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South Korean artist’s response to the Division of Korea

16-Dec-06

South Korean artist’s response to the Division of Korea

South Korean Artists' Response to the Issue of Divided Korea Lecture by Jim Hoare and Jiyoon Lee Monday 11 December at Asia House 6.45-7.45pm The current exhibition at Asia House is producing much food for thought. This is now the third post devoted to the exhibition and is unlikely to be the last. In an evening of two halves on Monday night, Jim Hoare, BAKS president and the UK's first chargé d'affaires in Pyongyang, gave a lucid overview of the history of the DPRK and engagement with the South; while Jiyoon Lee, curator of the exhibition, followed with a discussion of post-division South Korean art. Hoare's presentation was compelling, and he held the audience's attention absolutely. He finished his talk with some photos from ...
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Circuit Diagram at Cell gallery

26-Oct-06
What do a 20 dollar bill, a spirit level, a geodesic dome, and a loudspeaker chanting Mongolian love songs in Korean have in common? That's the question posed by the introduction to a multinational contemporary art show in the Cell gallery space in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney. And answered. The loudspeaker chanting the Mongolian love songs appears in the above installation by Kira Kim: A Security Garden as Paranoia (mixed media, 2006) (Apologies for the poor image quality: I only had my mobile phone with me on an unplanned visit). Other works on display by Korean artists were Lee Yong Baek: Angel Soldier Jeon Joon Ho: The White House Yeon Doo Jung: Location 12 The 20 dollar bill was a piece of video art by Jeon Joon ...
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