheldtomakethecultureofsharing
hyun Band performed. The concert ended
especially to freshmen, and ultimately to
party for the participants was held. In all,
now,studentsstudiedpassivelyhavinglittleinterestandweregettingdepressed.Ihope
happen in our society. All proceeds from
with Yoon Do-hyun Band’s singing an
share the thoughts on “human rights” with
about fifty students participated in this
that they regain confidence from my experience. It also would help the Russian
ticket sales will be donated to the host
encore.Allperformingstarsemphasizedthe
them.
festival. “In the process of preparing, we
department.”
organizations.
virtueofsharingduringtheirperformance.
During the festival, five films on human
experienced hardships in financial matters.
Through this, the host organizations
This was hosted by Women Fund and
rights. The first film, “The Barricade” is
Butthisfirsttrialwassuccessful.Wewilltry
intended to convey that a contribution was
Beautiful Foundation with the support of
about Bangladesh laborers whose human
to make this festival into an annual event.”
not a special act but something done
Interpark,KyungheeUniversity,DongaIlbo,
rights are ignored in Korean society. The
Kim Min-ji (F-00), a leader of the
ByKwonHye-mi
naturallyintheirlives.
MinistryofCultureandTourism.
nextfilmwas“InTheNameoftheFather”,a
Humanism,said.
Reporterof InternationalSection
On the 16th, it was the first concert for
storyfromNorthernIrishwhoaretheobject
ByKamEun-jin/TheArgus
ByKamEun-jin/TheArgus
aleinated women and unwed mothers. Trip
ofdisregardanddreadtotheEnglish.Onthe
CHAFS
The3rd
LeeSang-hyun/CartoonistofTheArgus
Women’sFilmFestival
CHAT+HUFS
4.15~4.22
atDongsungArtCenterandHypertechNada
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