Nice to see Sena Gu‘s ceramics in Canary Wharf. I spotted her work at 100% Design London this year, and now I pass it on the way to work every morning, at least until 4 January 2012. Pretty and imaginative. [Read More]
Category: Ceramics (page 8)
Selected publications
- Hyo Jung Lee: Jeong: The Spirit of Korean Craft and Design, Phaidon 2026
- Beth McKillop, Jane Portal: Precious Beyond Measure: A History of Korean Ceramics, Reaktion Books 2024
- Jeon Seung-chang, Soyoung Lee: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum 2011
- Burglind Jungmann: Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists, Fowler Museum 2010
- Yong-i Yun: Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum: A Complete Catalogue tr Roderick Whitfield, Youngsook Pak, Cambridge University Press 2006
Curator Talk at the V & A Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition
The V & A’s contemporary Korean ceramics exhibition comes to an end on 4 October. Its curator looks back on the exhibition at a free lunchtime talk on 28 September: When: Wed 28 September 2011 13:15 Where: Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre Hear more about this ceramics display from curator Christine Guth of the V&A. Jointly … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Tradition Transformed – Contemporary Korean Ceramics at the V&A
Tradition, Transformed, Contemporary, Korean, Ceramic – the words used to describe the title of the exhibition as well as the thematic arrangement of this display in the V&A’s Ceramics & Korea Gallery from May until October 2011. Showcasing the innovative art forms produced by 18 Korean contemporary ceramicists aged 40-70 from the South Korean peninsula, … [Read More]
The Gangjin Celadon Festival
If I was in Korea right now I’d be heading for Jeollanam-do and the Gangjin Celadon Festival http://bit.ly/otRFzY #. (Photo: Chosun Ilbo) [Read More]
Poetry in Clay at the Metropolitan Museum
Poetry in Clay, the exhibition of Buncheong Ceramics from the Leeum Museum currently at the Metropolitan Museum is seriously worth a visit, with some beautiful pots. Interesting that they also juxtapose a couple of 20th century paintings. Kim Whanki’s dot paintings really do look like the dot decoration on one of the pots # Curator … [Read More]
A demonstration by master potter Park Kyoung Soon
A special event to mark the launch of the Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition at the V&A: a demonstration by ceramic artist Park Kyoung Soon. Park Kyoung Soon, Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics Watch expert ceramicist Park Kyoung Soon demonstrate a range of forming and surface decoration techniques in this event celebrating the V&A display Tradition … [Read More]
Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics at the V&A
An interesting exhibition coming up at the Victoria and Albert Museum this summer, starting on 20 May. The Victoria and Albert Museum is pleased to announce Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, a compelling exhibition that brings the finest of contemporary Korean ceramics to London, will be on view in Ceramics Gallery 146 from May 20 … [Read More]
Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from the Leeum Collection on view at Metropolitan Museum
News of an important temporary exhibition at the Met in New York. For the duration of the exhibition, the museum’s permanent display of Korean artefacts will be in storage. Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art April 7 – August 14, 2011 A special loan exhibition focusing on the dynamic … [Read More]
Irrational exhuberance or sober restraint? The contrasting tastes of 18th century neighbours
Leaving aside the question of whether you would fork out £43 million (including taxes and buyer’s premium) for an object that a careless cat could smash to smithereens in an instant, which vase would you rather have on your mantelpiece? On the left, the exhuberant, flamboyant, labour-intensive masterpiece produced by Qing dynasty ceramic artisans (and … [Read More]
Korean Jazz to Korean Ceramics via the Daily Telegraph
How does one get from a Korean jazz singer resident in France to a Korean artist resident in the UK via Britain’s best-selling broadsheet daily newspaper? There are many celebrity twitterers, but there is only one remotely famous person that I happen to “follow”: pianist Stephen Hough (@houghhough). I came across his Daily Telegraph blog … [Read More]
2010 Travel Diary #34: A visit to Sancheong’s finest potter
In 1592, Japan invaded Korea. Their ultimate destination was China, but they never got further than Korea, and they wrought havoc there. During their occupation, which lasted on and off until their second invasion in 1598 was repelled by Admiral Yi Sun-shin’s famous turtle ships, they sent back to Japan in their ships a human … [Read More]
Korean ceramic tea bowls and tea culture
Eunjung Shin continues her series on themes from the past, inspired by objects in the British Museum’s Korea Gallery. One thousand years ago, drinking tea was an important social activity in Buddhist Korea. After Buddhism was introduced from China in the 4th century it flourished up until the end of the Koryo dynasty (935-1392) in … [Read More]
Debbie Han interviewed in the Korea Times
Good to see a feature on Debbie Han, a regular in the London Korean Art scene, in the Korea Times: # I had a vision, a strong desire to document what was happening in Korea and Asia at this moment, through my own eyes. I grew up in the U.S., and when I came to … [Read More]
Kang Sok-kyong: The Valley Nearby
Kang Sok-kyong: The Valley Nearby Tr Choi Kyong-do Heinemann Asian Writers Series, 1997. Originally published as 가까운 골짜기, 1989 Living in the country, Yun-hee is engaged in a solitary struggle. Her two worlds, that of a rural housewife and that of an advocate for equality, are at odds with each other. As her artistic, alcoholic … [Read More]
Getting acquainted with some of Korea’s traditional crafts
This week presents the opportunity to catch two exhibitions at the Korean Cultural Centre: the Living Heritage exhibition is just about to close (on 21 July), while the ceramics from Gangjin will be here until 23 July. In an era of mass productions what has been assembled in the Cultural Centre is a collection of … [Read More]
An exhibition of Gangjin Celadon at the KCC
News of an upcoming ceramics exhibition at the KCC: 2009 European Road Show Exhibition of Gangjin Celadon Porcelain 14 July ~ 23 July 2009 The Korean Cultural Centre proudly announces the upcoming exhibition of Gangjin Craft Exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre UK. Once beautifully crafted, the clay is fired and glazed, a simple process … [Read More]