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Los Angeles Times
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: Legality matters less and less in increasingly aggressive immigration enforcement
To the editor: In Monday's Los Angeles Times, a letter writer asserted that her Latino housekeeper and gardener aren't afraid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids because they came here legally ('Letters to the Editor: Two readers disagree over claims of racial profiling in ICE raids,' June 27). In the same issue, there was a story about a Korean-born man who also came here legally and is a U.S. citizen ('L.A. Army veteran with Purple Heart self-deports to South Korea under threat of deportation,' June 27). He deported himself because he was under threat of deportation due to nearly 20-year-old drug convictions. No doubt the letter writer would point out that her housekeeper and gardener haven't broken any laws. But that misses the point. The point is that in the current climate, if someone in authority decides that they want your housekeeper or gardener or you out of the country, they'll find a way to do it. Grinnell Almy, Los Angeles .. To the editor: OK, I confess that my ancestors were illegal immigrants. They squatted here without permission on land that was not their own. They brought deadly diseases the locals had never seen before. They claimed to be refugees, but never registered with anyone, never got a green card and absolutely refused to leave. When did they come? In 1620 on the Mayflower. Gee, maybe I should self-deport. I hear England's nice this time of year. Katharine Waitman, Los Angeles
Korea Herald
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
MMCA's newly acquired archives strengthen architectural collection
State museum acquires archival materials on architecture, video art pioneer Paik Nam-june The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea announced on Monday its Art Research Center has acquired some 30,000 archival materials in the last year and a half, much of which concerns Korean contemporary architects Woo Kyu-sung and Joh Sung-yong as well as video art pioneer Paik Nam-june. Born in 1941, Korean-born American architect Woo Kyu-sung has explored the cultural dichotomy between Korea and the US in the architectural practice. He has designed landmark buildings in Korea and abroad, such as Ho-Am Museum of Art, Whanki Museum, Olympic Village Apartments in Seoul and Korean Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Some 100 volumes of Woo's design journals are part of the archival collection obtained by the museum that show the architect's ideas, conceptual sketches, reflections on the design process and consideration for improvements. He had kept design journals since the 1970s when his career started, according to the museum. Around 20,000 archival materials, including the journals, about Woo's practice that feature his design drawings and models were collected, according to the museum. Architect Joh Sung-yong, born in 1944, rose to prominence after winning the design competition for the Asian Games Athletes' Village and Memorial Park in 1983 in Seoul. The museum collected some 1,200 archival items of Cho's practices such as photographs, models, sketches and press clippings, which span his architectural career from 1965 to 2020s. Korean-born video art pioneer Paik Nam-june's archives have strengthened through the new acquisition. Photographer Lee Eun-joo, a pioneering photographer in the art scene, began taking monumental portrait photographs of artists in the 1980s. Her photographs of Paik and 4,000 samples of Paik's archival footage were newly collected this year. The museum also said it acquired 5,900 archival pieces from American artist Mark Patsfall concerning Paik. Some 400 video art projects by Paik were created in collaboration with Patsfall, who closely worked with Paik as a technician and designer from 1984 to 2002. Meanwhile, some 1,200 archival pieces concerning Korean artist Kim Chong-hak, including early drawings, were part of a new acquisition offering insight into the artist's evolving practice. Kim began his career in the early 1960s, creating works that reflected the social conflicts and realities of postwar Korean society. The newly acquired materials have become part of the Art Research Center's archival collection that now consists of some 490,000 materials, according to the museum. The museum stated that it plans to actively make use of these resources through exhibitions, publications, academic programs and original material access services.
