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Korean sculptor Jeon Kyung-sun began her career by placing tiny humans beside towering animals, reversing the usual order of the world. Her early works trace how a childhood spent feeling out of place within her family grew into a lifelong interest in beings that people tend to overlook. From Coexistence to Cold City In 'Coexistence' (2000), a small, slender human figure stands next to a huge, dark animal made of FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) with acrylic paint. The animal's body contains human-like structures, and a chain hangs from its neck. Because the human is the smaller presence, viewers meet the animal's weight first. By 2009, in 'Coexistence-The Form of Memory,' the approach changes. This 350 cm wooden piece lets a bent human body rise into trunk- and branch-like forms, so human and natural shapes merge into one vertical structure. 'A Memory Under Umbrella' (2010) gathers several figures around a large red umbrella. They share a space, yet each ...

For CEOs and senior executives, a wristwatch is both a personal accessory and part of the overall outfit. K trendy NEWS (KtN), a Seoul-based outlet, explored how steel and gold watches create very different impressions in boardrooms, investor meetings and formal dinners. The comparison starts with two pieces from Vacheron Constantin: a 1970s steel Chronomètre Royal with a black dial and angular case, and a gold dress watch with a light dial and a tightly linked bracelet. Matching the Watch to the Wearer and the Occasion Mi-kyung Jo, head of CMK Image Korea, says fit depends on facial lines, body shape and the silhouette of the clothing, not just wrist size. Case shape, lug length and strap width can make watches of the same size look entirely different. Steel with an integrated bracelet suits navy or charcoal suits and white shirts. It works well for finance, law and accounting professionals, because a plain dial keeps attention on the work. The 1975 Ref. 2215 and the 2025 Historiques ...

Victoria Beckham has launched her first dining collection with the European home goods company Westwing, just as new Korean household data shows how unevenly the cost of everyday food is felt. The timing invites a closer look at what it takes to put healthy meals on the table. Beautiful Tables, Unequal Grocery Bills In the second quarter of 2026, South Korean households spent an average of 434,000 won a month on food and non-alcoholic beverages. That is 2.8% more than a year earlier. The burden is not shared equally. Among households in the bottom 20% of earners, food and non-alcoholic drinks made up 21.1% of total consumption spending. For the top 20%, the share was 12.0%. Eating well is also not a single purchase. Buying fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, grains and dairy is only the first step. Storing ingredients, cooking them and handling leftovers are tasks that repeat every day, and the cost of a home-cooked diet depends on income, food prices, household size and eating habits...

Swedish artist Anna Uddenberg, who works in Berlin, has transformed a gallery in Olomouc, Czechia, into a functioning-looking office. Her solo show 'White Noise' opens October 22 at Telegraph Gallery and runs through February 4, 2027, marking her first solo exhibition in the Czech Republic. Curated by Samuel Staples, the show places sculptures that fuse Herman Miller ergonomic chairs with fragments of the human body under rectangular ceiling lights, inside a space marked by red access-control lines on a gray floor. When Furniture Holds the Body Uddenberg has long explored the relationship between the body, consumer culture, technology and furniture. Here she builds a modern workplace from ergonomic chairs, desks, partitions, fluorescent lights and ventilation, then adds figures that blur the line between person and object. It is hard to tell whether the chair is supporting the body or the body has become a part of the chair. Ergonomic design carries a quiet paradox: a chair is ...

Sculptor Jeon Kyung-sun carves wooden figures in which the human body and natural forms grow into one another. In her 2026 work 'Abandoned, Vanishing, Becoming,' a seated figure has a head made of thick, curving branches and tangled roots instead of a face. Sixteen Years of a Changing Form The piece is on view in 'False Familiarity,' which opened on October 10 at 10 to the n, an exhibition space in Seodaemun District, Seoul. The torso carries long vertical lines like the folds of clothing, and the arms gather in front of the chest. The head, by contrast, swells outward into a web of branches that resemble plants, roots or antlers without matching any single one. Compare it with her 2010 work 'About the Things That Are Transparent.' That sculpture joins a human face, branches and small birds, yet each element stays easy to tell apart. By 2024, in 'A Transparent Memory,' the human figure recedes, and tall wooden stems with a white and pale pink inner form ...

