The first hanging of the Moon Generation exhibition, for all the fanfares which went with it, was disappointing. Single works by different artists can work in a room together – Christie’s showed us how with their recent photography sale – but the Moon Generation curator’s first shot at doing so failed. In part, this was … [Read More]
Month: July 2009 (page 3)
Meehyun Ahn at the Wigmore
Notice of a sparkling piano recital by Korean pianist Meehyun Ahn, this Sunday 12 July at the Wigmore Hall at 7:30pm. Meehyun Ahn (안미현) has been described as one of the leading pianists of her generation “with skilled and artistic excellence” who has been influenced by the traditional Russian school of pianism. Her solid and … [Read More]
Dasepo Naughty Girls screens at the KCC
A fun film coming up at the KCC tomorrow: Dasepo Naughty Girls (다세포 소녀) Director: E J-yong (2006, 111 mins) Thursday 9th July 2009, 7:00pm Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, KCC Synopsis Based on the popular Internet novel, “Multi-Cell Girl”, the film takes place in “No-Use High School”, a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student … [Read More]
Exhibition + screenings: Exploring Korea’s Cultural Legacy
For those who missed the Anglo-Korean Society event at the Korean Cultural Centre on 16th June, a slightly more extended version will be held at the Fulham Public Library this month, 16-19 July. Included will be all of Francesca Cho’s original paintings inspired by hangeul. A slideshow of her work was shown at the Cultural … [Read More]
A celebration of Korea’s finest cuisine at the KCC
News of an upcoming food event at the Korean Cultural Centre: A celebration of Korea’s finest cuisine at the KCC As a part of this summer’s food celebrations at the KCC we are pleased to announce the forthcoming workshop revealing some of the key skills behind Korean cooking. The event will be led by popular … [Read More]
Fun summer language classes
Notice of some innovative language classes this summer at the Cultural Centre. Particularly fun is “Korean through TV Dramas”, which will take an episode of a Korean soap and walk you through the key colloquialisms and vocabulary. Both of the courses will be very popular, so get your application in soon. SEJONG INSTITUTE Summer Special … [Read More]
Suh Do-ho doubles estimate in Christie’s London sale
The Christie’s sales of Korean artworks – and photography in particular – which took place on 1 July had mixed results. While the more expensive pieces made their estimates – and in the case of Suh Do-ho’s Some / One the hammer price came in at twice the estimate – some of the more entry-level … [Read More]
Fallen heroes – two contrasting Korean war films
June last year at the KCC saw the screening of two contrasting Korean War films from the 21st century. This year we saw two contrasting films from the last century, with very different perspectives. Lee Man-hee’s The Marines who Never returned takes a heroic look at the South Korean forces as the allied troops move … [Read More]
July events 2009
Here are the events for July: Exhibitions and sales The Christie’s sales of Korean work is on 1 July The Ideal Worlds exhibition at Sesame closes on 3 July (sorry for missing this off last month’s listings) The Phillips de Pury / Korean Eye Moon Generation exhibition at the Saatchi gallery closes on 5 July … [Read More]