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[The Glitch #03] The Sublime Object of Ideology: Korean Beauty Standards and the Metaverse
September 28, 2022 — In the third episode of The Glitch, Asia Society Korea Senior Contributor David Tizzard and Digital Content Development Officer Michelle Ju Sihyun explore the intersection of beauty and technology in contemporary South Korea. This visual exploration traverses the traditional Korean concepts of gwansang (face reading) and yeobek (white space), the ideas of the philosophers Byung-Chul Han and Marshall McLuhan, as well as the idea of beauty itself. (20 min., 57 sec.)
The Glitch is Asia Society Korea's digital portal into South Korean culture, politics, law, and society.