Cher, who turned 80 in 2026, has appeared in Moncler's 'Re/Icons 2026' campaign wearing two of the brand's archival down jackets. Dressed in black with a yellow scarf, she keeps the signature look she has held for decades, without gowns or jewels. Two Jackets, Two Eras Against a dark backdrop, Cher faces the camera with long black hair past her shoulders and large sunglasses. The yellow scarf at her neck stands out sharply against her black outerwear. It also recalls the stage costumes made for her by designer Bob Mackie. She wears the Verone down jacket in black and the Himalaya down jacket in white. Verone is tied to youth culture in 1980s Milan, while Himalaya was introduced in 2009. Moncler, which began in the French Alps in 1952, is remaking some of its best-known past down jackets for the campaign and casting cultural figures from different eras. Cher joins JENNIE and Grace Jones, who each built their careers in music and fashion in different periods and in differ...

At the 2026 Kimpo City Career Education Expo, held on Oct. 15 at Kimpo Sports Complex, local universities joined as full education partners. Kimpo College professors and students met middle schoolers and let them try out what is actually taught in university majors. Universities as Hands-On Education Partners Students from 16 middle schools in Kimpo, a city west of Seoul, explored jobs, AI and future technology, and college departments over two days at Kimpo Sports Complex and Kimpo Art Hall. Universities, companies and public institutions each ran their own programs, giving students access to majors and careers rarely seen inside school. Kimpo College President Park Jin-young and Park Hae-ryun, head of its Lifelong Education Center, visited the event. The department experiences differed from admissions briefings for high schoolers. Rather than choosing a university, students looked at what interests them and how a field is studied in college. Professors explained major content, while ...

Reference Festival, which began in a Berlin parking lot in 2019, is holding its first-ever French edition in Paris from October 19 to 25, 2026. Titled 'FREIE KUNST' (German for 'free art' or 'fine art'), it runs alongside Art Basel Paris, where 211 galleries from 41 countries and regions gather at the Grand Palais from October 23 to 25. From a 24-Hour Free Event to a Multi-Venue Festival The first edition, held in May 2019 in Berlin's Neukölln district, was a free 24-hour event with about 40 teams presenting installations, films, performances, music and talks. Comme des Garçons, Gentle Monster and designer Matthew Williams took part. The 2021 edition added an online platform, and in 2024 the organizer, Reference Studios, staged a fashion week project called 'Intervention' in a former department store. In Paris, programs are spread across venues including Dover Street Market Paris, Reference Salon, Silencio and the Institut du Monde Arabe. Artists suc...

Pablo Picasso's paintings command top prices worldwide, but collecting his work is not limited to canvas. At the 8th Ansan International Art Show, held October 13-18 at the Ansan Culture & Arts Center in Ansan, a city in Korea's Gyeonggi Province, Picasso prints were shown alongside works by contemporary artists Boogie Moli and Daren Cook. How Prints, Provenance and Contemporary Art Shape Value Picasso made lithographs, etchings and linocuts throughout his career, working with specialist print workshops. Because a limited edition comes from a single plate, its value depends on the technique, edition history, signature, publishing records and condition. Pochoir, a stencil-based printing method, is also part of the Picasso market and is judged differently from prints the artist made himself. Prices are not set by materials alone. Art-historical standing, rarity, condition and demand all play a part. International auctions publish results that serve as price benchmarks, while ...

A blonde woman raises a silver Pepsi can inside Katz's Delicatessen, a historic Lower East Side restaurant in New York, while diners eat behind her. The flash photo by Danielle Levitt is part of 'All About Alana,' a show curated by Ryan McGinley at Rectangle Room in the Lower East Side, with works by about 30 New York photographers who shot the actor, model and musician Alana Jessica Martin. The exhibition opened on October 15 and runs through November 15. One Muse, Four Cities Levitt placed Martin in Katz's, which opened in 1888 and grew out of the area's Jewish immigrant food culture before becoming a tourist landmark through the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally... Her pose is clearly staged, yet the real customers keep eating around her. Daniel Arnold shot Martin on a busy street, where passersby, signs and traffic lights crowd the frame and she never fully separates from them. Arnold's practice recalls the street photography of Helen Levitt, who photographed c...

Gallery Eun in Seoul's Insadong district will present two porcelain painting exhibitions from October 28 to November 2. They are the group show 'My Bowl, My Painting: The Second Story' and Yang Doohwa's solo show 'Time That Became a Path'. Everyday Bowls Turned Into Art Objects On the first floor, 27 artists from the group Art Objet show works made through porcelain painting, a technique of painting directly on ceramics. They painted favorite colors and flowers, familiar scenery and moments that stayed in their hearts onto porcelain, turning ordinary tableware into art objects. The show aims to convey how daily life can lead into art, and the joy of making what you love. On the second floor, Yang Doohwa, one of the group show participants and head of Art Objet Porcelain Studio, presents a solo exhibition. She has worked in porcelain painting for more than 20 years, repeatedly painting on ceramics and firing them in a kiln to complete each piece. This show c...

