START Art Fair has always had a strong representation of Korean artists and galleries. This year, the representation is even stronger, thanks to a “teaser” exhibition for the 2020 Korean Eye exhibition. START Art Fair, including Korean Eye:2020 teaser exhibition 26-29 September 2019 Saatchi Gallery | Duke of York’s HQ | King’s Rd | Chelsea … [Read More]
Year: 2019 (page 11)
Michel Francois + Young Gi Seo: Cornwall To Korea, at Leach Pottery St Ives
Late notice of an exhibition of ceramics in Cornwall: Michel Francois & Young Gi Seo: Cornwall To Korea 17 August – 27 October 2019 Leach Pottery | Higher Stennack | St Ives TR26 2HE | www.leachpottery.com A stunning array of new works by Falmouth potter Michel Francois and Korean potter Young Gi Seo uniquely made … [Read More]
The Story of Bugok Dobang: Shin Sang Ho and Yu Byungho, at Han Collection
Han Collection’s first exhibition of the Autumn season, including work by someone described by the Korean Craft and Design Foundation as “the father of contemporary Korean ceramics“. The Story of Bugok Dobang: Shin Sang Ho and Yu Byungho 29 August – 25 September 2019 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A … [Read More]
Application window is now open for the 16th K-pop Academy
The Application Window for the 16th K-pop Academy is open from 22 August to 18 September 2019. Don’t miss your chance to join this ever-popular programme. Visit the KCC website for full details. 16th K-Pop Academy 28 September – 30 November 2019 Take your passion for K-Pop to the next level with this free, fun-filled … [Read More]
K-music 2019: Jambinai, 3 October @Purcell Room
Jambinai open the 2019 K-music festival as part of their six-city England tour. K-music 2019: Jambinai Thursday 3 October 2019, 7:45pm Southbank Centre – Purcell Room | Belvedere Road | London SE1 8XX Tickets £15 + booking fee | Book tickets Jambinai present Korean traditional music in a new and innovative way, with their ground-breaking post-rock … [Read More]
Nam June Paik: The Future is Now, at Tate Modern
Tate Liverpool had a major retrospective of Nam June Paik’s work in 2010-11. Now is the turn of Tate Modern, focusing on his collaborations with other artists and performers: Nam June Paik: The Future is Now 17 October 2019 – 9 February 2020 Tate Modern | Bankside | London SE1 9TG Tickets £13 | FREE … [Read More]
LKFF 2019 Teaser Screening #5: Kokdu, + LKFF Programme Launch
The final teaser screening before the November festival: Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels (꼭두 이야기) UK Premiere, plus launch of 2019 London Korean Film Festival programme Director: Kim Tae-yong (2018, 79min) Cast: Kim Sun-an, Choi Go, Cho Hee-bong Monday 16 September 2019, 7pm Regent Street Cinema | 307 Regent Street | London W1B 2HW … [Read More]
A visit to New Malden’s 2019 Korean Independence Day celebrations
Having arrived back in town from the Edinburgh Fringe around midnight the previous evening, I was never going to make it to the 11am speeches and other formalities that kick off the traditional Korean Independence Day celebrations in New Malden. But it was clear that there had been a good turnout: by the time I … [Read More]
Kingston’s Korean Harvest Festival 2019
This year’s Kingston Korean Harvest Festival, organised by Korean British Cultural Exchange, forms part of the broader Kingston River Heritage Festival in partnership with Totally Thames. One of the strands of the Harvest Fest is a community dance project, which will be repeated the following day, Sunday 15 September, in the Scoop outside City Hall, … [Read More]
September Literature Night: The Plotters by Kim Un-su
This book took an absolute age to come out in the UK. It’s now here. Will it live up to the hype? Kim Un-su: The Plotters Wednesday 18 September 2019, 7pm @KCCUK Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to [email protected] or call 020 7004 2600 with your name and contact details by Monday 26th August. … [Read More]
Boat Screening of The Host by Bong Joon-ho
Totally Thames this year is partnering with two organisations with Korean connections to provide some Korean cultural content for the river festival. Firstly, there’s Korean British Cultural Exchange, who organise the Kingston Korean Harvest Festival, who are bringing a community dance project to Kingston’s market square and to the Scoop outside City Hall on 14 … [Read More]
Review round-up: LKL at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe
After a break from the Fringe last year, LKL returned this year to see what was new. A lot of the companies are fringe regulars: Brush, Modl, Cho-in and Hooam have all come over before, and in fact Modl this year was celebrating its 30th birthday. But there were also new acts, including Korean Gipsy … [Read More]
The Real DMZ: Negotiating Borders, at the KCC
One of the more interesting exhibitions of 2018 was the three month Real DMZ exhibition in Nottingham. Three of the artists from that show are involved in the next stage of the project: The Real DMZ: Negotiating Borders 1 October – 23 November 2019 Preview: 30 September 2019 Artist Talk: 3 October 2019 Korean Cultural … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Circulation Metaphor, at the KCC
There’s a little bit of Jeollanamdo in the KCC at the moment. Although the exhibition is co-organised by the Asia Cultural Center in Gwangju, and by the Gwangju Museum of Art, the subject matter of the exhibition strays outside of the city limits into Damyang, Hwasun and further afield. The first work to engage you … [Read More]
Remembering the Sewol – the campaign’s next phase
This month Remembering Sewol UK is moving from their regular location at Trafalgar Square, where they have had a monthly presence for over five years, to New Malden – London’s ‘Koreatown’. They will be providing leaflets, yellow ribbons and badges to the public and engage in conversation with those who are interested in or affected … [Read More]
Discussion and celebration: 40 years of Korean Studies at Sheffield
Wed, 18 September 2019, 16:00 – 19:30 BST Lecture Theatre 2 | The Diamond | 32 Leavygreave Road | Sheffield S3 7RD Admission free | Book via EventBrite The University of Sheffield is currently celebrating 40 years for Korean. As part of these celebrations, we have invited Professor Suk-Yong Kim (Professor, Director and Head of … [Read More]