Korea Herald
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
'Open Circuits' in Abu Dhabi explores curatorial collaboration
The exhibition 'Layered Medium: We Are In Open Circuits' runs through Monday Collaborating on an exhibition sometimes poses challenges, as it requires constant communication and research until the curators succeed in drawing a visual narrative together. The metaphor 'open circuits' in the exhibition 'Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits' embodies not only the content of the exhibition itself but the process of co-curation. The exhibition, which is on view at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, is the first-ever exhibition in the Middle East to comprehensively show Korean art spanning from the 1960s to the present. It was co-curated by UK-based independent curator Maya El Khalil and Yeo Kyung-hwan of the Seoul Museum of Art. 'Creating a meaningful dialogue between curators from two countries required considerable time -- it took over a year and a half for us to evolve our genuine dialogue between perspectives and visions into the exhibition,' El Khalil said in a recent interview with The Korea Herald. The collaborative process itself mirrored the exhibition's central concept of "open circuits,' she said. Inspired by a 1965 statement by Korean-born video art founder Paik Nam-june that says, 'we are in open circuits,' the exhibition shows how Korean contemporary art can be interpreted in different contexts depending on the viewers, curators and the region. 'We focused on how artists have used shifts in artistic mediums to reflect on the changes that happened to them, and how they used art, new technology and innovations across media and form to process and synthesize those changes. 'Visitors appreciate that these aren't just Korean stories, but shared contemporary experiences,' El Khalil said. Yeo said working with El Khalil triggered a change in perspectives for co-curation, which she had considered 'almost impossible.' The exhibition in Abu Dhabi evolved from an exhibition in Seoul held last year, titled 'SeMA Omnibus: At the End of the World Split Endlessly," which reexamined the museum's collection. 'The original concept and exhibition were renewed and revisited for our current exhibition as a result of my co-curation with Maya El Khalil,' Yeo said. 'The exhibition is a form of storytelling, highlighting how different generations of artists responded to key moments in Korea's political and cultural history. 'By framing this in a non-linear, conceptual way, we offer audiences in Abu Dhabi a deeper understanding of how Korean avant-garde art was shaped by and continues to shape larger global narratives,' she said. Forty-eight works in the exhibition include those by artists who have recently garnered global attention -- such as Lee Bul, Yang Hae-gue, Lee Kun-yong, Chung Seo-young and Kang Seok-yeong -- demonstrating how Korean contemporary art has continuously renewed itself in a changing world. 'This mirrors the dynamic cultural identity of Abu Dhabi, where the traditions of the past and the drive for innovation coexist, highlighting that we are standing within an open circuit,' Yeo added. A companion exhibition, 'Intense Proximities,' will take place in December at Seoul Museum of Art, featuring a collection from Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, the co-organizer of the Abu Dhabi exhibition along with SeMA, as well as other significant works by UAE-based practitioners. 'For the past decade, the focus of the Seoul Museum of Art's international exchanges has primarily been with non-Western regions, such as Asia, the Middle East and South America. We are no longer concerned with following the Western art flow or its historical canon,' Yeo said. She continued: 'Rather, our focus lies in the recognition of art as one of many diverse branches, with increasing attention to the historical and cultural 'glocal' context that shapes each region's unique identity.' El Khalil suggests art serves as a 'crucial interface' for processing and relating to the changing world on different scales, and as a curator, she believes she creates frameworks that allow audiences to encounter shared experiences. 'It's about dialogue and opening circuits of meaning rather than simply presenting objects or delivering predetermined messages,' she said of her curatorial philosophy. 'In our increasingly complex world, fraught with technological, social, geopolitical and urban change, art shows us that we're not passive observers but always active participants creating meaning and connection,' she added.
