An artist surely has, at least once, been mesmerized by Edgar Degas or Toulouse Lautrec who inspired many other artists with paintings of dancing scene. It is in fact makes us realize the soundness of such subjects as a source of inspiration. I, for one, feel the same about them, but personally I haven’t come across many dances in my life, although I occasionally felt such feelings between long times when I attended stage performances.

 

The recent decision by the city of Seoul to ban or in some possible instances fine street posting (for major international sporting events that will be held in 1986 and 88) is rather overly uniform and standardized, so strenuously that one should now worry about its prospective excessiveness.

 

A country that is culturally desolate (owing to the heavily cliche and institutionalized environment) should in fact do the opposite in controlled, moderate resolution. Postering of cultural events are now being excessively banned by the central government in the name of clean streets are regrettable, especially when there is a sad, lingering cultural insufficiency with no direct link between the producers and the potential audience. Although admittedly there are some elements of visual pollution, it is our need to preserve at least the existing environment for cultural activities to stand.

 

* Unpulished manuscript by Kang, presumed written in the 1980s.