KAYA have been part of the London Korean music scene for many years. And if you go to Kaya restaurant in Albemarle Street (no relation) the chances are that their music will be playing in the background. It’s nice to get a chance to see them again live: KAYA – In Concert Traditional Korean harp … [Read More]
Month: October 2012 (page 3)
Korean artists in Saatchi New Sensation 2012 shortlist
Congratulations to Jin Han Lee (Goldsmiths College) and Hyojun Hyun (Glasgow School of Art) for making the 20-strong shortlist (out of 200 applicants) of the Saatchi Gallery / Channel 4 New Sensations 2012 Prize (via London Korean Times) [Read More]
Hugh Keice at O2 Academy Islington
Here at LKL we’ve been a fan of Seoul-born, London-based folk-indie musician Hugh Keice for a while. You can catch him live at the O2 Academy Islington on 21 October. Buy tickets here. Links: www.hughkeice.co.uk [Read More]
Aidan Foster-Carter on North Korea: Shouvik Datta reports from the recent LSE talk
Aidan Foster-Carter is an Honorary Research Fellow at Leeds University in Sociology and Social Policy, writes about Korea for the Economist Intelligence Unit and Oxford Analytica and contributed to ‘Exploring North Korean Arts’ (published 2011). I was therefore very interested when he came down from the major university in the North of England, to talk … [Read More]
Vladimir Tikhonov at SOAS: “Heroes” in Qing China and Korea late C19 / early C20
The second of the autumn series of Korean studies seminars at SOAS: “Heroes” in Qing China and Korea in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century Vladimir Tikhonov (Oslo University) Date: 19 October 2012 Time: 5:15 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: G50 Abstract Both Liang Qichao (1873-1929) and Sin Ch’aeho (1880-1936) were instrumental … [Read More]
One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy: Art in Residence at NEO Bankside
This year, we have begun to see Korean art exhibited in more imaginative venues. Not the white cubes or the formal commercial or public galleries, but places where you can imagine artworks actually living and breathing: in a domestic space, or in an office reception. From Albemarle’s Korean Art show at Moor House to ISKAI’s … [Read More]
Jinkyun Ahn: On the surface of images
Congratulations to Ahn Jinkyun on his first solo show: On the surface of images 6 Oct – 18 Nov Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00 Phoenix Brighton | 10 – 14 Waterloo Place | Brighton | BN2 9NB Brighton Photo Fringe and Phoenix Brighton are pleased to present On the surface of images, an exhibition by Jinkyun Ahn. This … [Read More]
Bae Doo-na’s London fashion shoot
Bae Doo-na was in London earlier this year, staying with her language coach in preparation for the shooting of Cloud Atlas (which we’re really looking forward to at LKL). She took the time out to do a fashion shoot for Marie Claire Korea, which recently hit the news stands. Thanks to Yuna at the Marmot’s … [Read More]
A quick tour of this month’s Korean First Thursday openings
The First Thursday of every month in the London art scene is when many galleries tend to have their official openings – when you can tour loads of galleries, get a glass of wine at each one, get to meet the artist, mingle with all the visitors and maybe get to see some of the … [Read More]
Call for Artists 2012: The 5th UK Korean Artists’ Exhibition at the KCC
Can’t believe that this is the 5th KCC group show produced by a Call for Artists. Note that this is not the group show by the UK Korean Artists Association – though there will be one of those too at the end of November. Call for Artists 2012 Deadline of Submissions: 5pm, October 31st 2012 … [Read More]
Crocodile (악어, 1996) review: Kim Ki-duk’s brutal debut on the banks of the Han River
Kim Ki-duk’s debut feature, ‘Crocodile’ points to themes, narrative elements and directorial style that would become his trademarks over the years. A gripping story, both because of and despite its violence, Crocodile is a must for those who wish to see the early, burgeoning talent of one of Korea’s most controversial directors. [Read More]
Exhibition news: Maximum City at James Freeman Gallery
Hong Young-in, who has exhibited a number of times in London over the years – including at Korean Eye in 2010 – has a new show at James Freeman Gallery: Maximum City Suhasini Kejriwal & Young In Hong 12 October – 10 November 2012 A publication with a text by Ole Hagen will accompany the … [Read More]
Dokdo, Historical Awareness, and Korea-Japan Relations
I do like a good argument. I remember a couple of years ago a Japanese diplomat gave a very informative talk at Chatham House about Korea-Japan relations. But there was a Korean in the audience with strong views and the Q&A degenerated into a heated debate about Dokdo. There’s been rather too much in the … [Read More]
Comrade Kim Goes Flying at the Busan Int’l Film Fest
Some interesting stuff at this year’s BIFF. Apart from Studio-MWP’s adaptation of Buckwheat Season, there’s a North Korean film being screened there, for the first time since 2003. “Comrade Kim Goes Flying,” was co-directed by a North Korean and two Europeans. (Source: AP / Guardian) [Read More]
Join the Korean Literature in Translation / Catch the Wave competition for some rare Korean literature
Charles Montgomery at KTLit.com and Catch the Wave (Arirang International Radio) are running a short essay competition to enable you to start your library of Korean Literature. 200-300 words (provided they are well chosen), and a hard-to-obtain volume of Korean literature is yours. More details here. [Read More]
Buckwheat Season to get the Green Days treatment at Busan Film Fest
One of Korea’s most famous short stories, Lee Hyo-seok’s Buckwheat Season / When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom (메밀꽃 필 무렵, 1936) is to be brought to the cinema by the creators of Green Days (Korean title 소중한 날의 꿈, 2010). Green Days was LKL’s film of the year 2010 and was the stand-out film at the … [Read More]