Singer-songwriter Lee Jae (Kim Eun-jae) and producer-composer Sam Kim (Samuel Kim), the musical forces behind Netflix's hit animated film 'KPop Demon Hunters,' married on the 17th in a garden ceremony in Seoul. The couple moved the wedding up by a month from a planned November date in California, choosing the former home grounds of Lee's grandfather, veteran actor Shin Young-kyun (99). A Wedding Rooted in Family and Korea The ceremony took place at Stage28 in Godeok-dong, Gangdong District, which also houses the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation. For Lee, it is a place full of childhood memories with her grandfather, and it is where her older brother held his own wedding. She is the child of Shin Hye-jin, vice chairwoman of Seyoung Enterprise and Shin's daughter. The schedule change came after a long promotional tour and awards season for the film interrupted wedding planning following their engagement in June 2025. The date was finalized about four months...

K-pop singer Soyou said she supports living together before marriage during a YouTube video on her personal channel on October 19. Responding to a viewer's romance dilemma, she said, 'I'm a live-together-before-marriage person,' adding that marriage makes sense once a couple finds they are compatible. A Boyfriend Offers a Home in Her Name The story Soyou read came from a viewer whose boyfriend had proposed moving in together. According to the viewer, he would cover a large share of the cost of buying a home and put the property in her name. She asked whether she should go ahead and start living together under those circumstances. Soyou agreed right after reading the letter. 'Putting the home in my name shows trust in me. Transferring ownership isn't easy, and it's an act that assumes love,' she said. She added that if the couple has been together for a long time, moving in together is a good idea. She explained that sharing a home lets partners feel thei...

Singer Seo In-young took on the extreme Yamanba gyaru look in Tokyo, pairing deep brown skin tones with bold white highlights, vivid pink makeup and a voluminous blonde wig. The transformation turned heads on the streets of Shibuya, the Tokyo district long tied to Japan's gyaru youth culture. A Bold Makeover in the Heart of Shibuya The makeover appeared in a video titled 'Seo In-young's Ultimate Gyaru Revealed' on her YouTube channel 'Gaegwacheonseon Seo In-young' on the 14th. After arriving in Tokyo, she visited a local gyaru specialty shop and used a translation app to ask for a very strong gyaru look in the Yamanba style. Yamanba is a subgenre of Japanese gyaru culture known for deeply tanned skin, white eye makeup, exaggerated lips and bright hair. It grew out of the late 1990s and early 2000s. As the dark foundation went on, Seo joked that it felt like clay on her face. Once the white nose and forehead highlights, bright eyeshadow, full lashes and pink tone...

A city councilor in Pocheon, a city in Gyeonggi Province north of Seoul, has demanded a halt to a land swap with the Ministry of National Defense, warning it could entrench a military presence on the site of the former 6th Corps. Councilor Yoon Kyung-rye raised the issue during the city council's audit session. A Swap That May Lock in the Military The city plans to exchange city-owned land inside the former 6th Corps site with the ministry. Yoon noted that Pocheon had earlier sent an official notice demanding the return of about 80,000 pyeong (roughly 264,000 square meters) of city land by December 31, 2025, and had said it would not extend the usage period and would charge a penalty for late return. She asked why the city is now willing to hand over ownership. Yoon said supporting documents indicate the ministry can keep using existing military facilities and secure stable stationing conditions through the swap. The land to be exchanged covers 67,680 square meters (about 20,000 py...

Pocheon, a city in Gyeonggi Province northeast of Seoul, held its sports festival for residents with disabilities on the 16th at the Pocheon City Gymnasium. The event aimed to promote health, encourage healthy leisure, and create a space where participants could share their dreams and passion. Five Events, One Shared Stage The program featured five activities: a lively field day, Hangung (a Korean indoor target-throwing game), Tuho (a traditional Korean game of throwing arrows into a vase), laser shooting, and disc golf. Photos from the day captured participants in intense concentration, from players focused on disc golf throws to shooters chasing every extra point at the laser range. Another image showed a player struggling to master Shuffleboard-style Schulen, a game that proved harder than it looks. Vice Chair Park Chang-jin delivered the opening declaration, and a vice chair of the Pocheon Disabled Sports Association served as master of ceremonies. Pocheon Mayor Baek Young-hyun off...

Broadcaster Ahn Hyeon-mo turned heads in a calm, all-beige two-piece set at the Miss Gee Collection photo call in Seoul. The event, held on October 15, unveiled the designer brand's 2027 Spring/Summer collection. A Tone-on-Tone Autumn Look The photo call took place at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of Korea's best-known performing arts complexes. The new collection draws on soft colors and deep textures reminiscent of spring days in an old film, while keeping the label's restrained silhouettes and elegant mood. Ahn wore a cropped jacket with a round collar and button details, paired with a smooth ankle-length skirt that lengthened her figure. A brown leather belt at the waist added a touch of polish to the tone-on-tone outfit, which could otherwise have felt flat. She finished the look with a neat high bun that kept the focus on her refined features. Many other celebrities joined her at the event, including actors Han Ji-hye, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Jung-hyun and...

