News of an upcoming exhibition in the Albemarle Gallery, 7-29 October: THE SENSES ; INTERACTIVE PERCEPTION BAE JOONSUNG | CHA JONGRYE | HONG SUNGCHUL 7 – 29 OCTOBER 2011 HADA Contemporary is pleased to present ‘The Senses ; Interactive Perception’ a group exhibition with artists Bae Joonsung, Cha Jongrye and Hong Sungchul. Although at first … [Read More]
Month: September 2011 (page 2)
North Koreans demonstrate in London
North Korean exiles demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy in London protesting against China repatriating refugees back to the DPRK – 22 September 2011. http://bit.ly/pQcm6i Photos by Michael Rank. [Read More]
Premium Korea at Harrods
A high profile four-week exhibition of some of Korea’s luxury brands is just coming to an end. I can only speculate as to how much KOTRA paid to hire the Exhibition Gallery at Harrods for four weeks. But space at the UK’s premier luxury department store doesn’t come cheap, and it must have taken a … [Read More]
Boston Globe photos of a Chinese tour group to Mt Kumgang
Yet more photos of North Korea – these are of the Chinese tour group to Mt Kumgang. From the Boston Globe. [Read More]
MY SHOPPING BAG: allegories of Seoul 2011
An interesting pop-up event as part of London Design Week: MY SHOPPING BAG: allegories of Seoul 2011 Global contemporary cultural pop-up project SEOUL-LONDON curated by JW STELLA Date: 24thSeptember-1st October 2011 Time: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Thursday 11am-7pm Venue: LA SCATOLA GALLERY, 1 Snowden Street, London, EC2A 2DQ, UK Private opening: Friday, 23 September, 6:30pm-8:30pm JW STELLA … [Read More]
Tripod Performance Night – Vanity of Vanities – at MokSpace
Those who attended the Crossfields opening night at the KCC two years ago may remember a striking performance by Ku Hye-young, who followed it up by doing a piano recital dressed in black bin bags. Expect more out-of-the-ordinary performance at Mokspace this Friday, together with a fashion showcase: Tripod Performance Night – Vanity of Vanities … [Read More]
UNLASTED: Imagination as Experience at Hanmi Gallery
Hanmi Gallery’s interim exhibitions are coming thick and fast. Here’s #5, which starts this Friday: UNLASTED 23 Sept – 7 Oct Hanmi Gallery 5th Interim Exhibition Private View Fri 23rd Sept, 6-‐9pm Hanmi Gallery, 30 Maple St, London, W1T 6HA. Opening Hours: Mon -‐ Sat 11am – 6pm You are invited to come and experience … [Read More]
Anglo-Korean Society annual dinner
Members of the Anglo Korean Society have a number of privileged events during the year. And probably the most special is the annual dinner in the Houses of Parliament. Members and guests only. It’s worth joining simply for the dinner. And even if you’ve done it before, the tour of parliament before the dinner is … [Read More]
The second East Asian Friendship Charity concert
Last year’s event was away somewhere in North Islington. This year it’s a bit more central: a recital by three talented musicians in St Lawrence Jewry: THE SECOND EAST ASIAN FRIENDSHIP CHARITY EVENT The Organising Committee (in association with the Japan Society, the Hong Kong Society, the British-Chinese, British-Japanese and British-Korean Law Associations, the Anglo-Korean … [Read More]
Discover the Taste of Korea at Harrods
As part of the big Premium Korea event at Harrods, this week there are some lunchtime cooking demonstrations: 19th-23rd September 2011 12 Noon – 2pm The Gourmet Cookshop, 2nd floor, Harrods 87–135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL The Korean cooking demonstration will be held by Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Agro-fisheries Trade … [Read More]
Kim Han-min interview: history, resistance and the Korean spirit
Kim Han-min talks in depth about Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon, exploring Korean history, genre balance, sound design, and the recurring themes linking his work to Paradise Murdered and Handphone. [Read More]
Joohee Chun – artist in residence in Graz
Congratulations to KAA member Joohee Chun – artist in residence for styrianARTfoundation, Austria. Two exhibitions of her new work in Graz, Austria, 8 Sept – 10 Nov 2011. [Read More]
Festival visit: Korea Calling at the Thames Festival 2011
Korea Calling this year was very well attended. The two-day event near the South Bank’s OXO Tower (Saturday September 10/Sunday September 11) formed part of the Thames Festival. This was the event’s fifth year, and there were plenty of features on when I visited on the Sunday. At the centre of Korea Calling was a … [Read More]
In pictures: Highlights of the Thames Festival 2011
The Sookmyung Gayageum Orchestra playing Wondergirls and SNSD. And their amazing body-popping dancer The Kukkiwon Taekondo demo team performing in the pouring rain. Amazing that no-one broke their neck The crazy K-pop lovers in their noraebang tent singing along to their favourite K-pop tunes The amazing enthusiasm & energy of the seemingly hundreds of young … [Read More]
Min-Jung Kym at the Institut Francais
Notice of a piano recital by Min-jung Kym: To open our Classical Tuesdays series, we are pleased to welcome the young Korean pianist Min-Jung Kym. Min-Jung has acquired a widely recognised reputation for her diverse range of styles and repertoire as a soloist, duo and chamber musician. She made her London solo concert debut at … [Read More]
London Korean Film Festival Announces 2011 Programme
Last night we were treated to a special preview screening of the opening film of this year’s London Korean Film Festival: Kim Han-min’s high-energy historical action film Arrow the Ultimate Weapon. It will get the festival off to a rip-roaring start, as The Man from Nowhere did last year. So the publicity campaign for the … [Read More]