Desire to Kill references some fairly serious social themes within a quirky and genuinely funny black comedy cum psychological thriller, accenting and underlining each with copious amounts of bloody violence throughout. Just don’t, whatever you do, be so lazy as to compare it to Oldboy. [Read More]
Month: June 2012 (page 3)
Naneun Ggomsuda: His Highness gets lampooned in Oxford and London
A guest post from Andrew Jackson, covering the recent visit to the UK of the team which brings you the world’s most popular political podcast. Last month saw the arrival of the ‘Naneun Ggomsuda’ (‘I’m a Petty Minded Creep’) for sell-out shows in London and Oxford. The political satire podcast show, now transferred to the … [Read More]
Arirang in Kim Ki-duk mini-season at the ICA
Kim Ki-duk, along with Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, was once the director that anyone trying to bluff their way in Korean movies could name. For around a decade he churned out one or two films a year which often caused controversy for their animal cruelty and misogyny. Then, after Dream (2008), everything went quiet. … [Read More]
Dae Hun Kwon: Chalna at Rachmaninoff’s
This time last year Dae Hun Kwon won the Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is his first London show since that award, and showcases some of his latest sculptures. Well worth a visit. DAE HUN KWON: Chalna 7 June to 14 July 2012 opening Thursday 7 June 7-9pm … [Read More]
Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only
An excellent opportunity to be introducted to the work of Korean artist Lee Bul is coming up at the Hayward Gallery. Lee’s work explores the body, beauty, feminism, nature and technology – and perhaps she is best known for her giant cyborg body parts. This has got to be one of the events of the … [Read More]
A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale
Notice of an interesting event coming up at Tate Modern, marking the 2012 Gwangju Biennale, which runs from 7 September to 11 November this year. A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium Wednesday 6 June 2012, 18.30 – 20.00 £15, concessions available ROUNDTABLE: The 9th Gwangju Biennale, described as an open-ended series … [Read More]
Jeon Kye-soo group interview: from cult beginnings to box office success
In this wide-ranging interview, director Jeon Kye-soo reflects on his unconventional path from philosophy and theatre to cinema, his genre-blending debut Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theatre, mythological influences, musical inspiration, and the evolution of his work through Love Fiction and beyond. [Read More]
Park Seungmo : A Present Moment at HADA Vyner Street
This is HADA’s second solo show since they moved to their dedicated Hackney space. Park Seungmo : A Present Moment HADA | VYNER STREET 7 – 28 JUNE 2012 “It’s good that I don’t have idle thoughts. That kind of selfless state is what I wanted.” Slowly, collectedly and intuitively, Park Seungmo moves with a … [Read More]
HADA Contemporary’s Korean Collective 2012 at Albemarle Gallery
HADA Contemporary is now hosting its regular summer group show at the Albemarle Gallery: Korean Collective London 2012 HADA | MAYFAIR 31 MAY – 23 JUNE 2012 HADA CONTEMPORARY is pleased to share a group of works by six Korean artists. The collective show includes a diverse selection of exceptional works by artists Ahn Chulhyun, … [Read More]
Koreans help design the London Olympic podium
Two Koreans are in the 5-strong team who designed the London Olympics medal-winners’ podium: RCA students Hong-Yeul Eom and Heegun Koo http://bit.ly/K3ySVJ. Not sure about the official Olympic colour though [Read More]
June events 2012
Can’t believe May slipped by so quickly. Here’s what I know of for June: Film This month’s director at the KCC is Lee Joon-ik, with screenings, on successive Thursdays, of King and the Clown (2005), The Happy Life (2007), Sunny (2008) and Battlefield Heroes (2010), the latter being at the Apollo Piccadilly with Director Q&A. … [Read More]
June meeting of the British Korean Women’s Society
Notice of the next meeting of the British Korean Women’s Society: Tuesday 12 June 2012 In and Out Club, 4 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU. The British Korean Women’s Society is a recently formed organisation. It grew out of a series of requests for help and advice from Korean women in the UK, which … [Read More]
White Rain at Union Gallery
It’s been a while since Union Gallery featured a Korean show. Nice to see them back, with two artists who specialise in site-specific work. WHITE RAIN 02/06/2012 – 14/07/2012 ‘WHITE RAIN’ presents a collaborative work by MINAE KIM and SOONHAK KWON. Exhibiting together in the same room, the artists individually approach diverse spatial questions within … [Read More]