Archive for June, 2009

Susie Suh @ Hotel Cafe

Friday, June 26th, 2009


Last Wednesday night, I went with Sarah to Hotel Cafe to see Susie Suh perform. This was the second time i saw her live, the first being at the vigil. Her set was great, I’m a fan now. She was really nice too. 

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Your Bright Future

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Went to the press preview of LACMA’s new exhibit, Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea on Wednesday. It was the museum’s off day, but the BCAM wing was bustling with reporters, photographers, and artists, all awaiting the premiere of the first show at a museum featuring only contemporary Korean artists in the US. It was a really great exhibit to experience. Some really fun and smart pieces were showcased. 

Free food, woot woot
That’s a traditional Korean house smashed in, Wizard of Oz style, into a western home. 

detail

Fellow intern, Janice!

Managing editor, Michelle! Thanks for inviting us~

Behind “Urban Light” in the BCAM courtyard is an installation called “Happy Happy”. It’s made of colorful plastic containers all bought at the various 99cent stores scattered throughout LA. Artist Choi Jeong Hwa uses it to demonstrate how art should be accessible, cheap, and happy. Us KoreAm girls were just hanging out around his installation, taking pictures against the colorful backdrop, when the artist himself popped up out of nowhere and asked if he could take pictures of us hanging out. He encouraged us to touch go inside the strings of … plastic. Interaction with art is always fun. I took a picture of him too, he was too cute: “Your heart is my art”. <33333!!

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While i was gone.

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
I always seem to leave town when the cool stuff is happening. My favorite rock band Incubus held a secret show at one of my favorite spaces, LACMA. Kevin and Bean hosted it, gave away tickets all week long, and informed the guests last minute of the venue. How awesome would it  have been to hear Brandon’s beautiful voice resonate through the BP courtyard with the Urban Lights in the background? sigh.  
I remember, after years of listening to my Make Yourself CD until it skipped and scratched, being able to finally see Inbucus perform live at the Wiltern. I was going to school and wasn’t working at the time so I had to scrimp and save just to buy tickets and enough gas from Riverside to LA to watch the show, haha. It was worth it though. Their acoustic version of “Pardon Me” is one of the moments I’ll never forget. It was a beautiful, soulful performance. Undeniable talent like this is amazing for me, especially since Brandon Boyd excels not only in the musical aspect of the arts, but of the literary and visual as well. he’s a true artist. Hopefully I’ll be able to catch them at the Hollywood Bowl next month, it’ll be a surreal experience if I do get to go. I really like that venue. As massive as it is, there’s something quite intimate about that place. A wine picnic+Incubus sounds so perfect. 

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Monday, June 8th, 2009

Musician the Big Phony writes:

The outcome of Laura Ling and Euna Lee’s trial in North Korea is unbelievably upsetting.  Please join me in writing our President, Congressmen, State Officials…  Let’s get our American sisters back home, soon!  Whatever you can do to help please do.  Here are some links I copied and pasted from freeroxana.net:

FOLLOW ON TWITTER
http://twitter.com/liberatelaura

JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60755553149

SIGN THE PETITION FOR THEIR RELEASE
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura

WRITE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

WRITE YOUR SENATOR
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

WRITE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

READ AND SUBSCRIBE TO
http://liberatelaura.wordpress.com

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feeling defeated.

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Do people understand that we’re in a crisis here? Something needs to happen, fast. Let’s pray, starting now till we see the end of this.

BBC. 

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‘get back to rap you tpain-in’ too much’

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

hehe. I don’t care about what anyone else says, Jay-Z’s still got it. Long live HOVA.

awaiting blueprint 3…

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Donutman+Poketo in one day!

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

So I finally tried Donut Man. Poketo and EN always raaave about this place on their blogs, so I decided to try it on my way home. It was HEAVEN. How did we(or was it just me) not know of this place, growing up in the neighboring city of Diamond Bar?! Too bad I live way too far away now, but perhaps I’ll come back with friends every time I visit DB. 
I also dropped by the F#%K Cancer, We <3> Justin Silent Art Auction/Benefit at Poketo. I’ve always admired the Poketo business for striving to make art a more accessible way of life for everyone. Them using their showroom space to help out their friend and using their connects with artists to involve others for a good cause was even more admirable. I respect the couple a lot for their efforts in the ‘art world’. 

Bid sheet. Their latest tweet reported the Shepard Fairey piece to have sold for over $4000, Jeana Sohn’s workfor $450, and Jim House for $500+. Awesome. 

Ran into artist Jeana Sohn. Been a fan of her work and blog, so meeting her in person was quite a treat. She’s so nice! I was at a loss for words, even though I have so many questions to ask her and tell her of my encounters with her work. I managed to ask her, out of my nervousness+incohesive thoughts, about the gold paint that she used in some of her paintings. She was nice enough to explain exactly what type of paint it was and how the properties of that paint went well with the image she was trying to convey in her paintings…or something that nature. I was too nervous to listen carefully. Idiot. 

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Photos from the LA Vigil

Saturday, June 6th, 2009


There were nationwide vigils held for Laura Ling and Euna Lee on Wednesday night. I attended the one in LA. Families, friends, and supporters of the two journalists detained in North Korea were all there, it was quite a turnout. The husbands of the journalists and Lisa Ling were also there to give a live CCN interview with Anderson Cooper. I can’t even imagine the emotions and thoughts that might be going through their minds right now— yet they tried their best to stay strong, smile, and give thanks to the people who showed up to the event. It was an emotional night. 

The women went to trail three days ago, and we still haven’t heard anything regarding the verdict. Let’s pray for their families to be comforted in this time and for Laura and Euna to return home to them as soon as possible. 
Thank you, LA Observed and Angry Asian Man, for using my photographs to raise awareness to this issue. The more people know about it and the more media coverage they get, the better.

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Human After All

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009



Obama during his time of “self-searching”. Photographs taken during his freshman year at Occidental College by Lisa Jack. 

“Barack Obama: The Freshman” on view at M+B through July 18. 
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