Han Youngsoo used the Korean War as a prism to see his country and its people start anew. Can an artist go on to make art after seeing so much destruction?
Seoul 69 Radio Volume 3: Groove Theory
We bring a new addition to the Seoul 69 Radio series with Volume 3: Groove Theory. We focus on the groovy R&B music from around the world, including jpop icon Utada Hikaru, Pete Rock, Mondo Grosso, Monday Michiru, and more.
Isamu Noguchi- Between Two Worlds
We visit The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City to visit his sculptures and his renowned Akari Light Sculptures, and explore his identity crossing paths between the east and west.
Seoul 69 Radio Volume 2- Oh Honey
Ginkgo Journal brings you the second addition to our Seoul 69 Radio series, featuring groovy and funky tunes from the east and west.
Breaking Tradition
We sit down with Miwa Neishi, an Ohio-based Japanese artist who infuses Japanese characters with styles of graffiti, and using clay as the easel for her paintings.
Hyunjung Ahn: What I Wanted to Say
Brooklyn-based artist Hyunjung Ahn talks about female artists that have guided through her journey to New York City and the struggles that came with it.
Ginkgo Journal presents 'Seoul 69' Volume 1 mixtape
In the spirit of bringing culture that is at the intersection of east and western influences, Ginkgo Journal will be introducing 'Seoul 69,' a mixtape series where we discover musicians and artists from all corners of the globe. We kick off the series titled 'West Coast Blues,' bringing floating guitar riffs, airy vocals, and artists generally categorized as indie rock.
Stages of Thought
Stephanie Kim, a Bushwick-based painter, talks about her road to recovery from depression and a nearly fatal car accident, and finding her true voice through three very important people that shaped her to who she is today.
Ruth Asawa at the David Zwirner
Ruth Asawa's early life of being raised in internment camps is a unique vignette in American art. We visit the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City to view her renowned wire sculptures.
Photographing the streets of Toronto's Chinatown
For people not familiar with street photography, it is an art form combining photography, ethnography, sociology, and a test of split-second reaction. With photographers willing to sell their soul to be part of the mainstream culture it was nice to discover Sally Han, a photographer walking around Toronto's Chinatown and capturing scenes of people and culture.
City Pop celebrates the Manhattan skyline
City Pop was a genre of Japanese pop music that gained popularity from the late 70's and well into the 80's. Here are a few reminders of the beautiful building that gave City Pop its life, inspiration, and name.
Remembering Tomoko Miho
Tomoko Miho carefully gardens every inch of graphic space. She often borrows spatial conventions from the three-dimensional world, making the two-dimensional plane appear larger, deeper, more inclusive. For her, the page is not an opaque screen, but a threshold. Her designs invite viewers to cross over into a multilayered world.