A group show in the City of London: Urban Reckoning The Koppel Project Hive | 26-30 Holborn Viaduct | London EC1A 2AT | www.thekoppelproject.com 11 September – 16 October 2020 Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm The Koppel Project is pleased to present Urban Reckoning: a show about urban living as a driving force in … [Read More]
LKL articles by Events Editor (page 82)
2020 Korean Peninsula Peace Forum
Coming later this month, a free-to-attend online presentation of proposals for a practical approach to reunification. You can get a preview of some of the likely discussion points by reading the proposals which are available on the Relational Peacebuilding Initiatives website. 2020 Korean Peninsula Peace Forum A Socio-Economic Strategy Leading Towards Peaceful Korean Unification Wednesday … [Read More]
Hallyu Con 2020: an online celebration of Korean pop culture
Hot on the heels of KBCE’s Chuseok-themed online event in September comes KCCUK’s hallyu-focused online festival. Hallyu Con 2020 Sunday 4 October 2020, 3pm Livestreamed on the KCCUK YouTube Channel Free Calling all UK and Europe-based Korean culture enthusiasts! Are you keen to join the ultimate celebration of Korean pop culture? This one-day online event, … [Read More]
The annual Harvest Fest moves online
Congratulations to the organisers of the annual Korean Harvest Fest for putting something so enticing together in these difficult times. The Chuseok celebrations organised by Korean British Cultural Exchange have moved online this year. Plans for screenings in the heard of Koreatown (New Malden) have had to be shelved at the last minute because of … [Read More]
The World Korean Food Festival 2020
We just found out about this fortnight-long food event in New Malden in September via a post on the KCC’s Facebook page. After a frantic bout of messaging various Korean contacts to get further details, I received a copy of a kakaotalk image, which is embedded in the post below. As you can see, it’s … [Read More]
Ilhwa Kim solo show at HOFA Gallery
Ilhwa Kim returns to HOFA with the same early Autumn slot as last year. Ilhwa Kim solo show at HOFA Gallery HOFA Gallery | 11 Bruton Street | Mayfair | London W1J 6PY | thehouseoffineart.com 28 September – 12 October 2020 Contemporary Asian artist, Ilhwa Kim will be returning to HOFA with her highly anticipated … [Read More]
18th K-pop Academy: application window open
The K-pop Academy moves online for its 18th season. Judging by the choice of application methods and the draft programme details, a new emphasis this time is on bolstering the army of YouTube influencers for Korean culture! The more the merrier! The 18th K-Pop Academy Dates: 19 September – 31 October 2020 Time: Every Saturday … [Read More]
Memories of Murder: one-off screening
Curzon Home Cinemas are reviving Bong Joon-ho’s first two features – Barking Dogs Never Bite and Memories of Murder – for home viewing. The latter will also be getting a screening at the Curzon Bloomsbury in a new 4K restoration. It may have a wider release, but at the time of writing there’s only one … [Read More]
BTS: Break The Silence movie theatrical release
Relive the Wembley experience from last year with this behind-the-scenes documentary from BTS’s Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. Break The Silence: Persona Limited theatrical release from Thursday 10 September 2020 Visit www.breakthesilencethemovie.com for showtimes and to book tickets BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’ is over. The worldwide stadium tour topped the Billboard … [Read More]
Suhyung Lee popup collaboration dinner at Crispin’s Spitalfields
Two years ago Suhyung Lee, along with Yujung Kim, gave us a memorable experience in the form of a pop-up residency in a Marylebone restaurant. LKL review here. This September he is collaborating with Crispin’s head chef, Naz Hassan, in a one-night-only event in Spitalfields. Don’t miss it: Suhyung Lee x Naz Hassan Collaboration Dinner … [Read More]
Purity and Virtue: the aesthetic of the Korean scholar, at Han Collection
Han Collections offers us a glimpse into the life of a Joseon Dynasty Korean scholar with their early Autumn exhibition of Korean ceramics, paintings and furniture: The Aesthetic of the Korea Scholar: Purity & Virtue 1 September – 30 October 2020 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | (T) … [Read More]
Joonhong Min in Ghost Relics, at Hoxton 253 Art Project Space
Joonhong Min collaborates with two Hungarian artists in an end-of-residency show supported by the Hungarian Cultural Centre: Ghost Relics Joonhong Min | Karoly Tendl | Nora Teplan Hoxton 253 Art Project Space | 253 Hoston Street | London N1 5LG | www.hoxton253.com Private view night: 3rd Sept, 5-9pm Exhibition open: 2nd-6th Sept 2020, 12-8pm Artist … [Read More]
Literary talk with translator Sora Kim-Russell
The KCC’s September literature night is a special event: a Zoom conversation with translator Sora Kim-Russell, focusing on her latest translation to make it into print here, Pyun Hye-young’s The Law of Lines (LKL review here). To make the conversation worthwhile, the KCC expects us all to have read the book in advance. It is … [Read More]
LKFF Teaser Screening: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
After having had to cancel the Kim Jiyoung screening earlier this year as we went into lockdown, the KCC is resurrecting the event as we gradually emerge. The official announcement on the film festival website promises an introduction, though currently there are no further details. The planned screening in March was going to be by … [Read More]
Online Discussion: Seopyeonje
A zoom discussion with Birkbeck University curatorial team following an online viewing of Seopyeonje with a recorded introduction. Seopyeonje: online discussion Thursday 27 August 2020 | 8:15pm Register via Eventbrite About this Event Part of our Trapped! The Cinema of Confinement Korean Film Nights season. Programmed in collaboration with the Birkbeck Film Programming and Curating … [Read More]
Choi Minyoung in Staycation, at Lychee One Gallery
News of a summer group show in Hackney: Staycation 13th August – 10th September 2020 Lychee One | Unit 1 | The Gransden | 39 Gransden Avenue | London E8 3QA | lycheeone.com Gallery opening hours: Thursday – Saturday 12 – 3pm and by appointment Bea Bonafini | Minyoung Choi | Freya Douglas-Morris | Jane … [Read More]