News of a solo exhibition in London Fields / South Hackney. Joonhong Min was featured by Hanmi Gallery at last year’s London Art Fair. Joonhong Min: Future’s Present SPACE | 129-131 Mare St | London E8 3RH | www.spacestudios.org.uk Opening event: 19 April, 6pm – 9pm Exhibition continues until June, Mon – Fri 10am – … [Read More]
Month: April 2018 (page 2)
Excavator screens at the East End Film Festival
Yay! It’s that new word I learned at the Ansan Street Arts Festival last year, coming round again as the title of a movie, receiving its UK premiere as part of the East End Film Festival. Bizarrely, imdb and hancinema have the English title as Fork Lane. Poclain => 포크레인 => Fork Lane… Don’t you … [Read More]
Sewol fourth anniversary screenings at Birkbeck Cinema
Three free screenings to commemorate the Sewol tragedy which took place four years ago. All screenings take place at Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD. Note that the screening on 18 April is in Korean with no subtitles. Monday 16 April: 18:30–21:00 공동의 기억: 트라우마 | We Remember: Trauma | Facebook page | … [Read More]
In pictures: brief exhibition visit — Fragmentality
Fragmentality, at Arthill Gallery in Fulham’s North End Road, is a show featuring two RCA students. Minhee Kim’s works are delicate constructions made from layered paper or hair, using the ‘comfort women’ issue as her theme: Taeho Kim’s works include light and sound installations, as well as works on paper, employing intricate geometric patterns. [Read More]
Film review: Yu Hyun-mok’s Descendants of Cain
I had looked forward to the first movie in the KCC’s Korean Novels on Screen series – Kim Ki-young’s adaptation of Yi Kwang-su’s The Soil – and had been disappointed. Conversely, not being a particular fan of Yu Hyun-mok’s depressing movies, I was regarding the second in the series – his adaptation of Hwang Sun-won’s 1954 … [Read More]
Minhee Kim and Taeho Kim: Fragmentality, at Arthill Gallery
Notice of a brief exhibition by two students at the Royal College of Art: Taeho Kim, who is studying visual communication, and Minhee Kim – textile design: Fragmentality Taeho Kim | Minhee Kim 12-14 April 2018 Arthill Gallery | Lourdes Apartments | North End Road | London W14 9NU | www.arthillgallery.com Fragmentality is a compound … [Read More]
Wookwan’s Korean Temple Food – Book Talk and Tasting Event
What a shame this clashes with the opening night of 4482 – Butterfly Effect at the Bargehouse. Nevertheless, this temple food event is sure to be extremely popular, so make sure you get your application in. Yes, note the unusual registration process, which suggests that the attendee list may be prioritised in the event of … [Read More]
Screening: Jang Sun-woo’s A Petal
It’ll be good to get another chance to see this classic movie. Thanks to the KCC for programming it. A Petal (꽃잎) Director: Jang Sun-woo (1996, 101 mins) Cast: Moon Sung-keun, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Young-ran, Yoo Soon-chul Original novel by Choe Yun 10 May 2018 7:00 pm, KCCUK. Book via EventBrite Stumbling along rivers and … [Read More]
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (신과함께, 2017) review: a spectacular odyssey of post-mortem trials
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is a star-studded tale of actions and consequences, guilt and forgiveness wrapped up within a visually stunning journey through the seven Hell trials of the Afterlife. Like it or not, it’s one of the biggest box office smashes in Korean film history. [Read More]
Zandari Festa showcase at Liverpool Sound City
Zandari Festa are showcasing six Korean bands at Liverpool Sound City this year. Keep checking the official Sound City website for the detailed schedule, but at time of writing it looks like the showcase will be sometime on Saturday 5 May in Constellations Garden. Zandari Festa Showcase Constellations Garden | 35 – 39 Greenland Street … [Read More]
Lee Geonyong receives Thomas Cranmer Award
Congratulations to Dr Lee Geonyong, director of music at Seoul’s Anglican Cathedral, granted the Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 6 April 2018. The Cranmer Award for Worship was first awarded by Archbishop Justin Welby in March 2016. It is named after Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to … [Read More]
Sasapari returns with Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect
It will be good to have Sasapari back after a gap of four years. Around fifty UK-based Korean artists will be showing their work at the Bargehouse: Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect 3 – 6 May 2018, 10am – 6pm | Admission free Bargehouse | OXO Tower Wharf | Bargehouse Street | London SE1 … [Read More]
27 years of translation: Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in London
Brother Anthony’s brief pre-Easter trip to the UK included four talks – in St Andrews, London and Oxford – on themes of poetry translation. Of the two London appearances, one was a detailed hands-on workshop wrestling with a poem by Kim Seung-hee; and the other a wide-ranging talk encompassing the history of the translation of … [Read More]
BKS event: The Two Judges
An interesting event organised by the British Korean Society coming up later this month. Join the BKS for lower-priced admission. You know it makes sense. The Two Judges Comparing & Contrasting the Judiciary Systems in South Korea and the UK Monday 23 April 2018, 6.30pm to 9.00pm Venue: Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell … [Read More]
Film review: The Propaganda Game
The SOAS North Korea Society recently hosted a screening of Álvaro Longoria’s The Propaganda Game. The documentary is not going to tell you anything new about North Korea, its on-location original footage being the product of a fully-chaperoned three-day tour in Pyongyang and the DMZ. What it does do, however, is hinted at in its … [Read More]
Brief review: Kim Ki-young – The Soil
I’m not sure quite how to assess Kim Ki-young’s adaptation of Yi Kwang-su’s 500-page serial novel The Soil (흙, 1932-3). At 125 minutes, it doesn’t sound particularly long. But as we got up from our seats at the KCC last Thursday at around 9:15pm, it felt much later – maybe around 10:30pm. And that wasn’t … [Read More]