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Good Evening, Ms. Jiyoon Lee!

11-Mar-08

Good Evening, Ms. Jiyoon Lee!

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 level, newly fitted out with lecture-room tables and an LG flat screen TV of considerable proportions. The talk material had evidently been prepared very carefully for a non-Korean audience, which was much appreciated by those non-Koreans who did make it (in spite of the late announcement). Jiyoon Lee is an independent curator, and director of the London-based SUUM Project, which brought us Through the Looking Glass at ...
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We look forward to lunchtime

17-Feb-08

We look forward to lunchtime

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 appealing. But the flip side of the deal is that, when you only know the exhibition space from the designer's drawing board rather than in real life you are working with rather an unknown quantity. And when the inevitable nightmare comes, and you are trying to hang the show as builders struggle to finish the job, you must start to wonder if you were wise ...
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The ribbon is cut; the Centre is open

02-Feb-08
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 Centre off Trafalgar Square on 30 January. Popular culture does seem to be the focus of this coolly designed new space with its glass walls and funky chandeliers. But it's also about the fusion of rich traditions with contemporary dynamism, as the Korean Ambassador, Dr Cho (right), explained in his speech: a recognition of an artistic legacy. And so past the video art on the walls ...
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Good Morning, Mr Choi

01-Feb-08
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, Good Morning, Mr Nam June Paik, an exhibition featuring works by Korea's best known video artist together with work by other established and emerging Korean artists. It was impossible in the crowds to enjoy the art work (artist Kang Seunghee was understandably concerned about her vulnerably-placed screen, shown last year at Gallery Yujiro), but downstairs it was quieter. Also taking refuge down there was the designer ...
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