It is an interesting how these international meetings of powerful nations have grown as a social phenomenon. Are they nearing the end of their natural development.

G 5       1974
G 6       1975
G 7       1976
G 8      1997
G 20    1999
G 2      2005
G 0      2017

What is my take-away from the US election? Pretty simple. We need to form a new political party that has a real core of committed members and that is not corrupt like the Democratic and Republican parties. It must draw its power primarily from  a deep commitment to the needs of ordinary citizens. We need to go back to Democracy, you might say.

I saw this video advertisement in the subway last week. A young women is featured who, along with her friends, is transformed into the characters in the video game itself. . The advertisement represents quite accurately the increasing blending of daily life with game life for young Koreans. It would not be an exaggeration to claim that for some, the life of Read more of this post

I am fascinated by Seoul’s visual culture. It seems that aspects of commercial art and spontaneous art are frequently combined in harmonious and compelling patterns. Here are a few examples.

This strip of concrete above a subway entrance includes a compelling combination of commercial art, graffetti and advant garde art.

A close up of the previous strip reveals a beetle on a tiny poster and an even smaller poster entitled “NEF” (or, in even smaller print, “never ending fun”).

Seoul Graffiti

With a slight mistake in the hangul text, the warning states that tobacco is prohibited as are cigarette butts.