I always look forward to long-haul flights as an opportunity to catch up on all the movies I should have been watching over the past year. And having just returned from an ultra-long-haul holiday, I can heartily recommend Singapore Airlines in-flight entertainment. My only complaint is that there was too much to watch: if the … [Read More]
Month: December 2015 (page 2)
Exhibition news: Bate’s Room – Shin Kiwoun at The Old Police Station
It’s nice to have Hanmi Gallery back with an exhibition – though this one is curated at the Old Police Station in Deptford. Shin Kiwoun: Bate’s Room The Old Police Station | 114 Amersham Vale | London SE14 6LG 15th December – 5th January 2016 Opening event: 23rd December 5pm Hanmi Gallery are pleased to … [Read More]
Book review: Kim Namcheon – Scenes from the Enlightenment
Kim Namcheon — Scenes from the Enlightenment Translated by Charles La Shure Dalkey Archive, 2014, 254pp orignally published as 대하, Inmunsa 1939. A brief review, because this is a book I never finished. The blurb on the back of the book sums the contents up well: An account of seemingly trivial events – a wedding … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Heeseung Chung and Onejoon Che — Dialogues of Space
The KCC’s final exhibition of the year is a photography duo exhibition curated by MA students from the Whitechapel Gallery and London Metropolitan University. Dialogues of Space: Heeseung Chung and Onejoon Che 15 December 2015 – 6 February 2016 Korean Cultural Centre UK, Grand Building 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW Opening times: Monday – Friday, … [Read More]
Event news: APPG meeting and book introduction
Notice of an upcoming North Korea-related event: The All-Party Parliamentary Group will be hosting an open meeting on Monday 14th December. The event will serve two purposes. Firstly, to outline the Group’s recent business and its strategy for 2016. Secondly, to host Daniel Tudor (former Korea correspondent at the Economist) who will introduce his new … [Read More]
Brother Anthony awarded honorary MBE
Congratulations to Brother Anthony of Taizé for his honorary MBE, awarded by ambassador Charles Hay on 2 December at the ambassador’s residence in Seoul. The official citation reads as follows… Brother Seon Jae AN For services to the Royal Asiatic Society and to furthering the study of English Literature in Korea. …but equally we all … [Read More]
Book review: Hwang Sok-yong — Princess Bari
Hwang Sok-yong: Prices Bari Periscope, 2015, 240pp Translated by Sora Kim-Russell Originally published as 바리데기, 2007 Princess Bari is Hwang Sok-yong’s fourth full-length novel to be translated into English. It is also the most recent, having been originally published in 2007. And for a British audience it is one of the most immediately accessible, being … [Read More]
Book Review: Cho Chongnae — How in Heaven’s Name
Cho Chongnae: How in Heaven’s Name Translated by Bruce and Ju-chan Fulton Merwin Asia, 2012, 141 pages. Originally published as 오 하느님 (O God) and renamed 사람의 탈 (Human Mask) How in Heaven’s Name is an appropriate title for the mind-boggling story of how a group of Korean country lads came to be fighting in … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Kyung Hwa Shon in UK/RAINE, at Saatchi Gallery
London-based artist Kyung Hwa Shon has been shortlisted in the Painting category of the open competition UK/raine. Her work can be found in gallery 3 on the ground floor of the Saatchi Gallery. UK/RAINE AN OPEN COMPETITION FOR EMERGING ARTISTS FROM THE UK AND UKRAINE Exhibition: 24 November 2015 – 3 January 2016 Saatchi Gallery … [Read More]
Korean Women on screen, between the covers
As many readers might know, I recently gave a talk at the British Korean Women’s Society on a pretty risky topic: I was asked to give a Western male’s perspective on Korean women. I decided to play it relatively safe, and discuss the topic through the lens of Korean novels, films and artworks that are accessible … [Read More]
December events 2015
Screenings The last of this year’s TV drama screenings at the KCC also has a panel talk, 3 Dec. Yu Hyun-mok’s Guests of the Last Train screens at RCA Battersea on 8 December Exhibitions Sora Kim’s exhibition at the KCC closes on 4 December Hyun Jeung’s solo show, Beauté Anonyme, is at Mokspace, 4 – … [Read More]