Singer Kim Yoon-ah of the rock band Jaurim and her son, Kim Min-jae, made a stylish joint appearance at the Miss Gee Collection 2027 S/S photo call, posing side by side with a affectionate hand-heart gesture. The mother-son duo drew attention with strikingly similar looks and a shared flair for fashion. The event took place on the 15th at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, a major performing arts complex in the South Korean capital. Miss Gee Collection is a Korean designer brand. All-Black Elegance Meets Pinstripe Cool Kim Yoon-ah went for a polished, all-black look. She wore a black top with oversized button details and slightly cropped sleeves, paired with black trousers featuring a chunky roll-up hem. Open-toe black shoes and a minimalist shoulder bag completed the outfit, while her hair, neatly tied back in a single ponytail, emphasized her sleek and commanding presence. Standing beside her, Kim Min-jae showed off a trendy, free-spirited sensibility in a relaxed-fit brown pi...

Actress Hong Eun-hee turned heads at the photo call for Miss Gee Collection's 2027 Spring/Summer line, held on October 15 in Seoul. She arrived in a crisp black-and-white ensemble, wearing her jacket draped over her shoulders rather than on her arms. The event took place at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of South Korea's best-known performing arts venues, where the designer brand unveiled its new season. A Study in Black and White On the photo wall, Hong chose a look built on clear contrast. She wore a white blouse with a high neckline and wide cuffs, paired with a black straight skirt that fell below the knee. Her black jacket was placed lightly over her shoulders with the sleeves left empty, and she gently held the front edges with both hands as she posed. Her black high heels, which showed off the tops of her feet, matched the rest of the outfit. She wore her hair neatly pulled back, with her bangs falling naturally to either side of her face. The Collection a...

Actress Hong Eun-hee stole the spotlight at the photo call for Miss Gee Collection's 2027 Spring/Summer line, appearing in a crisp monochrome ensemble that read as pure understated elegance. The event took place on October 15 at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of South Korea's best-known performing arts venues. A Study in Black and White On the photo wall, Hong wore a look built around a clear contrast between the two colors. She paired a white blouse, featuring a high neckline and wide cuffs, with a black straight-cut skirt that fell below the knee. A black jacket was draped over her shoulders without her arms in the sleeves, and she held the front of it lightly with both hands as she posed. She matched her shoes to the outfit with high-heeled black pumps that showed the tops of her feet. Her hair was neatly pulled back, with her bangs falling naturally to either side of her face. The 2027 S/S Collection Miss Gee Collection is a Korean designer brand. Its 2027 Sp...

A woman stands with her arms outstretched in a violet space, her fingertips stopping just short of a tall black creature with branching horns. Yuristanbek Shygaev's 1990 oil painting Walk (110 x 80 cm, collection of the artist) captures the artist's long-running interest in merging human and animal forms. It is also a quiet study of how two very different beings might share the same world. A Meeting Across a Small Gap The woman's body is stretched vertically, with narrow shoulders, thin arms and long legs. Her face tilts upward to the right, drawn with a few simple lines, and her pale skin carries traces of gray and brown paint. Her dark brown hair streams to the left all the way to the edge of the canvas, layered with short strokes of brown, black and red that suggest wind. The effect is a still, frontal pose combined with strong horizontal motion. Opposite her stands the black figure, built in a completely different way. Two thick lines split from its head like horns or t...

A large black tote hangs beside a deep navy overcoat. A canvas bag pairs with a pale greige suede blouson. A blue scarf drapes diagonally across a short gray herringbone jacket. In the Giorgio Armani x Kith FW26 collaboration, titled Dreams of the Dune, accessories do more than decorate the clothes: they change how the clothes are proportioned. The collection was unveiled on October 9 in the Agafay Desert, south of Marrakech, Morocco. It spans leather goods, travel bags, small accessories and eyewear, and extends the materials of the garments (leather, suede, silk, wool and cashmere) to bags, scarves and caps. The palette moves from black, navy and brown through sand, greige, gray and icy white, and it carries over into the accessories as well. Armani's Soft Tailoring Meets New York Everyday Gear Armani's soft tailoring leaves the shoulders and chest unstructured and lets the fabric move, with wide trousers and coats that fall naturally. That means the volume and length of an a...