The Irish Sun
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Modern Family star comes out as bisexual five years after end of hit sitcom
A MODERN Family star has come out as bisexual, five years after the end of the hit sitcom. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, 18, portrayed the character Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family for the entire 11-season run. 5 A Modern Family star has come out as bisexual, five years after the end of the hit sitcom Credit: Instagram 5 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons shared a video with fans Credit: TikTok 5 She did so in a playful manner, by using some audio from a season four episode Credit: TikTok Lily was the adopted daughter of the comedy's beloved gay couple Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet). Aubrey began the series in 2009 at the young age of four. Now, in a new video shared on TikTok, the actress has come out as bisexual. And she does so in a playful manner, by using some audio from a season four episode. In the episode, called The Future Dunphys, a young Lily claims she's gay. And Aubrey wrote over the top of the video: 'People keep joking so much about me being being gay when I literally am (I'm bi).' In the clip, the star lip syncs to: 'No I'm not, I'm gay! I'm gay!' Aubrey added to the video: ''hehe happy pride month and to all a good night #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #pride #fyp #bi.' Most read in TV Since Modern Family went off-air in 2020, the 18-year-old former TV star took a break from acting to pursue her rock music career. Modern Family cast reunites in 'iconic' moment – but Jesse Tyler Ferguson calls out 'shameful' group for snub Aubrey - who is the daughter of Korean-born Lucifer actress Amy Anderson - often shares videos of the group performing on social media. And she's remained close with the Modern Family cast since the season finale. Last year, Jesse attended Aubrey's school production of The Burn and shared photos of the sweet reunion on Instagram. The star hasn't shied away from acting altogether though since Modern Family, and appeared in a short film named Tallwinds last year. Last month, Aubrey opened up about her fame at a young age in a TikTok video. The Cast of Modern Family Modern Family had an 11-year run on ABC before the sitcom's end in 2020. Here's a list of the iconic cast. Julie Bowen Ty Burrell Eric Stonestreet Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sarah Hyland Nolan Gould Sofia Vergara Ariel Winter Ed O'Neill Rico Rodriguez Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Jeremy Maguire She said to her 2.4million TikTok followers: 'People ask things like, 'How did you know you wanted to do that when you were four? How do you know you love something when you're so young?' And the truth is, you don't. 'My mom wasn't like, 'you're going to do this,' it was not like that. 'I was not abused on set or anything like that, but you don't know what you're getting yourself into at four years old when you sign a contract to be on a show.' Read more on the Irish Sun Aubrey continued: 'Also, being on a TV show from a young age, people really took digs at my acting choices or they would say I'm a bad actor. 'I don't feel like I need to prove myself to other people... but it was really hard for me to grow up with so many people's opinions around me.' 5 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons portrayed the character Lily Tucker-Pritchett Credit: Getty 5 Aubrey, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet Credit: Getty
Korea Herald
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Arko, Getty forge partnership to exchange research programs
Partnership comes ahead of 100th birthday of late artist Paik Nam-june in 2032 Arts Council Korea, a national institution dedicated to promoting arts and culture, and Getty Research Institute, a US-based center for historical art research, conservation and scholarship, announced partnership on Thursday to collaborate on art history research, exchanging research projects and scholars. The announcement was made ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Korean-born video artist Paik Nam-june in 2032, according to Arko. Starting from fall 2025, a delegation of Arko staff members will visit Getty to learn about their archival holdings, research projects and history of international exchange. Getty staff will pay a reciprocal visit to Arko and the Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, to discuss their next steps, according to Getty Research Institute. 'The Arts Council Korea will put forward full efforts to function as a foothold for Korean art to be heralded globally with diverse international partnerships,' said Choung Byoung-gug, chairperson of Arko, Thursday. Arko will fund a pilot program in 2026 for Korean guest researchers to embark on a summer residency at Getty to explore the topic of Paik with a focus on his connections with a wider international circle of artists and his legacy in contemporary art. 'Fluxus was an absolutely seminal moment in Paik's career. We have one of the largest collections in the world of Fluxus art, and it came through the first collector of Fluxus art, named Jean Brown. We also have the archive of David Tutor, who was a frequent collaborator with avant-garde, and he was John Cage's closest collaborator,' Andrew Perchuk, deputy director of the Getty Research Institute, told The Korea Herald. Arko is a public institute under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It operates arts platforms including the Arko Art Center and participates in the Korean Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles is a leading international center with special collections and an array of programs. It forged its first official collaboration with a Korean institution, the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, in 2024.
