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Choi Jeong-hwa

Surprise and a sense of fun: the UK’s gateway to Korean culture

by Philip Gowman on 6 February, 2009

in Choi Jeong-hwa, Exhibition reviews and comment, Interviews and features, KCCUK, Shine a Light

Jennifer Barclay visits the Korean Cultural Centre on its first birthday, experiences Choi Jeong-hwa’s exhibition, and meets the KCC’s director, Kyuhak Choi.

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Shine a Light on KCC’s first birthday

22 January 2009 Choi Jeong-hwa
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Details of the Choi Jeong-hwa exhibition starting late January 2009, celebrating the first birthday of the Korean Cultural Centre

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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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Long-awaited London Korean Cultural Centre nearly ready

24 January 2008 Choi Jeong-hwa

When I walked past the new Korean Cultural Centre the day before yesterday the windows were still covered up, and, through the gaps in the covers, you could see the builders inside racing to finish before the grand opening day.
The Centre officially opens at the end of the month, at a ceremony to be attended [...]

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J Scott Burgeson: Korea Bug

11 August 2007 Book reviews: traditional culture
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(Eunhaeng Namu, Seoul, 2005)

A recent article in the JoongAng daily about a foreigner in Seoul who hasn’t made himself popular with hypersensitive and volatile Korean netizens introduced me to a gem. Burgeson, a foreigner who has been in Seoul since 1996 is one of the more unusual expats out there in that he takes an [...]

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Choi Jeong-hwa Welcome in Wolverhampton

8 July 2007 Choi Jeong-hwa

In his first solo show in a UK public gallery, Choi Jeong-hwa’s exhibition, Welcome, is also one of the first shows to be held in Wolverhampton Art Gallery’s new exhibition space.
Choi has celebrated by wrapping the gallery in bright-coloured ribbons (below left) – a project reminiscent of his installation as part of the Seoul Until [...]

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Uncovering Wonderland

5 December 2006 Cho Duck-hyun
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Review of the Asia House exhibition by Beccy Kennedy
The multi-storey, multi-story exhibition of contemporary Korean art at Asia House, Through the Looking Glass, provides a multi-faceted Korean art experience, in terms of the media used and the themes approached by the artists. Independent curator, Jiyoon Lee, uses the looking glass as an audience-friendly metaphor to [...]

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“Through the Looking Glass” panel discussion at Asia house

26 November 2006 Cho Duck-hyun

Yesterday morning’s panel session gave a priveleged [1] insight into the work of some of the artists represented at the stimulating show at Asia House. Chaired by Beth McKillop of the V&A, the discussant panel included Alessio Antoniolli from Gasworks, Hans Ulrich Obrist from The Serpentine, curator Jiyoon Lee and artists Duck-hyun Cho, Yeondoo [...]

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