This Japanese film tells the story of a janitor who cleans the public toilets of Tokyo. In following his journey, the audience learns to appreciate brief connections that don’t last and journeys without destinations.
Hammer Museum is currently exhibiting “Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea” inspired by the rapidly changing cultural and economic climate following the Korean War. The exhibition was a groundbreaking departure from abstract painting, an art form that had previously dominated the landscape of Korean Art, and introduced “Experimental Art” to Korea.
On May 1, 1922, Bang Jeong-hwan declared the first Children’s Day, marking one of his most prominent achievements as someone who believed that children were the key to Korea’s future as an independent nation.