From Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art to the D Museum, Seoul’s art destinations nourish international travelers and inspire Koreans. Punto Blu, however, wants to do both. The brand new venue wants to provide a platform for emerging artists and garner attention from the global art community. Located in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong neighborhood, the open-concept concrete space features a bar, a smattering of chairs and tables, large windows to …
As the sun set over the series of artificial islands known as Sebitseom, rising up from Seoul’s Han River, hundreds of guests processed into an experience of explosive, living art. The vision of Singapore-brewed, globally consumed Tiger Beer, “Tiger Roar” (as the raucous night was known) concluded a year’s worth of the brand’s Uncaged Night events. The diverse slate of talent—individuals drawn from various industries across a …
Farewell to NASA’s Kepler Telescope Kepler—the beloved NASA telescope responsible for discovering 70% of the 3,800 confirmed “alien worlds” to date—officially met its end yesterday. After nearly a decade of exploration, the telescope ran out of fuel and can no longer transmit data or focus on transient objects in space. During its time in flight the Kepler was able to study nearly 150,000 stars simultaneously and …
