Notice of a brief exhibition by two students at the Royal College of Art: Taeho Kim, who is studying visual communication, and Minhee Kim – textile design: Fragmentality Taeho Kim | Minhee Kim 12-14 April 2018 Arthill Gallery | Lourdes Apartments | North End Road | London W14 9NU | www.arthillgallery.com Fragmentality is a compound … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 33)
Sasapari returns with Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect
It will be good to have Sasapari back after a gap of four years. Around fifty UK-based Korean artists will be showing their work at the Bargehouse: Voices of Korean Contemporary Artists: Butterfly Effect 3 – 6 May 2018, 10am – 6pm | Admission free Bargehouse | OXO Tower Wharf | Bargehouse Street | London SE1 … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Juree Kim in Exhibit A, at Anise Gallery
Kim Juree’s latest work, London Terraced House, was unveiled at the opening of the current exhibition, Exhibit A, at Anise gallery in Shad Thames. As for her 2017 participation in the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke, Kim chose a subject relevant to the location of the exhibition: this time a group of typical early Victorian … [Read More]
Mun•Bang•Sa•U – The Friends of the Scholar
The KCCUK’s contribution to London Craft Week 2018: Mun•Bang•Sa•U – The Friends of the Scholar Korean Cultural Centre | Grand Buildings | 1-3 Strand | London WC2N 5BW main entrance on Northumberland Avenue 24 April – 26 May Workshop, 12 May 14:00 – 15:00 (Register via [email protected]) As part of the Korea/UK season, the Korean … [Read More]
Ceramic, Embroidery and Lacquerware: A Trio of Korean Crafts
Han Collection’s contribution to London Craft Week: A Trio of Korean Crafts Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk Exhibition, 9-12 May 11:00 — 18:00, 13 May 12:00 – 18:00 Demonstration, 12 May 12:00 — 16:00 The Han Collection exhibits a range of artists, celebrating three of Korea’s most loved … [Read More]
Ceramic Art London at Central St Martins
As I was paying a second visit to Nick Bonner’s exhibition at the House of Illustration yesterday I happened almost to trip over a sign pointing to the Ceramic Art London fair, next door at Central St Martins. Needless to say, there were plenty of Koreans exhibiting. This weekend only. Ceramic Art London 23–25 March … [Read More]
Exhibition visit – Collect 2018
For the fifth year, the Korean Craft and Design Foundation put on a splendid show at Collect. As in previous years, the stall showcased a range of crafts – from jewellery and lacquer to ceramics and more – with this year the theme being “Meditative Art”. The dramatic ceramic piece entitled Sea by Lee Eun … [Read More]
Lee Yil: seminar and book launch of selected writings on Contemporary Korean Art
Artist Bada Song and critic / lecturer Paul O’Kane spent a large part of last year helping to translate and edit an important new collection of mid-to-late 20th century writings of renowned Korean art critic Lee Yil (1932-1997), “the main observer of “Dansaekhwa”, or Korean monochrome”. That work has now come to fruition, with the … [Read More]
Lee Ufan’s Relatum – Stage, by the Serpentine
“It is our dream come true to work with Lee Ufan in London” enthused Hans Ulrich Obrist at the KCCUK talk which marked the installation of Lee’s Relatum – Stage outside the Serpentine Gallery on 6 February. After Lee’s hugely high-profile project at Versailles in 2014, with such a dramatic backdrop, the siting in a … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Kim Minjung – The Memory of Process
Looking at the image which publicises Kim Minjung’s solo exhibition The Memory of Process at White Cube, you wonder how it is that she came to be branded as a Dansaekhwa artist. The busy, multicoloured concentric circles, like patterns made by raindrops in a psychedelic puddle, are miles away from the austere, minimalist calm that … [Read More]
Seung Ae Lee: Becoming, at the KCC
The KCCUK’s second exhibition of the year features Seung Ae Lee. It will be nice to have the time to enjoy her work properly – previous shows of hers at Marlborough Fine Art have never been longer than a week. Seung Ae Lee: Becoming 8 March–7 April 2018 Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings … [Read More]
Gyubang: exploring the aesthetic value of Korean handicrafts, at Han Collection
Han Collection’s first exhibition of 2018 looks at the arts and crafts of the boudoir: Gyubang: exploring the aesthetic value of Korean handicrafts 1 March – 5 May 2018 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | London WC1A 1LH Han Collection invites you to enjoy and explore, this first exhibition to introduce Korean boudoir craft … [Read More]
Photography exhibition: Gay Men And Pants
Late notice of an exhibition by South Korean artist, performer and LBGT activist Heezy Yang aka Hurricane Kimchi: Gay Men And Pants New Bloomsbury Set | The Basement | 76 Marchmont Street | London WC1N 1AG 15-16 February 2018 Bar opening hours 4pm – 11.30pm “Underwear as medium – taking an intimate look at queer lives in … [Read More]
Juree Kim in Exhibit A, at Anise Gallery
As Juree Kim’s residency at the V+A comes to an end, she shares an exhibition with Kristina Chan at Anise Gallery: Exhibit A: Kristina Chan & Juree Kim Anise Gallery | 13a Shad Thames | London SE1 2PU | www.anisegallery.co.uk 9 March – 7 April | Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am-5pm Opening night Thursday 8 March 6-9pm Anise Gallery … [Read More]
ArtKorea – Le Dame Art Gallery at the Meliá White House
ArtKorea exhibited at the Meliá White House two years ago in February 2016. They return on Valentine’s day: ARTKOREA Le Dame Art Gallery at the Meliá White House Albany St, Regent’s Park, London NW1 3UP 14th – 28th February 2018 Opening times: Mon- Fri from 10 am to 6 pm. Sun by appointment only PRIVATE … [Read More]
[Exeter] Young In Hong: The Moon’s Trick
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Young In Hong’s KCC exhibition travels to Exeter, with variations: Young In Hong: The Moon’s Trick Exeter Phoenix | Bradninch Place | Gandy Street | Exeter EX4 3LS Fri 02 Mar 2018 – Sun 22 Apr 2018 | 10.30am – 5pm daily | free Exhibition Preview: Thu 1 March | 6-8pm | free A solo … [Read More]