The White Cube’s Katharine Kostyál continues her exploration of Dansaekhwa with what seems to be turning into an annual January opening. Minjung Kim: The Memory of Process White Cube | 25 – 26 Mason’s Yard | London SW1Y 6BU | whitecube.com Preview: Thursday 25 January, 6-8pm 26 January – 10 March 2018 Tuesday – Saturday … [Read More]
Year: 2018 (page 26)
Trump book finds unexpected reader
I’m not sure who did the photoshopping (I came across it on this tweet, so I’ll credit @darren_tenerife) but it’s too good not to share: [Read More]
Spring 2018 season of lectures at SOAS
Here are the seminars announced for the Spring 2018 season at SOAS. Check the SOAS website for updates. 19/01/18 Korean Wave Reception and Participatory Fan Culture in Latin America: Prof. Wonjung Min 03/02/18 Colonialism and its Reverberations: ‘Comfort Women’ and Historical Revisionism in Korea and Japan Professor Yonson Ahn (University of Frankfurt), Professor Chong Yeonghwan … [Read More]
Korean galleries at London Art Fair 2018
I’m not sure if I’m going to get the chance to go to the London Art Fair this year. But a scan of the website indicates the following galleries of interest. As usual, you’ll probably find Korean artists at one or two other stands as well. Gallery Location Artists Atelier Aki STAND G04 Kang Yehsine, … [Read More]
Handmaiden nominated for foreign language BAFTA
It’s up against four others including Paul Verhoeven’s Elle, but Park Chan-wook’s Handmaiden has made the shortlist announced yesterday for best feature film not in the English language. The shortlist was determined by an “opt-in chapter” of BAFTA voting members. The winners will be announced on 18 February. Films are only eligible to be entered into … [Read More]
A new year gift from the Korean Film Archive
Those nice people at the Korean Film Archive have given us a new year gift, in the form of twenty-one English subtitled classic movies newly uploaded to their YouTube channel. At least two of these have been available on subtitled DVD before (Come, Come, Come Upward and Gingko Bed) but I’m assuming these are new, … [Read More]
Se-mi Hwang with PERC’M in RCM Percussion Showcase
The first Korea-related concert of the new year features Stuttgart-based percussionist Se-mi Hwang: Percussion Showcase Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall | Royal College of Music | Prince Consort Road | London SW7 2BS 17 January 2018, 7:30pm Tickets £5 | Book here Se-Mi Hwang percussion PERC’M Keiko Abe: The Wave Minoru Miki: Marimba Spiritual JS Bach: … [Read More]
KCC’s January House concert features the Odora Trio
The first KCC concert of the year. Nice programme. KCC House Concert with Odora Trio Tuesday 23 January, 7 pm Reception Hall, KCCUK Admission free / Advanced Booking required (RSVP to [email protected] | 020 7004 2600) Sophie Hinson violin Harriet Butterworth cello Songeun Choi piano Schubert Notturno in E flat, Op.148 Debussy Piano Trio in … [Read More]
Event news: K-Pop Knight at Wembley Arena
As far as I’m aware, this is the first live gig of 2018. No doubt there will be more. Expect to pay a three-figure sum for the best tickets. KPop Knight LINE UP: Monsta X | Se7en | 7 O’Clock | Tahiti 27 January 2018 | Doors 6pm | Concert 7pm – 9pm SSE Arena … [Read More]
A Woman Judge (여판사, 1962) review: gender, power, and a pioneering voice in Korean cinema
Hong Eun-won’s A Woman Judge examines a professional woman’s struggle against entrenched gender expectations in Golden Age Korea. Though tonally divided, the film remains a vital, forward-thinking work—made all the more significant as only the second Korean feature directed by a woman. [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Young In Hong – The Moon’s Trick
The Moon’s Trick, a multi-faceted show featuring recent work of Young In Hong, was the 2017 KCC’s Artist of the Year exhibition. Hong’s work is multi-disciplinary. For a long while it has involved embroidery: LKL’s first encounter with her work was as part of the KCC’s opening exhibition curated by Jiyoon Lee back in 2008, … [Read More]
4482 Sasapari – Open Call for Artists
It’ll be nice to have Sasapari back. Korean artists: get your applications in by 15 February! Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect 4482 (sasapari), a figure made from combining the calling codes of the UK (44) and South Korea (82), is the name adopted by a collective group of Korean Contemporary Artists. Since the … [Read More]
Becoming Who I Was gets brief theatrical release – catch it while you can!
Jeon Jin’s and Moon Chang-yong’s documentary Becoming Who I Was screened at the London Film Festival back in October. I wasn’t expecting much from it, but it made quite an impression on me, and it ended up being one of my films of the year. My brief review is here. Do try and catch this … [Read More]
January events 2018
A quiet start to the year – just as well: the last few months have been so hectic that we could do with a break. Exhibitions The Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition continues all month. Watch out for notices of open studios. Jewyo Rhii’s The Day 3, Walls and Barbed continues at Amanda Wilkinson Gallery until … [Read More]
President Moon’s 2018 New Year Message
Here is the text of President Moon Jae-in’s 2018 New Year Message, sourced from the Blue House website. Fellow Koreans, The New Year of 2018 has arrived. I hope each and every one of you and your family will enjoy better days filled with joy and laughter throughout the New Year. We all have prevailed … [Read More]
The Echoes of Forgotten Nights: Sunyoung Hwang at the Nunnery Gallery
Chadwell Award winning artist Sunyoung Hwang presents her end of award exhibition: The Echoes of Forgotten Nights Tuesday 9 January to Wednesday 17 January, 2018 Private View: Wednesday 10 January, 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Nunnery | 181 Bow Road | London E3 2SJ Opening hours: 10am – 5pm, Tues-Sun Sunyoung Hwang was the winner of the … [Read More]