Coming up next Saturday at the British Museum, an event focusing on Joseon music and culture: The art and sounds of Korea Saturday 14 November 2015, 13.15–14.15 British Museum, Room 67 (The Korea Foundation Gallery) A special gallery talk by Eleanor S Hyun, British Museum, and Hyelim Kim, taegŭm performer. Gallery talks are suitable for … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 47)
A lunchtime of ceramics and an evening of awesomeness
I wish the lunch break had been longer at today’s Korean film conference at SOAS. I was planning on having a quick snack at Mr Mok’s Bibimbap Cafe in Museum Street, maybe say a brief hello to my friends at It’s All Greek a few doors away, and then look in at the British Museum’s … [Read More]
A special exhibition of film posters as part of LKFF
To mark its 10th anniversary, the London Korean Film Festival presents a special exhibition of film posters from the Korean Film Archive (KOFA) at Picturehouse Central Gallery Space. Each poster was created as part of the KOFA’s programme of screenings and retrospectives showcasing its broad collection of Korean cinema. The exhibition is ongoing until 14th … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Lee Jeongwoong — Laputa, at Shine Artists
Shine Artists’ second exhibition of the Autumn season is by Lee Jeongwoong. His re-imaginings of the world of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema with a Korean twist are always worth a look. Lee Jeongwoong | Laputa Shine Artists at Albemarle Gallery | 49 Albemarle Street | London W1S 4JR | www.shineartists.com 05 Nov – 28 Nov 2015 … [Read More]
Visit digital artist Yiyun Kang at work in her V+A studio
An opportunity to see an artist at work: Yiyun Kang, Samsung Korean Digital Art Resident at the V&A. Go behind the scenes and visit Yiyun in her studio to find more about her creative practice, ranging from projection mapping to immersive video installations, animation and digital prints. Meet at the V&A Museum Grand Entrance Meeting … [Read More]
RIP Chun Kyung-ja
Korea’s best-known older generation female artist, Chun Kyung-ja, died in New York two months ago aged 91, but news of her death has only just been made public. According to the Korea JoongAng Daily: Chun is best known for her exotic and strong-colored paintings of women and flowers that express sorrow, loneliness and longing. You … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Korean craft and design at Tent London 2015
LKL always tries to do a quick visit to Tent London to see what Korean designers are up to. It’s much more difficult to plan that 100% Design the other end of town as the website is not as helpful in displaying the exhibitors. So it’s a question of turning up, picking up the newspaper-style … [Read More]
In pictures: Silent Movies in Q-Park Cavendish Square
I popped over to Cavendish Square this afternoon to see the exhibition on Level -3 of the Cavendish Square car park (directly underneath Shin Meekyoung’s gradually eroding equestrian statue of the Duke of Cumberland sculpted out of soap). ISKAI Contemporary Art had curated part of the exhibition, bringing six Korean artists to the space. It’s … [Read More]
Hyundai Motor celebrates 10 years in UK with London photo mosaic
To celebrate its 10th anniversary in the UK, Hyundai are sending their latest hydrogen fuel cell car in a journey to map The Knowledge in partnership with Ordnance Survey. On the way they are taking photos which will be combined together into a time-lapse video and a giant mosaic. Today’s Evening Standard has more details. … [Read More]
Brief conference report: Deconstructing Boundaries: is “East Asian Art History” possible, at SOAS
This weekend’s two-day conference at SOAS (10-11 October), hosted by the Japan Research Centre, presented some fascinating papers on art history in East Asia. The question it asked – ‘Is “East Asian Art History” possible?’ – is at first sight a puzzling one (why should it not be?), until one scratches below the surface as … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Iskai Art in ‘SILENT MOVIES’
An exhibition in a car park underneath Cavendish Square. Sounds very alternative. But ISKAI has presented interesting work in interesting venues before. Remember the exhibition in the vaults of Old Billingsgate during President Park’s State Visit? SILENT MOVIES Level 3, Q-Park, Cavendish Square London, W16 0PN 16th October – 18th October ISKAI Contemporary Art is … [Read More]
Koo Jeong A designs UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skate park
The UK’s first glow in the dark skate park opened in Everton Park on 5 October. The park, designed by Korean artist Koo Jeong A, is part-painted with luminous paint. According to the Liverpool Echo: Artist Koo Jeong A worked with young people from North Liverpool and skaters to devise the new wheels park. The … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Simple, Calm, Subtle — Korean crafts at Tent 2015
The Korea Craft and Design Foundation has recently been making its presence felt in London via its promotion of Korean crafts at major exhibitions. They have brought artisans and their work to Collect for the past three years, and this is now the second year that they have put on a spectacular show at Tent … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Shine Artists Autumn Contemporary Collection
Shine Artists return to the Albemarle Gallery this month with their stable of emerging Korean and Western artists. Mari Kim and Jeong Woojae have exhibited with them before, but I think this is the first time the work of Im Jibin has been shown. The exhibition runs 08 Oct – 31 Oct 2015 at Albemarle … [Read More]
Film review: I am Sun Mu, at Raindance
It’s always nice when you are rewarded for staying at the end of a movie to read the credits. Among the names credited for the soundtrack of Adam Sjöberg’s documentary film I am Sun Mu is kayagum player Jung Ji-eun, a well-known player and teacher based in New Malden. It was also nice that she … [Read More]
Exhibition news: elsewhere, at the Royal College of Art
A brief show at the RCA features work by Soonhak Kwon and Suhee Kim, among others. Note that despite the poster and what it says on the RCA website, one of the exhibitors tells me the exhibition closes on 4 October, not 11 October. elsewhere 30 September 2015 to 4 October 2015 | 10am – … [Read More]