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. It’s been a few months since I visited the Korean Cultural Centre, so I’m pleasantly surprised to be surprised by it again. I arrive to find stern armed guards in helmets staring at … [Read More]
Month: February 2009 (page 2)
Good Bad Weird on general release
We saw it at the festivals last year, now it’s on mainstream release. Astoundingly, the normally hostile Wendy Ide in The Times gives it 4 out of 5, while Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian gives it a more measured 3 out of 5. LKL probably would split the difference, as does Tom Huddleston in Time … [Read More]
FT hails New Malden parakeets, and other recent London Korean stories
First up, Professor Keith Howard from SOAS got featured in the JoongAng daily in an article entitled Samulnori beats in an English heart, on the occasion of a recent trip to Seoul to attend a Samulnori symposium. Professor Howard will soon be off to sunnier climes, with a year in Sydney Australia. Howard was recently … [Read More]
The Annual ULKS Korean Night
From Facebook, details of the annual Universities of London Korean Society Korean Evening. Usually at the Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, this year it has migrated to SOAS, where there is now a lively Korean Society. Location: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Date: Friday 6th February Time: Food Market 5-7pm Cultural Performances 7-8pm Food Prices: Bibimbap … [Read More]
Movable Metal Type – another world-beating Korean technology
Matthew Jackson continues his series of features on treasures from Korea’s past. It was arguably the most far-reaching invention since the wheel. Whereas the wheel enabled greater ease in transporting people and physical objects, the invention of metal type printing enabled the speedy transportation of ideas. The new technology was introduced in Korea 200 years … [Read More]
February Events 2009
Here’s what’s coming up in February Visual arts: The Choi Jeong-hwa KCC first anniversary show Shine a Light continues at the KCC. There’s a discussion forum on 5 February. Lee Jae-hyo’s solo show finishes at the Albermarle Gallery on 3 Feb, while Bae Chan-hyo’s show wraps up on 7 Feb at Purdy Hicks, as does … [Read More]
February is classic film month at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre has now been screening Korean films on a bi-weekly basis for a year now since the centre has opened. And to celebrate their year anniversary, they are delighted to present to you the Korean classic film series, which begins on Thursday 5 February with the screening of Han Myeong-mo’s classic Hyperbola … [Read More]