The New Yorker talks to Heinz Insu Fenkl, translator of Yi Mun-yol’s short story An Anonymous Island nyr.kr/n1i5eR [Read More]
Month: September 2011 (page 3)
Collaboration between Baltic and NMCA
Godfrey Worsdale, Director of Gateshead’s Baltic Centre, talks at the National Museum of Contemporary Art about reaching new audiences bit.ly/nKyROx [Read More]
The new Manhattan Restaurant Jung Sik Dang
Yonhap Feature: A first look at a Seoul chef’s Manhattan offshoot bit.ly/rbyN2D. The new Manhattan Restaurant Jung Sik Dang. “A much better profile than the New York Times” via @subjectobjectverb [Read More]
Bae Chan-Hyo in group show at Quai Branly, Paris
Bae Chan-Hyo’s Existing in Costume and Fairy Tales series are in a current group show at the Quai Branly, Paris. Congratulations. bit.ly/pykj2G [Read More]
Don’t do drugs in Korea
What kind of idiot tries to smuggle cannabis seeds into Korea in a jar of peanut butter? Martin Uden advises: don’t try it! bit.ly/pmtdKX. Update 28 July 2015: Martin Uden’s ambassadorial blog has now been transferred to the National Archives and can be found here. [Read More]
Yeahwon nominated for a Grammy
Nice to see Yeahwon Shin nominated for a Grammy for her 2010 self-titled jazz / latin album “Yeahwon” bit.ly/nVyCnL [Read More]
Korea Design at 100% Design London 2011
Once again this year Korean designers will have their own pavilion at 100% Design London to showcase the range of design talent. There are often some independent Korean designers, too, in their own stalls. 100% Design London runs 22-25 September 2011 at Earls Court. Here are the details of the exhibitors in the Korean pavilion: … [Read More]
Bae Doo-na’s upcoming role in Cloud Atlas announced
Looking forward to seeing Bae Doo-na as a clone in Wachowski’s upcoming “Cloud Atlas”. Coverage in Chosun Ilbo | Korea Times | Joongang Ilbo [Read More]
Rolling Home With a Bull – September’s second evening screening at the KCC
Continuing the theme of films by female directors, the second screening this month is by Yim Soon-rye: Title: Rolling Home With a Bull Director: Yim Soon-rye Running Time: 106 mins Screening Date: 7pm, September 22, 2011 Number of Seats: 125 Theatre: Multi-purpose Hall Synopsis Seon-ho is a bachelor poet who returns to farming in a … [Read More]
Curator Talk at the V & A Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition
The V & A’s contemporary Korean ceramics exhibition comes to an end on 4 October. Its curator looks back on the exhibition at a free lunchtime talk on 28 September: When: Wed 28 September 2011 13:15 Where: Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre Hear more about this ceramics display from curator Christine Guth of the V&A. Jointly … [Read More]
Artists at Work: Process Recorded at the KCC
The KCC is pleased to announce an interesting and extensive 10-day artistic project, starting today: Artists at Work: Process Recorded 14 Sep 2011 – 24 Sep 2011 The Korean Cultural Centre (UK) is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Artists at Work: Process Recorded, an experimental exhibition as we suggest a different approach on the … [Read More]
Words on Screen: Celebrating Paju the Bookcity — September daytime screenings at the KCC
You’ve read the book, now watch the film. September’s daytime screenings celebrate screen adaptations of books. And there are some classics. The schedule is as follows: Mondays 12 noon: The Old Garden. 3pm: The Old Potter Tuesdays 12 noon: My Sassy Girl. 3pm: He Was Cool Wednesdays 12 noon: Portrait of a Beauty. 3pm: A … [Read More]
Chuseok Greetings
Chuseok (추석), also known as Hangawi (한가위), is the Korean harvest festival, falling on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. A public holiday in Korea, it usually falls quite close to London’s Thames Festival. This year, it’s today, 12th September. It’s a time when the roads out of Seoul turn into car parks, … [Read More]
Video of the 63rd anniversary of DPRK’s foundation
Video of the 63rd anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the DPRK. Goose-stepping, vintage motorbikes and countless french horns in King Il-sung square, 9 September. For an edited version of some of last year’s marches by Craig Burrows, visit his excellent video, Hell March. [Read More]
The many attractions of Sancheong County at the Thames Festival and beyond
This year, as for the past four years, Korea will be heavily represented at the Thames Festival. But this year, for the first time, the Korean village will host some stalls from parts of the country outside of Seoul. The regions all have particular unique characteristics to attract people to visit. Jeju-do, still in the … [Read More]
Korea Times on the globalisation of Korean Literature
The Korea Times speculates as to the possibility of an upcoming deluge of Korean Literature in English: the next hallyu? bit.ly/quWU92. Fingers crossed. [Read More]