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Contemporary Korean ceramics show as part of the London Korean Festival 2006

Traditional Yet Contemporary sale at Bonhams

22-Nov-06
The sale of contemporary Japanese and Korean ceramics at Bonhams on 7 November was the first time that a London auction had a focus on Korean work. As such, there was a lot of admiration from buyers as to the quality of the work, but when it came to putting hands in pockets buyers were more cautious. With limited past sale history to go on, the punters were unwilling to speculate. I'm always disappointed when I go into a gallery and the nice young lady behind the counter starts talking about how well a particular artist has done at auction, and what a great investment this artist is going to be. Naively, I would like to think that people buy works ...
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Review: Traditional yet Contemporary

08-Jun-06
Air Gallery, London, May 29 - June 3 2006 As Stephanie Seung-min Kim says in her article introducing the exhibition, "...culture can only be seen in a clear light when compared with other cultures. I believe that is why Korean ceramic works have to be judged more in an international setting." The exhibition demonstrated the truth of this statement, but not, I think, in the way she intended. Related posts:Traditional Yet Contemporary sale at Bonhams The sale of contemporary Japanese and Korean ceramics at Bonhams...Korean Ceramics - Traditional Yet Contemporary One of the highlights of this year’s Korean festival is...Focus on a piece of happiness The story goes that Bernard Leach, browsing in a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another ...
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Korean Ceramics - Traditional Yet Contemporary

27-May-06
One of the highlights of this year's Korean festival is likely to be the exhibition at Air Gallery in Dover Street -- juxtaposing the work of contemporary British potters with the work of modern Korean ceramic artists. Stephanie Seungmin Kim, curator of the show, explains. There's something rather comforting about traditional Korean ceramics. And this long and authentic tradition of Korean ceramic techniques is revitalized by modern ceramic artists to reveal the very best of the Modern Korean ceramics. These creations are now on show in London for a week, ensconced in the world of British contemporary arts. A week away from the land where its very own earth clay shaped them developed into a mission for me as some sort ...
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