The attractions of today’s second screening of Park Kwang-su month include Lee Jeong-jae in period costume and a brief glimpse of Shim Eun-ha dressed as one of Jeju Island’s famous diving women. But in general people find this particular movie as dull as ditchwater. The Uprising (1999) Director: Park Kwangsu Running Time: 110 mins Date: … [Read More]
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Hur Shan in Bodhi, at Gazelli Art House
Hur Shan has a busy couple of months. Group exhibitions at the Bargehouse, in South-east London and Paris. And also in London’s prime gallery area off Piccadilly. In this particular group show, we will see Hur having a bit of fun with the audience: small bronze sculptures, painted to look like everyday objects, will be … [Read More]
Mee Hyun Oh at St Dunstan-in-the-West
News of a lunchtime violin recital in the City on Wednesday 21 March. St Dunstans-in-the-West survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 but needed to be rebuilt in 1831. The Anglo Japanese Society of Wessex hosts a series of weekly concerts there, of which this is one. Mee Hyun Oh (violin) with Soojin Kim … [Read More]
Park Kwang-su month kicks off with Chilsu and Mansu, 8 March
The schedule for this month is as follows: 8th: Chilsu and Mansu (1988) 15th: The Uprising (1999) 22nd: A Single Spark (1995) 29th: Meet Mr Daddy (2007) (at the Apollo, with Q&A afterwards) For me, the film I’m most looking forward to out of all the films to be screened this year, at least for … [Read More]
Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting, at MMCA Gwacheon
A major retrospective of possibly modern Korea’s most representative artistic style: Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 17 March – 13 May 2012 Highlights Korean monochrome paintings from the 1970s to the present in the largest such exhibition in Korea. Landscape of the mind as embodied by monochrome painters … [Read More]
Kwon Soonhak and Won Seoyeoung in HADA Contemporary group show
HADA Contemporary has two non-Koreans in its March exhibition downstairs at Albemarle Gallery. But there’s also two Korean artists, who you’ll recognise from Sasapari and elsewhere in the London K-art scene: Kwon Soonhak and Won Seoyeoung. March Group Exhibition HADA Contemporary, Mayfair 2 – 24 MARCH 2012 HADA Contemporary is pleased to announce an exciting … [Read More]
Nostalgia of Korea, Korean: Kang Bong-kyu solo show at Mokspace
In October last year there was a brief two week exhibition at the KCC entitled Korea, Koreanity. It featured four artists from Jeollanam-do, and the backbone of the exhibition was a collection of nostalgic black and white photos by Kang Bong-kyu. It was a shame the exhibition wasn’t longer, because it deserved several visits, and … [Read More]
Lomography store celebrates Seoul
If you’re in to Lomography http://t.co/ScuxsMcd, you’ll be interested that their London store has a “Seoul All Around You” feature this week to celebrate the launch of a new line of their analogue cameras. [Read More]
E J-yong month concludes with Actresses + Q&A
I’ve been enjoying this month. Even though I only managed to get to one screening of E J-yong’s films at the KCC (which happens to be my favourite one), I’ve used the month as an opportunity rewatch my DVDs of Untold Scandal and Asako in Ruby Shoes – both of which I enjoyed much more … [Read More]
Yoon-hee Kim at the Cadogan Hall
Former child prodigy, now 21-year old violin virtuoso Yoon-hee Kim plays the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the Cadogan Hall, 28 Feb. Buy tickets by following this link: http://t.co/6orBbU1M Programme Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Glinka was one of the most celebrated Russian composers of his … [Read More]
Igudesman and Joo in A Little Nightmare Music at the Cadogan Hall
Crazy musical comedy coming up at the Cadogan Hall in early March. It comes with great reviews. Check out Igudesman and Joo’s website for some videos of what they do. And then book your tickets. Igudesman and Joo A Little Nightmare Music Friday 9 March, 2012 7.30pm Programme: You have to see and hear them … [Read More]
Good luck to Oxford in the Varsity Baduk tournament
Good luck to underdogs Oxford in the Baduk tournament against Cambridge tomorrow. Time to start leveling the scores. http://t.co/LIUozlO0 [Read More]
Sasapari at the Bargehouse: its 5th year, now with 64 artists
The big exhibition of young Korean artists in the UK is now in its fifth year. With 64 artists participating, expect a wide range of video, installation and more traditional work displaying a vibrant range of talents. The title of the exhibition, Sasapari, represents the dialling codes of UK (+44) and South Korea (+82) The … [Read More]
One year, 12 directors, 59 films, 12 Q&As. What could be better?
The KCC have announced their lineup for their much anticipated “Year of the Twelve Directors” – a season unimaginable a few years ago. A very simple concept: four films by the same director, each month giving a mini-retrospective, followed by a Q&A with the director. And a very well-balanced programme it is, featuring veteran directors … [Read More]
Rebellion in Pre-Modern Korea
Rebellion in Pre-Modern Korea: Regional Discrimination and the Musin Rebellion of 1728. Andrew Jackson talks at the London Senate House, Thursday 16 Feb at 5:30pm http://t.co/8CtqeUHR [Read More]
Dr James Kim of PUST – talks in London, Oxford and Cambridge
Dr. James Kim is a Korean-American businessman and the founder of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the first privately funded university in the DPRK. With its international faculty, courses in English, computers, and internet connections for all its students, the one-year-old university represents a rare window onto the world for the North Korean … [Read More]