Stars of K-drama, K-Pop and K-movies show their artistic side at StART art fair, London Now in its 9th year, StART art fair has become known for bringing the work of lesser-known artistic communities to an art collecting public. Held annually at London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery, StART fills all three floors of the gallery with … [Read More]
Category: Exhibition news
Transcending Time: Traditional and Contemporary Interpretations of the Moon Jar
The Moon Jar – an iconic image of Korean ceramics. Appreciated by many for its simplicity, serenity, and timelessness. The genesis of the moon jar is attributed to the 17th century. Large, globular jars were first used for storage of sauces, pastes and other culinary items, before being produced by the royal kilns. At the … [Read More]
Jeong Woojae: Afterglow, at Albemarle Gallery
Korean artist Jeong Woojae invites us to experience a surreal situation, where a young girl’s constant companion is a tropical fish. She goes about her everyday life against a backdrop of park, suburb and street accompanied by various sumptuous and over-scaled specimens, which seem perfectly at home in an alien environment. They float, guide and … [Read More]
Silent Mind: an exhibition by Lloyd Choi Gallery
An exhibition for London Design Festival 2022, running as alongside the V+A’s Korean exhibition ‘K-Wave’ (September 2022 – June 2023). The included works consider the meditative aesthetic of Korean craftsmanship, exploring how this can help us all find tranquility and consolation in turbulent times. The exhibition title reflects the calm and mindful status of the maker-artists, whose … [Read More]
Our Friendly Neighbours: a video art showcase at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre UK with Art Center Nabi Seoul presents their new exhibition Our Friendly Neighbours, opening Thursday 8 September at the KCC Exhibition space featuring major works by media artists Yiyun Kang, Jinjoon Lee and artist duo Bang & Lee. The KCCUK has invited three artists working with new media and installation based … [Read More]
Normal Life: Heesoo Kim solo show at Unit London
Heesoo Kim’s first solo exhibition with Unit London explores our shared contemporary experience through portraiture. In what the artist defines as an “expression of the mundane”, Normal Life is an accumulation of everyday observations. Surrounded by a society that constantly grapples for recognition and success, Kim’s body of work subtly engages with the mild sense of insecurity … [Read More]
The Sensuous Heart Traveller: Lee Ha Jin at J/M Gallery
The J/M Gallery proudly presents a second exhibition from South Korea’s ‘Mews Gallery’, lead by Rokhee Hwang, featuring Artist Ha Jin Lee. Curator Rokhee Hwang, from Gangneung South Korea, is bringing a solo exhibition featuring Ha Jin Lee to the J/M Gallery 230 Portobello Road, running from 16 – 23 August, 2022. ‘The Sensuous Heart … [Read More]
Love Under the Blue Moon: Sang Woon Nam and Ji-Young Hong at J/M Gallery
The J/M Gallery presents: ‘Love Under the Blue Moon’, funded by the South Korean Government, by Rokhee Hwang of The Mews Gallery, Gangneung. The J/M Gallery is proud to present a joint exhibition titled ‘Love Under the Blue Moon’. Running from the 28th July – 14th August, originating from South Korea, the show will be … [Read More]
Expanding Horizons: Contemporary Glass from South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan (in Stourbridge)
Expanding Horizons is an invitational exhibition by 34 artists from Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. The Festival Committee spent over two years researching artists and seleected work we considered to have technical excellence and creative expression across a range of different glass techniques. Artists were invited to submit one large or three smaller pieces to … [Read More]
Exhibition: Hallyu! The Korean Wave – at the V+A
From K-Pop costumes to K-drama props and posters, alongside photography, sculpture, fashion, video and pop culture ephemera, the exhibition invites visitors to delve into the phenomenon known as ‘hallyu’ – meaning ‘Korean Wave’. Hallyu rose to prominence in the late 1990s, rippling across Asia before reaching all corners of the world and challenging the currents … [Read More]
Tiger is Coming: Choi Jeong Hwa’s Tiger, Journey, Love
A colourful exhibition that will last for the duration of the Coronet’s special Tiger is Coming festival of Korean events. Combine a visit with a guided tour behind the scenes of the theatre. [Read More]
Joy Kim: Guerrilla, at Union Gallery
UNION Gallery is pleased to present Joy Kim’s Guerrilla solo exhibition. Kim takes us on a journey of his own personal narrative guiding us, the viewer, through his movements in daily life and travels. With an expressive multi-media and technique practice Kim’s work challenges the very traditional movements and techniques of institutional Modern and Contemporary … [Read More]
Observing the Human: NFT exhibition with five Korean artists
We’d like to invite you Noonssup’s first exhibition, entitled Observing the Human, presenting five Korean artists – Sejin Kim, Gihun Noh, Daniel Schine Lee, Ga Ram Kim and Bongsu Park. Observing the Human opens to the public from Sunday 3rd July until Saturday 9th July, 11am to 7pm. The exhibition is co-hosted with London-based art … [Read More]
JeeYoung Lee: Maiden Voyage, at Now Gallery
For NOW Gallery’s 2022 Art Commission Korean artist JeeYoung Lee has created an environment inspired by memories, dreams, emotions, and her personal experience. The artist reinterprets her psychological landscape and thoughts into this environment. This is a space where JeeYoung reminisces about the past and imagines the future through themes of travel and nature. It … [Read More]
Choi Soowhan: A Positive Absence, at Pontone Gallery
Pontone Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of new work by critically-acclaimed Korean artist, Choi Soowhan. He makes lightboxes depicting mysterious, atmospheric landscapes and flower arrangements. These refined structures are meticulously crafted from layers of black laminate. A multitude of finely drilled holes define the image, which is backlit by LED lighting. The pictures … [Read More]
Hanji: Paper Compositions, at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre, UK presents Hanji: Paper Compositions, an exhibition that explores the possibilities of traditional Korean paper, or hanji. The exhibition approaches hanji as a versatile material, and features the work of over 20 internationally recognised and emerging artists whose mastering of various hanji techniques allows them to push the boundaries of making … [Read More]