South Korean Art Organizations Are Scrambling to Keep the Heirs of the Samsung Art Collection From Selling It Off to International Buyers
The heirs are considering selling the collection to pay off their $9.7 billion tax bill.
Lee Kun-Hee, former Samsung Group Chairman. Photo: Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images.
South Korea’s cultural leaders are worried about the fate of the multibillion-dollar art collection amassed by the late head of the Samsung empire. The heirs to the fortune are considering selling off prized artworks to pay a mountainous inheritance tax, rather than keeping the collection in the country as many had expected. Now, Korean arts organizations are all calling on the state to step in.
Watch: Resident Evil Village Release Date Revealed With Terrifying New Gameplay
Resident Evil Village, giving fans their first proper look at the sequel’s Gothic horror setting.
Kicking off with the introduction of the so-called Tall Woman teased in previous images, the action immediately shifts to Ethan Winters’ perspective, who appears to be utterly dumbfounded by the terrifying nightmare unfolding before his very eyes. In his quest to retrieve his and wife Mia’s stolen daughter, the protagonist must infiltrate a castle dominating the skyline – the Tall Woman’s abode and the home of what can only be described as vampires.
Letters from readers: Words matter
Letters from readers
Words matter
Often, we’re told that we need to do more than talk. While understanding the sentiment implied in the previous statement, devalues words in particular and language in general. We are suffering from the false notion that words and language mean little. A case in point played out in front of us on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
A group of self-described “patriots” who’ve listened to hateful, abusive, and racist language for the past few years took those words to heart and produced the ugly actions witnessed, not just by our nation but on the world stage.