A review of some of the highlights and trends in the Korean cultural year, primarily in London but also with half an eye to anything we might have seen elsewhere in the UK. The review is a personal one, inevitably skewed towards the events we managed to get to. Introduction This time last year I […]
Artists: Jeong Geumhyung
Geumhyung Jeong: The Air of That Time
The RYDER Projects | Herald Street | London E2 6JT | theryderprojects.com 29th September – 7th November 2019 Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 6pm Lecture-performance: Product Review: Human shaped punching bag pro 2500: Tuesday 1 October, 7pm (RSVP needed) The RYDER is pleased to present ON TOUR London/Madrid, a project by the Korean artist Geumhyung […]
A Review of London Korean cultural year 2017
It feels like it’s been an incredibly busy year, and as I come to write this review I realise that, much more so than in previous years, many of the things that have been memorable I haven’t had time to write about – and maybe won’t. I’ve written separately about the films it was possible […]
Exhibition + Performance: Geumhyung Jeong’s Unperformed Objects + 7Ways (NSFW)
It’s not often you go to an art event where, in retrospect, you might have expected an 18+ rating on the door. The only other time I seen a performance as risqué as Geunhyung Jeong’s at an art institution was when I allowed myself to be dragged along to an event at the ICA at […]
Geumhyung Jeong: Private Collection — Unperformed Objects, at Delfina Foundation
As part of the UK-Korea cultural season, Geumhyung Jeong has a solo show at the Delfina Foundation (following on with her residency there earlier this year) along with performances at Tate Modern. Geumhyung Jeong: Private Collection — Unperformed Objects Delfina Foundation | 29-31 Catherine Place | London SW1E 6DY 28 September – 11 November 2017 […]
Exhibition / performance: Geumhyung Jeong in Tate Modern Tanks
In conjunction with her solo show at Delfina Foundation, Geumhyung Jeong also presents her work in the Tate Modern Tanks, including two ticketed performances: Tate Live: Geumhyung Jeong 2–8 October 2017 The Tanks | Tate Modern | Bankside | London SE1 9TG Ticketed performances: 3 October at 17.30 and 5 October at 19.00. Book on […]
News of the visual arts programme as part of Korea/UK season 2017/18
Back in February, the British Council announced the various cultural events taking place in Korea as part of the UK/Korea season of cultural exchange. The first of the reciprocal events, the launch of the Korea/UK season, took place in the V&A last week with the launch of the Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition, with the upcoming […]
Geumhyung Jeong in Delfina Foundation residency
Coinciding with the UK-Korea cultural season, Korean artist Geumhyung Jeong has a residency at Delfina Foundation which will culminate in an exhibition later this year. Geumhyung Jeong residency 3 April – 25 June 2017 Delfina Foundation | 29-31 Catherine Place | London SW1E 6DY Geumhyung Jeong (South Korea) is a choreographer and performance artist. In […]