Held at the Saatchi Gallery, The Oulim in London celebrates the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the UK with a wide array of content, from BTS and BLACKPINK to K-Drama and the latest VR & AI tech. Entry is free, so don’t miss out! Highlights ✨ Explore six sections full of … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 11)
Korean artists at START Art Fair 2023
StART 2023 at Saatchi Gallery will this year present its signature array of exhibiting artists and galleries from around the globe, highlights include Singapore-based Premium Pages Gallery, sculptor Katya Emelyanova and London-based paper artist Lisa Lloyd. Projects this year include the Korean globetrotter Doowon LEE who has been taking the international art-world by storm with … [Read More]
V+A Symposium: Korean Photography – History and Practices
Join us for a day of talks dedicated to Korean photography. This symposium will highlight Korea’s vibrant photographic scenes looking back at its histories from the colonial period to the present day. You will hear from curators, publishers and contemporary artists and explore Korean photographs and postcards from the V&A’s permanent collection. There will also … [Read More]
Ilhwa Kim: Tactile Hands, at HOFA Gallery
Pioneering London-based contemporary art gallery, HOFA, are pleased to announce the highly anticipated 2023 solo exhibition of South Korean abstract expressionist artist Ilhwa Kim, who from 29 September to 11 October will unveil new works in her living architecture series at the Gallery’s Bruton Street flagship. Titled Tactile Hands, the show will enthral viewers in … [Read More]
Jisoo Jit Seo: Six Feet Forward, at Art Space Portsmouth
For the first time in the UK independent curator Vera Hadzhiyska is happy to present a solo show by the Korean artist Jisoo Jit Seo The exhibition at Art Space Portsmouth will showcase a selection of recent and new works by Jisoo Jit Seo exploring humanity’s relationship to technology in today’s rapidly developing digital world, … [Read More]
Korean artists at Focus Art Fair
The awaited comeback of FOCUS Art Fair to London in 2023 promises an innovative blend of technology and traditional art, fostering harmony in the FOCUSPHERE (FOCUS-sphere). Serving as an incubator, FOCUS nurtures a mutual bond by uniting and nurturing young galleries, enabling their seamless integration into the FOCUS community and amplifying their creative expressions and … [Read More]
Delight media art exhibition: Seoul’s urban cityscape
Embark on a mesmerizing journey into the heart of Seoul’s urban cityscape with Delight, a media art exhibition that reimagines creativity and sensory experiences. 12 unique zones with over 25 stunning digital art installations will transport you to the vibrant streets of a trendy city, inviting you to watch as its culture, dreams, and myths … [Read More]
Artist talk: Advancing Lines: Constellation Links
In this discourse, we explore the concept of ‘Directionality’, which represents the trajectory from one celestial point to another. Among the foundational elements of form – point, line, and plane – it is the ‘line’ that carries a distinct sense of direction. These converging points, where directional lines intersect, radiate with a captivating brilliance reminiscent … [Read More]
Hemyeong: Constellation Links, at Bonhams
Bonhams is delighted to present a special exhibition of works by Korean artist Hemyeong Kim from 7 – 13 October 2023, supported by LG OLED. Hemyeong (Seong Heui Kim) is one of the most established artists in Korea. Having started with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, her most notable clients range from … [Read More]
Jaeyeon Yoo: Dream Weaving, at Union Gallery
UNION Gallery is pleased to present London-based Korean artist, Jaeyeon Yoo’s Dream Weaving exhibition. The array of works brings together the artist’s latest body of paintings, delving into the transcendent and enchanting realm of dreams and memory via the interplay of shifting boundaries between reality and imagination. The central axis is to create a surreal narrative that … [Read More]
Elegance in Porcelain: Exploring the Legacy of Joseon Dynasty White Ceramics
White porcelain held immense value during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). It symbolised not only the Royal family and intellectuals’ pursuit of moderation, dignity, and freedom but also embodied the aspirations and pride of the Joseon people. Furthermore, it served as a potent symbol of Joseon’s power, encapsulating the life, dreams, and pride of its citizens. … [Read More]
Book review: JM Lee – Painter of the Wind
In The Investigation (2012, English version 2014), JM Lee gave readers an historical novel combined with a course in poetry appreciation. Somehow, it didn’t work for us. In Painter of the Wind, Lee gives his readers an historical novel combined with a course in art appreciation and it works a lot better. The novel was … [Read More]
Koo Jeong-a at Venice Biennale 2024: “Scent Memory” Open Call
In March this year Arts Council Korea announced that Koo Jeong A would represent Korea in the 2024 Venice Biennale. Danish artistic director Jacob Fabricius and Korean curator Lee Seol-hui were appointed to curate the project, which is entitled “Odorama Cities”. According to the Korea Times, the 2024 project will transform ‘the entirety of the … [Read More]
Jinseon Chon: Looking Glass World, at Pontone Gallery
Korean artist Jinseon Chon, a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, uses mirror glass to make artworks. He scratches away areas of the backing to make complex and elegant patterns and clusters of abstract drawing that vary from the geometric to the gestural. These diagrammatic figures hover on the mirror’s surface, hanging in … [Read More]
ikkibawiKrrr in É a lama, é a lama (It’s the mud, it’s the mud) at Elizabeth Xi Bauer Gallery
Elizabeth Xi Bauer presents É a lama, é a lama, an exhibition of four contemporary artists and one artist group whose practices acknowledge our climate emergency. In É a lama, é a lama, each of them turn their gaze to one aspect of our planet, depicting elements such as flora, fauna, water, fire, geological formations … [Read More]
Book review: Make, Break, Remix
Trying to encapsulate a country’s design aesthetic, even when looking back at the past, is a challenge. With Korea, one might start suggesting that the monochrome art movement of the last 50 years or so, the simplicity of hanok architecture and the purity of Joseon dynasty white porcelain points towards an overriding aesthetic of restraint … [Read More]