Neil Brownsword and Juree Kim began their ceramics residency at the V&A in October; they will be in residence until end of March 2018. V&A Korea UK Ceramics Residency: Juree Kim & Neil Brownsword Open Studio Sat 11 Nov | Fri 17 Nov | Wed 6 Dec | Sat 9 Dec 2017 13.00 – 16.00 … [Read More]
Year: 2017 (page 4)
Exhibition news: Young In Hong — The Moon’s Trick
The KCC announces its final exhibition of 2017: Young In Hong — The Moon’s Trick Korean Cultural Centre UK, 21 November – 30 December 2017 The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in the UK of Young In Hong (b.1972), on view from November 21 through December 30, … [Read More]
Kang Yoon-sung interview: real crime, action and commercial storytelling
Director Kang Yoon-sung discusses The Outlaws, from its real-life origins and research-driven realism to stripped-back characterisation and action-led storytelling. He explains casting choices, humour and violence balance, colour-coded gangs, funding challenges, and how editing, choreography, and true stories shaped his approach to commercial Korean cinema. [Read More]
Gig review: Park Jiha at King’s Place
Park Jiha brought the 2017 K-music festival to a close at King’s Place on 25 October with a mellow set of pieces taken from her album Communion which was deservedly shortlisted for the 2016 Korea Music Awards in both the Best Crossover Album and Best Jazz & Crossover Performance categories. Park is a versatile player, … [Read More]
November events 2017
After a ridiculously hectic October, the pace this month is a bit more manageable (at least, once we get past the first week and a bit). Film The London Korean Film Festival closes in London on 8 November before touring to Sheffield, Manchester. Nottingham, Glasgow and Belfast. Ellie Kyungran Heo’s Plantarians and Did You Eat Rice? … [Read More]
Han Kang launches her White Book in London & Manchester
Waterstones will be hosting events to celebrate the launch of Han Kang’s White Book this month. I fear the London event seems to be booked out already, but you can always go up to Manchester: Han Kang in conversation With Max Porter, London Tottenham Court Road, 13 Nov 6:30pm Details With Deborah Smith, Manchester Deansgate, … [Read More]
Exhibition: Image-Manipulate-Play, at The Print Room
Six Korean artists’ video works will be introduced as part of Coronet International Festival at the Print Room. The opening is Tuesday 7 November: 3pm: Exhibition opens 6.15 – 7pm: Gaygeum perfomance in the foyer 6.30pm: Aram Hwang, curator, gives a short welcome speech 6.45 – 7.30pm: Drinks available in the bar. The Print Room … [Read More]
Exhibition + Performance: Geumhyung Jeong’s Unperformed Objects + 7Ways (NSFW)
It’s not often you go to an art event where, in retrospect, you might have expected an 18+ rating on the door. The only other time I seen a performance as risqué as Geunhyung Jeong’s at an art institution was when I allowed myself to be dragged along to an event at the ICA at … [Read More]
The Yongsan tragedy featured in two LKFF documentaries
Those of you who have read and love Han Kang’s Human Acts will know that is is inspired not only by the Gwangju uprising but also the Yongsan tragedy. Hwang Jung-eun’s One Hundred Shadows is even more directly inspired by the same tragedy. It was a news event that was little reported in the Western … [Read More]
Exhibition: Cross the Timeline — Korean ceramics at Han Collection
News of Han Collection’s upcoming exhibition: Cross the Timeline: Korean Ceramics 2nd November – 11th November 2017 Exhibition hours: Monday-Friday 11.00-18.00 Sat 4 Nov 10.30-18.00 | Sun 5 Nov 12.00-18.00 | Mon 6 Nov 11.00-21.00 | Sat 11 Nov 10.30-18.00 Han Collection would like to invite you to the exhibition ‘Cross the Timeline: Korean Ceramics’ during the Asian … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Soon-Hak Kwon — everynothing, at Union Gallery
The Union Gallery in Teesdale Street is going through a refit at the moment: as well as the exhibition space on the ground floor, a new showroom space is being developed in the basement. Soon-Hak Kwon, a Union regular, specialises in documenting the history of a gallery space by creating ultra-high resolution life-size images of … [Read More]
Festival film review: The Mimic
I don’t quite know how you go about reviewing a film like The Mimic. As I watched its early sections, enjoying the ride reasonably enough, I nevertheless thought back to some of the Whispering Corridors series (and sadly the weakest of them, Blood Pledge) in which plot is subservient to gratuitous scares. Probably if you … [Read More]
Soon-Hak Kwon: Everynothing, at Union Gallery
It’s been a while since I last heard of a Korean exhibition at Union Gallery. Was it really as long ago as 2014? And that was also Soon-Hak Kwon. It’ll be nice to see his new work. Soon-Hak Kwon: Everynothing Union Gallery | 94 Teesdale Street | London E2 6PU | 18 October – 4 … [Read More]
Bahngbek performs at Rich Mix as part of LEAFF
The only time I’ve heard Baik Hyun-jhin perform live he had his head in a fireplace and was making moaning sounds up a chimney. He can make a performance of anything. His bandmate Bang Jun-seok has composed the soundtracks for movies from …ing to Battleship Island. Their 2015 debut album together, Your Hands, is well … [Read More]
In pictures: Between Heart and Mind — Kang Soon-yul at Han Collection
Some photos from the exhibition of new work by Kang Soon-yul – Between Heart and Mind – at Han Collection last month. Her work is hanji collage in squares, circles and spheres created out of tiny fragments of paper on which words such as “Love”, “Heart/Mind” and “Mother” are painstakingly hand-written. As she says in … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Oh Man-chul ceramic paintings, at Han Collection
I was sorry to have missed the opening of the current exhibition by Oh Man-chul at Han Collection. I made up for it by spending some time at the gallery a couple of days later. Park Jinsu kindly provided a photo of Master Oh’s opening performance, a painting on a 2 metre square canvas executed … [Read More]