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Good Morning Mr Nam June Paik

Good Evening, Ms. Jiyoon Lee!

by Matthew Jackson on 11 March, 2008

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Matthew Jackson reports from last Thursday’s gallery talk at the KCC
I had assumed that the Nam June Paik talk by Jiyoon Lee would take the form of a tour around the gallery itself. The schedule of the evening was fuller than I had expected, and required the setting of the ‘Sejong Room’ on the basement [...]

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We look forward to lunchtime

17 February 2008 Bae Junsung
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An assessment of “Good Morning, Mr Paik Nam June”
Korean Cultural Centre, UK, 1 Feb – 2 Mar, Mon-Fri 9:30 – 5:30
It must be a very attractive prospect to be offered the job of curating a prestigious exhibition at the high-profile launch of a cultural centre. Having a blank canvas to work on certainly must be [...]

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The ribbon is cut; the Centre is open

2 February 2008 Bae Junsung

Jennifer Barclay reports from the official opening ceremony of the new Korean Cultural Centre UK.
Korea has been ’setting the pace of popular culture far beyond its boundaries in the last decade,’ noted Mr Andrew Ramsay (left) of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in the opening remarks at the launch of the Korean Cultural [...]

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Good Morning, Mr Choi

1 February 2008 Choi Jeong-hwa

Congratulations to Choi Kyuhak and all at the Korean Cultural Centre UK on the opening of their very splendid new premises off Trafalgar Square. The formal opening ceremony took place on 30 January – a report is coming soon from Jennifer – and there was another party last night to launch their first cultural event, [...]

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