Meet KARD on their European Playground this summer to see them perform live near you! Experience their intense passion and innovative music including their latest release “ICKY.” Witness the remarkable talents of each member as they bring their unique musical vision to the stage and captivate you with groovy melodies in August and September. Don’t … [Read More]
Month: June 2023
Odd Eye Circle “Volume Up” tour in London
The three-member subunit of the girl group LOONA come to London as part of their “Volume Up” European tour, which also includes performances in Berlin, Warsaw and Paris. Tickets for their appearance at the Kentish Town Forum go on sale on 30 June at 4pm. [Read More]
Jinjoon Lee’s Audible Garden, at the KCC
This summer, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) and the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) co-present Audible Garden, the solo exhibition of work by new media artist Jinjoon Lee as part of a yearlong celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the UK. Drawing inspiration from … [Read More]
Young In Hong in Threads: Breathing stories into materials, at Bristol’s Arnolfini
Arnolfini welcomes you to discover Threads, a major exhibition featuring 21 contemporary international artists and makers, who use textiles as their chosen medium. Celebrating material and making, these artists use the storytelling power of textiles to connect with past traditions, find commonalities between cultures, time and place, and to ‘breathe stories into materials’.* Threads encompasses … [Read More]
Shinuk Suh: Veiled Memories, at Daniel Benjamin Gallery
The solo exhibition of Shinuk Suh, Veiled Memories elicits an uncanny aura suggested by its title, indicating a departure from his previous practices. This sensibility contributes to the serene atmosphere within the exhibition hall, which brims with energy and remains free from the clamor of small mechanical sounds and vibrations. However, delving into the process … [Read More]
Hammersmith & Fulham marks Korean Armistice with Armed Forces Day party
Hammersmith & Fulham will be celebrating our armed forces community with an afternoon of free family fun on Saturday 24 June. The Armed Forces Day event will mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice and is being held at St Paul’s Garden, Hammersmith W14, from 1pm to 5pm. Everyone is welcome. “The freedoms and … [Read More]
Danbee Kim’s Korea LH Garden at the Hampton Court Garden Festival
The garden is designed to promote communities around resident-friendly public gardens. Inspiration for the design comes from Incheon, a city in Korea surrounded by a landscape of mud flats and forests. As the area is being reclaimed for development, the garden looks at the question of ownership of shared spaces and how people can live harmoniously … [Read More]
Sang Woon Nam: Blue, at Aleph Contemporary
As a satellite exhibition of Korean Art London 2023 – which opens for three weeks in July at Mall Galleries, London SW1 – Blue offers the opportunity to take a deeper dive into Sang Woon Nam ’s ultramarine lotus leaf paintings. Known for his signature colour, which he has dubbed ‘Blue Moon’, it took Nam … [Read More]
Sollip pop-up at CORD Restaurant
For its first pop-up ever, CORD by Le Cordon Bleu partners with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, and the Korean Cultural Centre UK to introduce a Korean-inspired menu from the duo behind one Michelin-starred restaurant Sollip, in a celebration of Korean culture. Cord will host the pop-up … [Read More]
oceanfromtheblue “Way to Blue” tour in London
South Korean R&B artist oceanfromtheblue made his name as a rising star wih his debut EP, Luv-fi 2018. The singer-songwriter has recently released his first full-length project, a series of tracks with multiple producers that comes together to incorporate storytelling in his music from R&B to pop, funk, alternative and ballad. [Read More]
The Sancheong World Traditional Medicine Anti-Aging Expo: reaching beyond Korea to heal the world.
The 2023 Sancheong World Traditional Medicine and Anti-Aging Expo (“Sancheong Expo”) will be held in Donguibogam Village, Sancheong County, from 15 September to 19 October 2023. The theme of this healing expo is “Promise of the Future, Traditional Medicine in the World”. Visitors can enjoy health and healing through the experience of traditional medicine from … [Read More]
MAP Project UK: WEL,COME – at the Arthur Cotterell Theatre Kingston
A Creative Youth special performance in association with the Korean British Cultural Exchange ‘We have all experienced the feeling of anxiety that comes with the unknown and the unfamiliar, as well as the desire to create our own world. As adults, we may forget about this past, or we may feel that we cannot understand … [Read More]
North Korean human rights abuses and security concerns: A parallel challenge
The Centre for Geopolitics and Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge are co-hosting a special talk by Ambassador Shin-wha Lee (ROK Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights). Talk Summary: The nuclear program and human rights abuses in North Korea are interconnected, yet often treated separately. However, … [Read More]
Musical journeys with violinist Joo Yeon Sir: an LKL interview
Seven years ago, thanks to the London Korean Links events listings, I went to see a young Korean violinist play a lunchtime recital at St Martin in The Fields. The violinist, Joo Yeon Sir, played a beautiful set of classical music accompanied by her pianist Irina Andrievsky. All perfectly lovely. Then came the fireworks – the … [Read More]
Blurred Traces: Beom Jun & Mimi Jeong, at J/M Gallery
Gallery M Platform presents the Blurred Traces summer duo exhibition, featuring the abstract artist Beom Jun and the ceramic artist Mimi Jeong. This exhibition represents a conceptual intersection of literature, craftsmanship, and endlessly layered abstract paintings of mountains – resulting in remarkable artworks that convey an ironic and metaphorical expression of their artistic practice. Sometimes, … [Read More]
Virtuous Garden: Korea’s entry in London Design Biennale
Can we live harmoniously and sustainably in this age of globalisation? Design from past traditions can help to bridge the gap between humans, nature and the modern and future world by following the principles of balance, coexistence and collaboration. Visitors will be transported through time and distance to the ‘Virtuous Garden’ via the modern means … [Read More]