Help the Victoria and Albert Museum showcase K-Pop banners in their upcoming exhibition Hallyu! The Korean Wave – and your creation could end up in their permanent collection! The V&A are launching a public call-out for K-Pop banners, to help highlight the vital role that fandoms play in the phenomenon of K-Pop. The chosen banners … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion
Welcome to LKL’s visual arts pages. Here you will find our exhibition notices, and our reviews and coverage of Korean art, design, fashion and crafts in London and elsewhere.
4482|Sasapari group exhibition: ‘Hope’ Open Call
Good news that the association of Korean artists in the UK named after the international dialling codes of the two countries has come through the pandemic and has launched a drive for membership and partnership, along with an open call for their next show: 2022 ‘Hope’ Open Call Deadline: 30 April 2022 Exhibition Dates: 5th … [Read More]
K-Art Now online talk: NFT Art Trend
The NFT (Non-Fungible Token) art market has enormously increased recently with an explosive increase of interests in Metaverse & crypto currency. High prices for the cryptocurrencies used to trade NFTs helped drive the market up last year. However, due to the recent global issues and increased uncertainties, now the prices are falling and the market … [Read More]
엄마, Mother – at Han Collection
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]
Gallery visit: Jukhee Kwon in Expanding Horizons
October Gallery has represented Korean artist Jukhee Kwon for almost ten years now, and it was natural that when planning an exhibition in memory of their trustee Pamela Kember they should include work by the Korean artist as she exhibited in Asia House when Kember was director of Arts and Learning there. Somehow, during the … [Read More]
Soon Yul Kang’s recent and upcoming exhibitions
Congratulations to London-based artist Soon Yul Kang, who has had a nice write-up for her Washington duo show from the Washington Post: Striking a canny balance between the simple and the complex, Kang’s artworks can be grasped in a second yet reward minutes of close inspection. Kang’s exhibition at the Washington KCC closes on 23 … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Drifting Terrain, at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) presents Drifting Terrain, an exhibition featuring recent and newly-commissioned works by UK-based artists, Euphrosyne Andrews, Nia Fekri and Seungwon Jung. Both aligning with the UK’s cultural initiatives and celebrating Lewisham’s designation as the 2022 London Borough of Culture, the KCCUK has developed this exhibition in collaboration with Lewisham Arthouse, … [Read More]
A Sensory Awakening – the beauty of Korean teabowls
Visiting Collect at Somerset House over the weekend, I got talking to Mr Park Jinsoo of Han Collection who, as in previous years, had a wonderful selection of ceramics from Icheon to show to the public. As I was about to leave, he passed me a handbill for their upcoming exhibition of tea bowls. Details … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: LUX — New Wave of Contemporary Art
The current video art exhibition in what I assume is a large disused car park underneath 180 Strand comes to an end in a week’s time. It’s well work a visit. In a vast space and in the absence of natural light, the curators have been able to display a range of large-scale video pieces … [Read More]
Korean crafts at Collect 2022
Collect returns to Somerset House later this month. Han Collection will be there with their tempting array of ceramics from Icheon, while Lloyd Choi Gallery represents a broader range of crafts from across the country. In addition, expect to find the occasional Korean artist represented by non Korean specialist galleries: for example: Cube Gallery will … [Read More]
Touched by Light and Dreams – a talk at Gallery Rosenfeld
A discussion to mark the end of Bongsu Park’s and Shuster + Moseley’s current exhibitions at Gallery Rosenfeld. Touched by Light and Dreams Renee Pfister in conversation with Bongsu Park and Shuster + Moseley Saturday 12 February 2022, 3pm – 4pm gallery rosenfeld | 37 Rathbone Street | London W1T 1NZ | galleryrosenfeld.com Register via Eventbrite gallery … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Anicka Yi — In love with the world
I’m wondering how many visitors to Anicki Yi’s scene-stealing installation In Love with the World managed to engage with what was apparently one of the key elements in the work. According to the information provided in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall (quoted in the shaded box below), depending on what time of day you visited … [Read More]
KCCUK 2022 Call For Artists
The KCCUK has announced its 2022 call for artists for an exhibition later this year. As in 2021, the KCCUK is partnering with their colleagues in Germany. 2022 Call for Artists 17 January 2022 – 11 February 2022 The Korean Cultural Centers in the UK and Germany are offering artists an opportunity to exhibit in … [Read More]
Jukhee Kwon in Expanding Horizons, at October Gallery
October Gallery opens the year with a group show held in honour of the late art historian, critic, and curator Pamela Kember (1955–2021), who championed Asian art across the world. Pamela Kember was Head of Arts and Learning at Asia House and a trustee at October Gallery. Expanding Horizons In Honour of Pamela Kember 3rd … [Read More]
Anna Jung Seo and Jaeyeon Yoo in Still Standing, at Union Gallery
As lockdowns have been imposed and then lifted we confess to have completely lost track of the regular calendar events that mark the rhythm of the cultural year. So we had forgotten that the London Art Fair normally happens round about now. Just as well it’s been postponed then, but Union are hosting a show … [Read More]
In dreams we gather: Bongsu Park at Gallery Rosenfeld
Bongsu Park returns to Gallery Rosenfeld with the continuing developments of her Dream project. Note also the workshops, symposium and Dream Auction also happening this month. In dreams we gather | Do not be afraid of the brilliant lights 18 November 2021 – 13 February 2022 rosenfeld | 37 Rathbone Street | London W1T 1NZ | … [Read More]