The cannier punters at the KCCUK’s Present from the Past auction tonight (8 October) were bidding for newly-announced Venice Biennale artist (http://bit.ly/cOE05q) Lee Yong-baek # [Read More]
Month: October 2010 (page 3)
The Housemaid (하녀, 2010) review: Im Sang-soo’s lavish and ruthless reimagining
Though not as subtly stated, socially accurate, or downright claustrophobic and creepy as its illustrious predecessor, The Housemaid still stands its ground as a well realised and gripping thriller which deftly shows that power can easily become as addictive as a drug… [Read More]
Korean Film at the 54th BFI London Film Festival
Three Korean movies at the BFI London Film Festival this year. At the time of writing the evening screenings of Poetry and End of Animal are sold out, but there are still tickets for the others. Film descriptions by Tony Rayns, from the BFI website. Lee Chang-dong: Poetry Thu 21 October 20:15 Vue Screen 5 … [Read More]
Kang Eemyun in Union Gallery group show
It’s been a while since Union Gallery had a Korean artist showing, but their current group exhibition features Kang Eemyun. “THE MOUNTAIN WHERE WHALES ONCE LIVED 09/10/10 – 14/11/10 UNION is pleased to announce ‘The Mountain where Whales Once Lived’ a group exhibition with artists Eemyun Kang, Alisa Margolis, Dolly Thompsett and Suling Wang. Eemyun … [Read More]
What could the looming power shift mean for North Korea?
More Kim Jong-un related tea-leaf reading today, courtesy of the Frontline Club: First Wednesday: What could looming power shift mean for North Korea? Little is known about Kim Jong-il’s youngest son Kim Jong Un but his promotion to North Korea’s powerful defence commission is being interpreted as a clear sign that he is being groomed … [Read More]
The North Korean EU Residents Society
The North Koreans have a European Union Residents Society?? Based in New Malden of course, headed by defector Kim Ju-il (right). Read their letter in the FT http://bit.ly/90ayMs #, also reported by the Front Line Club: Ordinary North Koreans and the ruling class are deeply humiliated by Kim Jong-il’s begging to China. (Image: BBC) [Read More]
The Brilliant Comrade: reading the tea leaves
The DPRK has such a cloud of mystery around it that it spawns an industry of authors and journalists who pick through the available scraps of information to try to construct a narrative of what might possibly be going on – some of which might be true but much of which is pure speculation. It … [Read More]
Formula 1 comes to Gwanghwamun
Great pic: Admiral Yi Sun-shin and King Sejong, two of Korea's greatest ancient heroes, look down on a Formula 1 car: http://bit.ly/aqkYKL # [Read More]
Little Angels pay tribute to war veterans
It’s a mammoth and very expensive exercise. The Little Angels, the cute young troupe of dancing girls sponsored by the Unification Church, are touring all 16 of the UN countries who supplied combat troops to defend the Republic of Korea against the invading DPRK forces 60 years ago, displaying once again Korea’s gratitude to the … [Read More]
Feetmanseoul at All University Fashion Week
All University Fashion Week pictures now online at Feetmanseoul. Great pics, great designs. http://bit.ly/chyJUm #. via @metropolitician [Read More]
Korea’s kimchi cabbage crisis
Robert Neff reports on Korea’s kimchi crisis at the Marmot’s Hole. More than $10 for a kimchi cabbage! http://bit.ly/aljg2B # [Read More]
Seoul fortune-tellers analyse Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un "a violent character prone to display double standards": http://bit.ly/9IOf1Z # That’s the analysis on the junior Kim by fortune-tellers in South Korea who have studied his face, including the size of his forehead, the arrangement of his eyes, his cheekbone contour, and the thickness of his lips. But what if all the above … [Read More]
Kahoidong.com on KBS
David Kilburn talks about hanok preservation in an interview with KBS World: http://bit.ly/9seisq #. I do hope the KCC get around to inviting him to give a talk. This is an important subject. [Read More]
Little Angels and big frustrations
26 Sept 2010: Updated information about how to book for Saturday’s Little Angels performance: http://bit.ly/cc6n4w # 29 Sept 2010: Still waiting for my Little Angels tickets. I wonder if they will arrive? Has anyone got theirs? Mysterious impersonal booking system grrrr # 30 Sept 2010: The most annoying thing about the Little Angels ticketing system … [Read More]
SOAS evening seminars: Autumn season
Here are the details so far of the Autumn series of free evening seminars at SOAS: Date: Friday, 15 October 2010 Time: 17:00 Title: Reevaluation of the Introduction and Circulation of Western Learning (sŏhak 西學) and Early Conversions to Catholicism in Late Chosŏn Korea Speaker: Dr Andreas Mueller-Lee (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Venue: Room G50, Main Building, … [Read More]
October events 2010
Here’s what’s coming up this month as far as I know: Film The BFI London Film Festival has three Korean films inconveniently clashing on 21 and 22 October: Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry, Hong Sang-soo’s Oki’s Film and Jo Sung-hee’s End of Animal KCC screenings this month are Handphone (14 Oct) and Rough Cut (28 Oct) Music … [Read More]