The feet are both a bridge between the self and environment, as well as the self and others (it is more intimate, for example, to entwine one’s feet with another’s, than to join hands). For the artist Jin Han Lee (b. 1982, Seoul, South Korea), the feet relate to the boundaries of self and non-self, … [Read More]
Artist: Lee Jin-han (이진한)
Lee Jinhan & Kim Jiseon: Group exhibition at HADA Contemporary
Notice of HADA Contemporary’s August exhibition: Lee Jinhan & Kim Jiseon: Group Exhibition 1 August – 1 September 2013 HADA Contemporary | 21 Vyner Street | London E2 9DG www.hadacontemporary.com +44 (0)20 8983 7700 Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 6pm | Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm | Also by appointment HADA Contemporary is pleased … [Read More]
Bankable and emerging Korean artists at Art13: London’s latest international art fair
To a casual observer, there might already seem to be a wide range of art fairs in London. The season starts with the London Art Fair in January and finishes with the Frieze in October. In between there’s plenty of smaller shows to keep various parts of the market satisfied. So launching a completely new … [Read More]
Lee Jinhan: I eat I vomit — at HADA Contemporary
After Kim Ha-young’s Eat All You Can at Hoxton Gallery earlier this year comes another binge-eating themed exhibition: Lee Jinhan at HADA Contemporary. Lee Jinhan I EAT I VOMIT 6 DECEMBER 2012 – 31 JANUARY 2013 Hada Contemporary is pleased to present the first UK solo exhibition by Lee Jinhan showcasing her new works. Lee … [Read More]
HADA Contemporary’s Korean Collective 2012 at Albemarle Gallery
HADA Contemporary is now hosting its regular summer group show at the Albemarle Gallery: Korean Collective London 2012 HADA | MAYFAIR 31 MAY – 23 JUNE 2012 HADA CONTEMPORARY is pleased to share a group of works by six Korean artists. The collective show includes a diverse selection of exceptional works by artists Ahn Chulhyun, … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Embracing the Void
South Korea has received a crash course in modernity in recent years. Through Japanese occupation, the Korean war, democratisation, industrialisation and globalisation, Korea has had to adapt, and fast. High rises now abound throughout the otherwise romantic landscape of majestic, pine covered mountains populated with sprinklings of traditional slope roofed, wooden homes. One imagines Korea … [Read More]
Embracing the Void: Korean Collective 2011 at HADA Contemporary
Some familiar artists, but maybe the gallery name is less familiar. Actually, HADA Contemporary is a joint venture between Korean Tom Woo and Tony Pontone of the Albemarle Gallery. And that’s where the group show is. EMBRACING THE VOID MOON BEOM | GWON OSANG | JEONG MYOUNGJO | JE BAAK | LEE JINHAN OPENING RECEPTION … [Read More]
Future’s Future’s Future: Young Korean Artists at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents the 3rd annual exhibition of contemporary art by UK based Korean Artists. Future’s Future’s Future brings together the exciting and inspiring work of eight Korean artists, each living and working in the UK. Two years ago was Entry Forms; last year was Supervisions. Jinkyun AHN | Jung Pyo HONG … [Read More]
4482 [SASAPARI] Utopia / Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views
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Now in its third year, 4482 [SASAPARI] is the annual showcase for Korean contemporary artists living and working in London. In 2010, subtitled Utopia/ Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views, it presents the latest work from 53 artists in the cavernous Bargehouse building on the South Bank. In the art world’s continual search for the … [Read More]
4482 2008: 40 Emerging Korean artists in one place
We all knew that there were a fair number of Korean artists living in London. But forty? Where did they all come from? And, actually, there’s more than forty, because none of the artists I know personally are participating (or if they are, they’ve kept a Korean-style vow of secrecy about it). But 40 Korean … [Read More]