For those who were unable to attend the triple bill at The Place in January as part of Resolution 2019, Y Dance have posted a full length video of their moving and slightly unsettling performance, which you can view below. “넋(NEOK): SOUL” is about suffering the mental anguish caused by society, family and even themselves. … [Read More]
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Novus String Quartet lunchtime concert at the Wigmore
Established in Korea in 2007, the Novus String Quartet has gone on to achieve widespread success, notably with first prize at the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg in 2014. Its programme comprises masterpieces by Respighi and Berg composed during the years 1924–6. Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Quartetto dorico Alban Berg (1885-1935): Lyric Suite Monday 25 March 2019 1:00PM Wigmore Hall … [Read More]
Hanbok-inspired fashion on show in Kingston University
An international project in which the Royal School of Needlework collaborated with the Korean Hanbok Advancement Centre, KBCE and Kingston University, has offered a unique opportunity for students to create exhibitable works which creatively reinterpreted elements of the traditional Korean dress (Hanbok) using both traditional and contemporary hand embroidery techniques. The finished pieces by Kingston … [Read More]
4482-2019 – The Other Side of the Moon, @Bargehouse
The big group show of London-based Korean artists returns for its ninth iteration. Don’t miss it: it’s only there for a few days. 4482-2019: The Other Side of the Moon 28 March – 31 March 2019 Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH Open daily, 11am – 6pm, Admission free. 31 participating artists as well … [Read More]
In pictures: Catch Bridging Home, London while you still can
Suh Do-ho’s installation at the east end of London Wall will be taken down soon: its planning permission runs out at the end of the month. So catch it while you can. Here’s a few photos I took this afternoon. Thanks to Hannah Giles and 앤서방, here are some images of the work in mid … [Read More]
World Premiere: Donghoon Shin’s Kafka’s Dream
The second Donghoon Shin world premiere this month is Kafka’s Dream, a commission for the London Symphony Orchestra via the Panufnik Composers Scheme, generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust. LSO Futures Sunday 24 Mar 2019 6.00pm – 8.30pm Barbican Hall, London | Book tickets DAVID LANG the public domain * (UK premiere) … [Read More]
Remembering Kim Bok-dong 1926 – 2019
Kim Bok Dong was a victim of Japan’s wartime military sexual slavery, and one of the first of the survivors to speak out in the early 1990s. She became a prominent human rights campaigner on this and other issues affecting lives of young women. She passed away this year on 28 January. On March 13th, … [Read More]
Wu Wei premieres Donghoon Shin’s Sheng Concerto
Donghoon Shin has two world premieres this month. The first is with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Murmurs Music dissolving borders, and the world premiere of BCMG Apprentice Composer-in-Residence Donghoon Shin’s Sheng Concerto Thursday 21 March 2019, 7.30pm | Book tickets CBSO Centre | Berkley Street | Birmingham B1 2LF | cbso.co.uk As the world … [Read More]
Hyon Gyon: solo exhibition at Parasol Unit
Late notice about a solo exhibition in the Old Street / City Road area: Hyon Gyon 23 January – 31 March 2019 Parasol Unit | 14 Wharf Road | London N1 7RW | parasol-unit.org Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-6 pm | Sunday: 12-5 pm Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to present for the first … [Read More]
Sam Kim plays the Electric Ballroom
Korean-American singer-songwriter Sam Kim comes to London as part of a European tour. Electric Ballroom | 184 Camden High Street | London NW1 8QP Sunday, 28 April 2019 from 18:00-23:00 Tickets £27.50 – £95 + fees | Buy tickets Check for updates on the event’s Facebook page [Read More]
Haegue Yang: Tracing Movement, at South London Gallery
A major show by Haegue Yang in Peckham: Haegue Yang: Tracing Movement 8 March – 26 May 2019 South London Gallery | 65-67 Peckham Rd | London SE5 8UH | www.southlondongallery.org Tue – Fri 11am-6pm | Sat – Sun 10am-6pm. Late opening: Wed + last Fri of the month until 9pm The acclaimed South Korean … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Lee Jin Woo at LdM Gallery
The current interest in Korean Dansaekhwa seems to have legs, to the extent that there is an emerging wave of second generation artists to complement the established generation of Park Seo-bo and Yun Hyong-keun. Thus recently at White Cube we had Kim Min-jung’s solo show; and now at HdM Gallery there is Lee Jin-woo. Although … [Read More]
Nick Bonner’s Made in North Korea arrives in Seoul
The Korea JoongAng Daily has a nice feature on Nick Bonner’s collection of North Korean everyday graphic design. His collection was on show in London’s House of Illustration last year, and arrived at the Hongik Daehangno Art Center (Hyehwa subway) in December, where it will remain until early April. It is well worth a visit. … [Read More]
Pop up ceramics exhibition: 여백, Yeo-baek, Without Words
Following on from their appearance at Collect 2019, the Korea Craft and Design Foundation are holding a pop-up exhibition featuring three of their ceramic artists. Pop up exhibition: 여백, Yeo-baek, Without Words 4 Masons Yard | St James’s | London 6 – 16 March 2019. Open every day, 11 am – 7 pm WE PRESENT and … [Read More]
March events 2019
After the busiest February I can remember, March too is setting off at a cracking pace, and that’s even before we have sight of the KCC’s film schedule and upcoming exhibition. It’s a big month for music: Hyelim Kim at Club Inegales, two separate Donghoon Shin world premieres, Seong-jin Cho at the Barbican, plus concerts … [Read More]
Seven O’Clock The Beginning World Tour in London
Tickets are now available for the London performance in Seven O’Clock’s The Beginning world tour. Seven O’Clock is a six member K-pop boy group under Forest Network. They debuted in 2017 and were contestants on the survival reality show Mix Nine. This is their first world tour. The Garage | 20-22 Highbury Corner | London … [Read More]