National Poetry Library | Level 5, Blue side | Royal Festival Hall 5 December 2019 – 29 March 2020 | Admission free Joo Yeon Park’s Library of the Unword commemorates the 30th anniversary of Samuel Beckett’s death. The exhibition features an installation, Twenty Times a Thousand (2019), in response to Beckett’s poem ‘Echo’s Bones’ (1935). The work comprises over … [Read More]
Year: 2019 (page 2)
Young In Hong’s Let Us Dance, at Arnolfini Bristol
Alongside Still I Rise, a major international exhibition of feminist work at the Arnolfini, Young In Hong presents a weekly dance performance: Let Us Dance 1F Gallery | Arnolfini | 16 Narrow Quay | Bristol BS1 4QA | arnolfini.org.uk Sunday, 15th September 2019 to Sunday, 15th December 2019, 14:00 to 14:30 Free Every Sunday through … [Read More]
Hansol Jung’s Wild Goose Dreams, at Theatre Royal Bath
Thanks to Colin Bartlett for passing on the news of this interesting and well-reviewed production in Bath: Wild Goose Dreams by Hansol Jung, directed by Michael Boyd Ustinov Studio | Theatre Royal Bath | Sawclose | Bath BA1 1ET | www.theatreroyal.org.uk Thursday 21 November — Sat 21 December 2019 | Book tickets Evenings: Mon – … [Read More]
Brief review: Kim Sagwa – Mina
Kim Sagwa: Mina Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton Two Lines Press, 2018, 237pp Originally published as 미나, Changbi Publishers, 2008. Hell Joseon has become an increasingly familiar context for contemporary Korean literature. But the novels and stories I can think of all focus on the struggles of the poor or those who are just … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: Socialist competition and class formation in DPRK, 1953-56
A seminar at SOAS tomorrow, just announced. Looks interesting. Socialist competition and class formation in North Korea’s post-Korean War recovery, 1953-1956 Dr Owen Miller (SOAS) Friday 6 December 2019, 5:15 – 7:00 pm Venue: Paul Webley Wing (Senate House) Room: Alumni Lecture Theatre Register on SOAS website Abstract How did North Korea manage to recover … [Read More]
Lee Young-hee’s Stuff of Dreams, at the Guimet
A day trip away on the Eurostar is an exciting exhibition featuring the work of fashion designer Lee Young-hee (1936-2018), pioneer of the contemporary hanbok. The following text is a slightly edited Google translation of the official notice on the Guimet website. Lee Young-hee’s Stuff of Dreams Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet | … [Read More]
December events 2019
Thankfully, this is a much quieter month. Exhibitions Still on: Nam June Paik at Tate Modern (till next year) Suh Do-ho near Liverpool Street (till next year) Suh Shinuk at Unit 1 | Workshop (till early January) Oh Man Chul at Han Collection (till 21 December) Coming this month Kang Kyungsuck at the KCC (from … [Read More]
Lee Jungwoong: Brush and Blue Abstraction, at Pontone Gallery
Pontone Gallery’s final exhibition of the year: Lee Jungwoong: Brush and Blue Abstraction 12 December 2019 – 19 January 2020 Pontone Gallery | 43 Cadogan Gardens | Sloane Square | London SW3 2TB | pontonegallery.art Monday – Saturday 10-6pm | Sunday by appointment Lee Jungwoong paints pictures of paintbrushes — he paints the thing that … [Read More]
Call for Papers: Korea’s global position, Coventry 2020
Note: this conference will now be held online, on 9 October 2020. Details to follow. Call for Papers 2020 International Conference on “Korea’s global position” The conference will be held on [edit] 9 October 2020 in Coventry. The Korean Studies Unit, Coventry University, invites proposals for panels, roundtables and individual papers to be presented. The … [Read More]
Call for Papers: SoKEN 2020, Edinburgh
Call for Papers for SoKEN 2020, Edinburgh, UK, 8-9 April 2020 The Social Sciences Korean Studies European Network (SoKEN) and Korean Studies, Department of Asian Studies, The University of Edinburgh invite paper and panel proposals for their upcoming conference Divided Societies on the Korean Peninsula Korean Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at the … [Read More]
Review: Hyun Kil-un – Dead Silence and other stories of the Jeju Massacre
Translated by Hyunsook Kang, Jin-ah Lee and John Michael McGuire Eastbridge Books, 2006, 206 pages On a trip to Jeju Island a few years ago I remember having a slightly tipsy interaction with a Jeju-based journalist and intellectual, as we staggered from 2cha to 3cha via a liquor store. “I don’t like America”, he solemnly … [Read More]
Shinuk Suh: Man(u)fractured, at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop
Late notice of an exhibition by Shinuk Suh following his Workshop Foundation residency. Shinuk Suh: Man(u)fractured 29 November 2019-11 January 2020 – extended to 18 January Private View: Thursday, 28 November 2019 Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop | 1 Bard Road | London W10 6TP | unit1gallery-workshop.com Nearest stations: Latimer Road and Shepherd’s Bush Tue … [Read More]
Enlighten – 한, at Menier Gallery
Damilola Eniola presents the fruition of her work in Sound and Music’s New Voices programme: an exhibition, combining both visual artwork and sound. There will be electronic music representing each artwork that people can listen to either at the exhibition or online. At the private view there will be a live performance where her composition … [Read More]
Joon Yoon piano recital at St Mary’s Perivale
There’s an active series of recitals at St Mary’s Church organised by Dr Hugh Mather. Korean performers are often to be found in the schedule. Joon Yoon (piano) Tuesday 3 December 2020, 2.00 pm St Mary’s Church | Perivale Lane | Perivale | Middlesex UB6 8SS Admission free with retiring collection. No tickets issued beforehand … [Read More]
Sun Haeng Cho cello recital at St James’s Piccadilly
Monday 2 December 2020, 1.10pm Sun Haeng Cho, cello Daniel King-Smith, piano Brahms – Sonata for cello and piano No.2 in F major, Op.99 Beethoven – Sonata for cello and piano No.5 in D major, Op.102, No.2 Royal Academy of Music series St James’s Piccadilly website [Read More]
AlphaBAT – A Story Not Told: workshop + fanmeet
I’ve held off posting this event as it hasn’t been crystal clear what precisely it is. Even now, with less than three weeks to go, there is inconsistency between the event’s Facebook page and the ticketing website as to when it starts and what you get for your money. Alphabat: 2019 European Tour “A STORY … [Read More]