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Far East Fine Art: Korean artists at the Mall Galleries

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by Philip Gowman on 16 March, 2010

in Arts, Events news

News of a group show at the Mall Galleries, 23rd Mar – 3rd Apr 2010, 10am – 5pm (Closes 4pm on final day).
As interest in the arts of the Far East becomes greater than ever, a new company has been established which aims to present its best, most innovative artists to a new audience.
Founded by [...]

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Review: 53 young Korean artists at the Bargehouse

15 March 2010 4482
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Fifty three young Korean artists in one place, 2010’s 4482 exhibition is its third and biggest ever incarnation. The initiative’s name is drawn from the UK’s and South Korea’s international dialling codes (+44 and +82 respectively) and focuses on young Korean artistic talent based in the London area. In many cases the artists are students, [...]

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Yeon Lee ‘Re-use Me’ at the Jerwood Space

3 March 2010 Arts
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News of an unusual installation at the Jerwood Space:
Yeon Lee: Re-use me
(curated by Gyeyeon Park)
Project Space, Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London, SE1 0LN
Exhibition: 1 March – 6 April 2010
Open: Monday – Friday 9 – 5pm, Saturday 11 – 3pm
Admission: Free
‘Re-use me’ is an installation of new work by Yeon Lee. Made for the project [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2010-02-22

22 February 2010 Film
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Kick a man when he’s down: steal his shoes from the funeral parlour. Sole searching in the JoongAng Daily http://bit.ly/adnzyI #
Biggest mass wedding in a decade: 14,000 are spliced in Unification Church ceremony: http://bit.ly/bFouGw #
New Product Approval Bill expected to be passed 26 Feb. Unnecessary intervention or saving bankers from themselves? http://bit.ly/c9Mk2s #
Good interview with [...]

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4482 [SASAPARI] Utopia / Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views

18 February 2010 4482
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Now in its third year, 4482 [SASAPARI] is the annual showcase for Korean contemporary artists living and working in London. In 2010, subtitled Utopia/ Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views, it presents the latest work from 53 artists in the cavernous Bargehouse building on the South Bank.
In the art world’s continual search for the new, [...]

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Kim Yeon returns to the Albemarle Gallery

13 February 2010 Albemarle
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One of LKL’s favourite exhibitions of 2009 was Korean Aesthetics at Albemarle Gallery. One of the artists from that exhibition, Kim Yeon, returns to the Albemarle in a group show which also includes work by David Reimondo and four talented graduates from 2009.
From the exhibition catalogue:
Kim Yeon’s sculptures encourage moments of meditation and contemplation from [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2010-02-01

1 February 2010 Business
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I wonder how much KIA had to pay for all those advertising billboards at the Australian Open men's final? #
Park Ji-sung scores in Man U's 3-1 rout of Arsenal. http://bit.ly/dgCYoK #
President Lee promotes Korean food at Davos (and pays his wife a nice compliment) http://bit.ly/9yiX5u #
A whole month has gone by without an events notice [...]

Companies:
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Kim Hong-do’s Album of scenes from Daily Life

31 January 2010 Arts
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Eunjung Shin continues her exploration of some of the works you can find in the British Museum’s Korean collection
Throughout the five hundred years of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910), the everyday lives of the common people were rarely depicted in painting. On the contrary, landscape painting was the preferred genre, or other paintings with themes related [...]

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Pause and Eject 2 – A show by Goldsmiths MFA students

25 January 2010 Arts
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Notice of a show this week at Shoreditch Town Hall.

PAUSE AND EJECT 2 is the second and last interim show from the current 2nd year Art Practice students at Goldsmiths before their final MFA exhibition together in July 2010.
Since the hugely successful first ‘Pause and Eject’ exhibition at The Rag Factory back in May 2009, [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2010-01-11

11 January 2010 Celebs
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Could you imagine hot Hollywood stars modeling for an air conditioner? http://bit.ly/4HCpob. Han Ye-seul & Song Seung-heon earn their fees. 11:35 PM Jan 9th from bit.ly

JamesTurnbull: @lklinks See what Londoner Bruce Haines says to understand why (is head of Korea’s largest ad agency, Cheil Worldwide) http://ow.ly/UE9k 11:47 PM Jan 9th from HootSuite [...]

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Ways of Seeing at I-MYU

5 January 2010 Arts
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I-MYU’s 2010 exhibition season starts with a two-parter curated by Gunwoo Shin, who is also one of the participating artists.
Ways of Seeing
Part I: Opening reception : 7th January 2010 6-8pm 7 – 27 January 2010
Heena Kim | Jihye Park | Jung-Ouk Hong | Soonhak Kwon | Tina Hage
Part II: Opening reception : 29th January 2010 [...]

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The Silence of Time: Francesca Cho in Seoul

4 January 2010 Arts
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London-based Korean artist Francesca Cho is currently in Seoul on a working sabbatical. She has a solo show entitled “The Silence of Time” in the Pyunghwa Gallery at the Catholic Centre, by Myungdong Cathedral, 13-26 January 2010.

“The Silence of time”
 초대의 글 
자연과 인간의 조화로움을 어두움과 빛의 이미지를 통해 보여 주는 작가 조 프렌체스카의 개인전을 마련했습니다. 
조 프렌체스카의 [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-12-28

28 December 2009 About LKL
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Top 10 Reasons We Can’t Wait to Close 2009: A gloomy look at the past 12 months in the Korea Times http://bit.ly/7kctSh. 6:44 PM Dec 22nd from bit.ly
Just watched Haeundae on R2 DVD. What was the fuss about? Dull, dull, dull. Maybe the domestic cut was better (17 mins longer). 9:14 PM [...]

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The Stone Buddha in the British Museum

16 December 2009 British Museum
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Eunjung Shin continues her survey of the treasures in the Korean gallery in the British Museum

As you enter the Korean gallery in the British Museum you might easily overlook the small stone Buddha at the entrance, his face turned modestly to the ground. If you want to see his expression, you have to sit down [...]

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Cold Cell in the Old Police Station

14 December 2009 Arts
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Notice of an interesting exhibition put on by the Union Gallery.
19 December 2009 – 10 January 2010
UNION at the OLD POLICE STATION, 114 Amersham Street, London SE14 6LG

The exhibition will take place in the prison cells and ground floor gallery space of a now disused police station. Like the title already suggests, the meaning of [...]

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