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Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 43)

Exhibition news: Ceramics by Oh Man-chul, at Han Collection

event date 22 Sep - 05 Oct 2016 venue Han Collection Museum Street posted

News of a ceramics exhibition opening later this month at Han Collection Oh Man-chul Han Collection London 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk 22nd Sep – 5th Oct 2016 This autumn, Han Collection will present solo exhibition of important contemporary Korean pottery painter Oh Man-Chul. The exhibition will feature his … [Read More]

Frieze magazine city report on Seoul – and the come-back of Kim Kulim

posted updated 23 Sep 2025 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

There’s a very interesting feature on Seoul’s gallery scene in the summer issue of Frieze magazine, by Tate curator Lee Sook-kyung and artist and writer Travis Jeppesen. Lee’s contribution is particularly worthwhile, touching on the politics of Korea’s state-funded art institutions. Jeppesen mentions some fascinating exhibitions, which makes me wish I was able to be in … [Read More]

Event news: ArtTalk – Creative Relationships in London

event date Tue 06 Sep 2016 venue KCCUK posted

A useful talk to illuminate the current exhibition at the KCC. Registration is required in the normal manner. ARTTALK – Creative Relationships in London An event that includes dialogue sessions with artists and curators about contemporary craft. 18.30 – 20.00 Tuesday 6 September Korean Cultural Centre UK, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5BW Speakers include: Kyoungrin … [Read More]

Exhibition news: Make Your Movements – crafts at the KCC from 1 August

event date 01 Aug - 17 Sep 2016 venue KCCUK posted

The KCC’s summer exhibition features the work of nineteen craftsmen and designers: Make Your Movements: Korean Contemporary Objects, A New Approach Korean Cultural Centre UK 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5BW Dates: 1 August – 17 September 2016 The Korea Craft and Design Foundation with the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) present Make Your Movements: Korean … [Read More]

Exhibition visit: Koo Jeong A upgrades Charing Cross

posted updated 14 Aug 2022 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

When we visited the Venice Biennale in 2009, one of the installations in the Giardini was by Koo Jeong A entitled A Reality Upgrade & End Alone (2009). The installation involved the sprinkling of 3,000 rhinestones on the grass near the cafeteria, which should have resulted in the tired lawn miraculously coming alive with fairy dust. And indeed that’s … [Read More]

Exhibition news: Seoung Ku Lee — From Nature: Mental Images, at Han Collection

event date 16 Jun - 30 Jun 2016 venue Han Collection Museum Street posted

News of an exhibition in the gallery formerly known as Mokspace: From Nature: Mental Images Seoung Ku Lee 16th June – 30th June 2016 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk Monday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm Han Collection is pleased to present ‘From Nature’, an exhibition of … [Read More]

Hay Joung Hwang wins Silver Gilt at Chelsea Flower Show

posted updated 3 Jun 2018 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

Congratulations to Hay Joung Hwang for winning a silver gilt medal for her first show garden at Chelsea. Hwang’s LG Smart Garden combined soft pastel-coloured planting in a very English style with clean, modern lines for an outside living space. The feature which caught everyone’s attention was the cantilevered pergola which reached over the terrace, … [Read More]