Oriental VisArt, a gallery based in Geneva specialising in Asian artists, is holding its first London exhibition borrowing the space at Mokspace Gallery at 33 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH (opposite the British Museum): Between Tiers Wook Heo Solo Exhibition Oriental VisArt 6th Exhibition 25 Jan – 7 Feb 2012 Oriental VisArt is pleased to announce … [Read More]
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‘M’ is the second of Lee Myung-se’s films at the KCC this month
Last week Lee Myung-se’s Nowhere to Hide got the KCC’s New Year film season off to a barnstorming start. This week we move on to M (2007), which was not so well received. “M is a film filled with gorgeous imagery, flights of fancy, and bursts of color,” says Darcy Pacquet in his review over … [Read More]
London Information Centre: Hyemin Park at Mokspace
Park Hye-min has a brief exhibition at MokSpace, 8-10 January 2010, as part of one of her ongoing projects: London Information Centre Exhibition Date: 8, 9, 10 Janurary Venue: MokSapce, 33 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LH Clearance Exchange Hyemin Park, who was born in Korea and currently works in London, has also run a project … [Read More]
An Myung-nam at the Mall Galleries
The Society of Designer Craftsmen has an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries. Among the exhibitors this year is SDC Ceramics Licentiate and KAA member Myung-nam AN: Designer Crafts at the Mall 2012 At The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1 Friday 6th to Sunday 15th January 2012 This winter craft exhibition, presented by the … [Read More]
January is Lee Myung-se month at the KCC
The KCCUK has made some exciting changes to its free film screenings for 2012: The KCCUK Film night has extended to four screenings per month, with special monthly Q&A screening featuring some of Korea’s leading directors. The KCCUK kick this special year off with a a look at director Lee Myung-se with four screenings of … [Read More]
Muse London: media art focus at the KCC
The group exhibition by Korean artists who have made their home in the UK has just finished; now its time for the annual exhibition of selected students and recent graduates: MUSE LONDON Participating artists: Eemyun KANG, Seokyeong KANG, EE, Wonwoo LEE, Sean ROH and Kiwoun SHIN From 16 December 2011 to 21 January 2012 the … [Read More]
Boundaries at C99 Art Project
News of a group show including two Korean artists in Kensal Rise: Boundaries Farid Rasulov | Hyo Myoung Kim | Jane McAdam Freud | Littlewhitehead | Yoonjin Jung C99 Art Project, 99 Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, London NW10 3DN December 2011 – January 2012 Boundaries is a collaboration between Gazelli Art House and C99 Art … [Read More]
Serenade – A letter to the other side
News of a varied concert this weekend in Notting Hill: Serenade – A letter to the other side Saturday 17th December 2011, 7pm St. Peters Church Kensington Park Road London W11 2PN Free Admission Charity collection Serenade – A letter to the other side follows on from the successful classical evening Serenade – Songs to … [Read More]
Event news: Happy Ero Christmas screens at the KCC
Something lighthearted for the last screening before Christmas, this Thursday: Happy Ero Christmas (2003) Director: Lee Eon-hee Running Time: 110mins Screening Date: 15 December, 2011 7pm Number of Seats: 130 Theatre: Multi Purpose Hall, KCCUK Synopsis Everybody dreams of a merry Christmas with loved ones. Burt these three characters want more than just a happy … [Read More]
British Korean Women’s Society’s December meeting
The British Korean Women’s Society is a recently formed organisation. It grew out of a series of requests for help and advice from Korean women in the UK, which were originally received by the ROK embassy and forwarded on to people who the embassy thought might be able to help. The principle objectives of the … [Read More]
Delayed Sojourn: KAA group show at the KCC
The UK Korean Artists Association is holding a group exhibition at the KCC from this coming Friday. It will be a good opportunity to see the varied work of Korean artists who are staying in the UK for the longer term. Delayed Sojourn – London, home away from home Korean Cultural Centre UK 2nd – … [Read More]
Event news: Kim Ki-young’s Insect Woman screens at the KCC
Having had some classic film from Lee Man-hee during this year’s festival, we now have the treat of Kim Ki-young’s Insect Woman (1972) on 1 December. It’s unfortunate that we have to choose between this and an interesting talk at the Japan Foundation. But this is Kim Ki-young, and the film is said to be … [Read More]
North Korea’s nuclear threat and the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
In March 2012, South Korea will be hosting the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will introduce some of the issues at December’s Global Korea Lecture at the KCC. Pre-registration necessary. North Korea’s nuclear threat and the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security … [Read More]
Guilt, Nostalgia, and Victimhood: Korea in the Japanese Theatrical Imagination
Looks like a very interesting talk at the Japan Foundation on 1 December. Of course, it has to clash with something equally as compelling: a rare screening of Kim Ki-young’s Insect Woman at the KCC. The Japan Foundation hosts: Guilt, Nostalgia, and Victimhood: Korea in the Japanese Theatrical Imagination Speaker: Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei (UCLA) How … [Read More]
Helen Koo: Transformation & Sustainability in fashion
News of a one-day exhibition in St James’s by fashion designer Helen Koo. Pop in after the seminar at the KCC this Saturday. Helen Sumin Koo is a fashion designer and her art work centres on new fashion technologies, functional design, and sustainable design. Her exhibition will be held in London on Nov. 26th, and … [Read More]
Two Koreas: Past, Present and Future – at LSE
Looks like an interesting conference at the London School of Economics. Unfortunately, it’s the same day as another interesting conference organised by BAKS (26 Nov). On 26th November 2011, LSESU Korean Society is proud to present the first student-run Korean Economic and Political Forum: “Two Koreas: Past, Present and Future”. The forum will be divided … [Read More]