London Korean Links

Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006

Month: March 2016

Event news: Jambinai returns to London

event date Mon 16 May 2016 posted

One of the highlights of 2015 was Jambinai’s gig at the Rich Mix as part of the K-Music festival. So we’ll definitely be going to their 2016 appearance at the Elephant and Castle. Baba Yaga’s Hut Presents: Jambinai Monday 16th May 2016 Show: 7:30 PM Doors: 7:30 PM Corsica Studios | 4/5 Elephant Road, London, … [Read More]

Conference report: UK-Korea Creative Industries Forum

posted updated 6 Feb 2025 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has recently posted a brief round-up of the Creative Industries Forum held at the BFI earlier this month. The conference provided the opportunity for Korean Minister of Culture Kim Jongdeok and Culture Secretary John Whittingdale to sign a joint statement in which “Both sides agreed to continue to … [Read More]

This round of British Council / Arts Council England AIDF grants has Korea focus

posted updated 18 Feb 2022 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

Artists and other creative practitioners based in England but with interests in Korea may be interested that in the next round of grants provided by the Artists International Development Fund, around 25% of the budget will be spent on Korea-related proposals. Details follow: Korea Focus – Artists International Development Fund The next round of the … [Read More]

Hong Gildong coming soon to Penguin Classics

posted updated 7 Apr 2021 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

I wonder why it’s taken so long. But coming soon, in a new translation by Minsoo Kang, is The Story of Hong Gildong, “arguably the single most important work of classic Korean fiction,” according to the publishers, Penguin Classics. A release date of 7 July 2016 is mentioned, though Amazon UK is offering it on … [Read More]

Event news: ARTTALK – Filmic Dialogue with Yunjoo Kwak and Igor Sevcuk

event date Mon 04 Apr 2016 posted

Continuing the ARTTALK series, this one focuses on experimental film. ARTTALK: Filmic Dialogue with Yunjoo Kwak and Igor Sevcuk, moderated by The Otolith Collective Monday 4 April from 6.30pm to 8.00pm Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings | 1–3 Strand | London WC2N 5BW Main Entrance on Northumberland Avenue Registration required via [email protected] Now … [Read More]

Review: Embeddedness — The past, present and future of Korean experimental film

posted updated 24 Jul 2022 by Philip Gowman 8 minute read

The series of three screenings of short experimental films at the Tate in September 2015 was a fascinating insight into an artform that is hardly mainstream. To someone not used to sitting in darkened rooms watching 16mm creations the experience was sometimes confusing, sometimes rewarding, but never less than interesting. And what brought the whole … [Read More]

Im Heung-soon: Jeju Prayer, Symptom and Sign

posted updated 9 Feb 2025 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

The most substantial work in the final session of experimental film screenings at the Tate in September 2015 was Im Heung-soon’s Sung Si (숭 시 – Jeju Symptom and Sign. 2011, HD Video, colour, sound, 24mins), a work which obliquely addresses the 4:3 incident and the Gangjeong naval base. The piece has been made into … [Read More]

Exhibition visit: Bates’s Room – Shin Kiwoun at the Old Police Station

posted updated 15 Aug 2022 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

The Old Police Station in Deptford is an interesting, slightly claustrophobic space for exhibiting art. A reception area with, behind, four gloomy holding cells whose walls are clad in ceramic tiles. Given the lack of light, it’s particularly suitable for showing video works. And the oppressive atmosphere was particularly suited to Shin Kiwoun’s  theme which, … [Read More]