The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), in collaboration with Ilmin Museum of Art, is delighted to present Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age: Pure and Hybrid, an exhibition centring on literati painting as a key strand of Korean traditional art, juxtaposing works from the collections of Ilmin Museum of Art and the Ilmin Cultural Foundation with contemporary Korean … [Read More]
Category: Exhibition news
Korean crafts at London Craft Week 2026
Four Korea-related exhibitions are taking place as part of London Craft Week. You already know about the first two: 1. Icheon and Beyond — The Space Within Form … already installed at the Korean Cultural Centre. 2. Cherry Blossom Project Opening at the Garden Museum on 28 April. And the other two: 3. Origin of Materials, … [Read More]
Korean makers at Ceramic Art London 2026
The acclaimed Ceramic Art London fair, now in its 22nd year, returns to Olympia West from Friday 8 – Sunday 10 May 2026, (with a private view by invitation only, on Thursday 7 May). Hugely respected in the contemporary ceramics world, and always oversubscribed, it is Europe’s leading showcase for makers to sell their work. … [Read More]
Gachi (가치/같이): Surroundings and Companions
In Korean, the words for “Value” (가치) and “Together” (같이) are written differently but share the same pronunciation: Gachi. Rooted in this resonance, the exhibition takes place in the heart of a local café — a space where we pause, gather our thoughts, meet others, and form everyday memories. Here, we invite you to experience … [Read More]
Byoung Soo Cho – exhibition at the Coronet Theatre
The Coronet Theatre is proud to present a major exhibition by Byoung Soo Cho, one of Korea’s most influential architects and a quietly radical figure in contemporary art and design. For three decades, Cho has cultivated an international reputation through his practice BCHO Partners, creating buildings that appear at once elemental and deeply human. His collaborations … [Read More]
Cherry Blossom Project, at the Garden Museum
To coincide with London Craft Week and East Asian cherry blossom festivals celebrating the arrival of spring, an installation of 4,800 hand stitched mandus (Korean dumplings) created from hand-dyed organza silk will fill the Garden Museum’s baptistery. Cherry blossom festivals in East Asian countries bring people together to celebrate the arrival of spring, gathering beneath … [Read More]
Park Jieun: Journeys (pt 2), at Pontone Gallery
At first sight, Park Jieun’s paintings are dynamic exercises in gestural, graphic brush work. Her technique references traditional Korean and Chinese practice, but as the viewing distance narrows and reduces the viewer becomes aware of images contained within the boundaries of the dark, sweeping marks. Urban landscapes are meticulously delineated and gradually reveal themselves to … [Read More]
KCCUK exhibition: Icheon and Beyond — The Space Within Form
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), in collaboration with the City of Icheon, is delighted to present Icheon and Beyond: The Space Within Form, an exhibition exploring the philosophical and material foundations of Korean ceramics. Rooted in the rich heritage of Icheon — a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art — the exhibition … [Read More]
Drawing Hope: Children’s art for peace
Drawing Hope: Children’s art for peace is a global peace initiative that delivers messages of hope through children’s artwork for intergenerational dialogue. This exhibition is in collaboration with Okedongmu Children in Korea (어린이 어깨동무), an organisation dedicated to transforming conflict into a peaceful future on the Korean peninsula. The exhibition has recently been shown at … [Read More]
Korean crafts at Collect 2026
As usual, you can expect some exquisite Korean crafts to be on show at Collect this year at Somerset House, 27 February – 1 March (with preview days). Sadly, though, as far as I can see, there won’t be the Icheon Ceramics / Han Collection collaboration that has given so much pleasure over the past … [Read More]
Christine Sun Kim in 1880 THAT, at the Wellcome Collection
‘1880 THAT’ is an exhibition which explores sign language and the right to communicate. It brings together new and recent work by the artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader. The exhibition explores the idea of language as a home – an essential place of belonging – and what it means to live with the … [Read More]
Dusk to Dawn: Minjung Kim & Rebecca Salter, at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art is excited to present Dusk to Dawn, an exhibition that brings together two artists whose paths criss-cross between East and West. Minjung Kim, born and trained in Korea, moved to Western Europe in her twenties, where she continued her studies and established her career as an artist. While her work engages with Western artistic concepts, its essence … [Read More]
Gyeob: a solo exhibition by fashion artist Kim Hye Lim
Join us at 67 York Street Gallery for the solo exhibition of fashion artist, Kim Hye Lim. Kim Hye Lim is a fashion artist who finds the roots of her creative practice in Korean tradition. In her 2020 solo exhibition “Ascending”, she focused on the sculptural aesthetics of po (袍 — traditional Korean outer robe) … [Read More]
JaeJun Lee in RUACH: Breath, Wind, Spirit — at Flow Gallery
Flow Gallery is pleased to announce a solo show by JaeJun Lee. JaeJun is a Korean ceramic artist now based in Cardiff. Working in porcelain, he finds beauty in the line of a simple form. The discipline of his making finds balance through the element of chance in his glazing – a quality that is explored … [Read More]
KCC Exhibition: NEW GEN – The Emerging Voices
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is delighted to present the exhibition NEW GEN: The Emerging Voices, the latest edition of its annual open call programme supporting Korean artists based in the UK. This year’s exhibition introduces eight artists whose practices span painting, sculpture, moving image, and installation, exploring how identity, materiality, and technology shape contemporary … [Read More]
Juno Seunghui Joo and Sion Kim in Cycles of Return, at Art Space Portsmouth
Independent curator Vera Hadzhiyska is happy to present a sensitive new exhibition opening this November in Art Space Portsmouth, showcasing the work of emerging Korean artists Juno Seunghui Joo (주승희) and Sion Kim (김시온). Through photography, drawing, and traditional Korean materials, the exhibition explores the universal experience of mortality—how life and death are processed, remembered, and honoured. Together, the artists … [Read More]