Six Different Interpretations of MOTHER 엄마, MOTHER is a group exhibition that presents artworks from six South Korean-born artists who have been living and settled in the UK for decades as a wife, mother and grandmother. 엄마 is the Korean word for mum. It is an informal way to refer to a female parent in … [Read More]
Artist: Jeong Min Moon (문정민)
Moon Jeong-min and Sarah E Choi in Past and Present Tense
Moon Jeong-min and Sarah E Choi participate in a group show in St Pancras Church’s Crypt Gallery: Past and Present Tense 10-15 September 2019 The Crypt Gallery | St Pancras Church | Euston Road | London NW1 2BA | cryptgallery.org Open: Tuesday – Saturday 12 – 7pm | Sunday 12 – 4pm Private View: Wednesday … [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]
Sasapari returns with Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect
It will be good to have Sasapari back after a gap of four years. Around fifty UK-based Korean artists will be showing their work at the Bargehouse: Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect 3 – 6 May 2018, 10am – 6pm | Admission free Bargehouse | OXO Tower Wharf | Bargehouse Street | London SE1 … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Through Their Eyes – depicting Korea and UK then and now
A new summer exhibition in Kingston Museum which will give another opportunity to view some of Han Collection’s early 20th century prints as well as contemporary work. Through their eyes: depicting Korea and UK then and now Kingston Museum | Wheatfield Way | Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PS Tuesday Friday & Saturday: 10am to 5pm … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: KAA residency — I, Kid
For their January 2017 exhibition and performance at the KCC, the Korean Artists Association chose nostalgia for childhood as their theme. The text which follows is from the exhibition catalogue, with installation shots mainly by LKL. I, Kid. 우리어릴적 Childhood memories are special to all of us. They do not disappear, but are planted in … [Read More]
Symposium: A Banquet of Korean Contemporary Art — The 6th Exhibition by 4482 (Sasapari)
Sasapari, a group show with usually more than 40 artists, is a phenomenal organisational feat. Hence it’s hardly a surprise if one year – as in 2013 – they take a break. But they’re back again this year, and once again 40 artists will be taking over the Bargehouse. Given the break, there are a … [Read More]
In pictures: the KAA’s 합 Collaboration exhibition at the KCC
The KAA’s excellent 합, 合, Collaboration exhibition has now been reviewed over on koreanartists.co.uk. Here are some photos from the exhibition, with text from the exhibition catalogue. Photos by LKL, except where credited otherwise. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger version of the image. Kang Soon-yul My entry for this exhibition is based on … [Read More]