I was on the bus and heard a song by Rick Springfield called "Jesse's Girl". Hearing this song in Korea was a surprise. It took me back to 1982. Anyone can appreciate this song. Which is how I feel about Sang Sang Ma Dang (pronounced Song Song Ma Dong). One half gift shop one half art gallery, Sang Sang Ma Dang is located in the heart of Hongdae. Now for those of you that don't know Hongdae is the mecca of young college Seoul Korea. Which is saying a lot considering there are about 40 Universities in this city. It's the part on town that always has people roaming the streets. Sang Sang Ma Dang is the frozen pizza of Korean art. It ain't super bad and it ain't super good. When I go there I know what I'm getting. This time around they had some nice graphic design pieces and upstairs photography. I got some picts of the graphic design. The photography was of...you guessed it, sad people within the space of city/nature/home. "Dear korean photographers, I get it. People are sad." I was with a friend and the exhibit was so sad we started to laugh at it. But you know the quality of the print was something. The printer (or computer) did one hell of a job printing. So Mr. Printer...props.
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