This year’s theme for SASAPARI’s discussion series ‘K-Art Now’ is Performance Art and Installation Art. Please join 4482 SASAPARI for a captivating artist talk and live performance with Haedong Lee, a London-based interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersections of sound, space, and human presence. Lee creates immersive environments using experimental sound objects, electronic instruments, … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 5)
June culture and craft workshops at the KCC
After the KCCUK’s three creative sessions over the past three months, for June the pace quickens, with six sessions in the space of two weeks: Traditional Craft Workshops 5 June & 6 June 2025, 7:00pm – 9:30pm | Book here Discover the beauty of Korean heritage through hands-on traditional craft making. This two-day workshop offers … [Read More]
The Emergence of the Korean Art Collector and the Korean Art Market
How did Westerners first encounter Korean art and begin to understand some of the unique characteristics that distinguish it from Chinese art? In this talk, Dr Charlotte Horlyck will draw a picture of the emerging appeal for collecting Korean art and cultural artefacts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing in particular on … [Read More]
Co-Rean: a London College of Fashion Korean showcase
The Co-Rean exhibition is a vibrant, student-led showcase at London College of Fashion (LCF), UAL, that celebrates Korean creativity across disciplines. Organised by LIFT (Leaders Inspiring Future Talent), the event reflects a shared dedication to cross-cultural dialogue, sustainability, and inclusive LCF creative communities. Aligned with UAL’s 2022–2032 vision to challenge industry norms and nurture socially … [Read More]
Lee Myungho: (no)thing, at Gallery KIWA
Gallery KIWA is pleased to present a major exhibition of works from Lee Myoungho’s celebrated photographic style. On view from May 20 to July 19 at the gallery’s 45 Albemarle Street, Mayfair location in London, the exhibition hallmarks the multi-award-winning Korean artist’s return to the British and European Art scene. (no)thing brings together a selection … [Read More]
Han Ji Min: Time Alone, at JD Malat Gallery
JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present Time Alone, the debut London solo exhibition by South Korean artist Han Ji Min (b. 1978, Jeollabuk-do). Featuring 17 oil paintings, the exhibition offers a deeply introspective portrait of solitude, routine, and emotional interiority. Han is known for her quiet depictions of solitary figures, often shown from behind … [Read More]
Art and Seoul – a Korean group exhibition
TOKYO PARK™ is proud to present its very first Korean Group Exhibition in London: Art and Seoul. Its most recent curation will explore the Korean Urban Art Scene, detailing its Artistic Diversity, Colour, Social Landscape, and its unique Identity. This narrative, supported by Curator Martim Moreira Barroso from TOKYO PARK™, will present a diverse collection … [Read More]
Soyoung Hyun: Invitation to a Ritual, at IMT Gallery
IMT Gallery is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition of Paris-based artist Soyoung Hyun. Invitation To A Ritual features two interconnected bodies of work: Purification box and Shadow. These works delve into themes of memory, transformation, and the delicate boundary between presence and absence. Hyun draws on personal and cultural rituals as pathways to emotional healing. Her ceramic … [Read More]
Korean makers at Ceramic Art London 2025
Europe’s premier ceramics fair, Ceramic Art London, returns to Olympia in West London following on from the success of 2023 when the fair outgrew its previous venue and moved to Olympia in its 20th year. Running over three days from Friday, May 9th to Sunday, May 11th, 2025, it will showcase 120 makers from around … [Read More]
Han Collection x Icheon Ceramic for London Craft Week 2025
Han Collection is proudly partnering with Icheon Ceramic to bring Korean works of art of exceptional quality to the UK. Icheon is a small city to the south-east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Since 2010, it has been designated as a UNESCO City for Arts and Folk Art. It is home to over … [Read More]
Korean crafts at London Craft Week 2025
London Craft Week runs from 12 to 18 May. It’s a great opportunity to meet with some of the finest makers around and appreciate their craft. This year you can visit the V+A on 13 May to see horsehair weaver Dahye Jeong demonstrate her craft. In addition, two exhibitions displaying traditional and contemporary Korean crafts … [Read More]
Heeyoung Noh: Submerged Attachment, at 67 Great Titchfield Street
THE TAGLI is delighted to present Submerged Attachment, the debut London solo exhibition by South Korean artist Heeyoung Noh. This exhibition delves into the tensions between belonging and alienation, exploring the complexities of collective identity as a Korean woman living abroad in the United Kingdom. Noh finds solace in the ritual of ttaemiri, a traditional … [Read More]
Song-Jeong – Infinite Space: At Mokspace
MOKSPACE is proud to present Infinite Space, an exhibition of work by Song-Jeong Jang Myung-sun, on view from 2 May to 31 May 2025. Rooted in the tradition of Korean literati painting, her practice embodies a profound poetic sensibility—each brushstroke instinctive, unplanned, and irreversible. The result is a quiet yet powerful meditation on time, memory, … [Read More]
[St Ives] Jaejun Lee: Between Calmness and Passion
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“St. Ives holds a special kind of charm that stirs a sense of excitement within me. Thinking back to the opening night of my last exhibition there, and imagining myself once again exhibiting in that place, the word romance comes to mind. It is this very sense of romance that draws me towards a more … [Read More]
Sounds of Spring: Korean crafts from Lloyd Choi
The sounds of spring in South Korea are not only heard, but felt—echoing in gentle rain, the warmth of returning light, the quiet stir of dormant rice fields, and the rising curl of smoke from a wood-fired kiln. Sounds of Spring is a sensory-led exhibition that reflects on the quiet transitions of the season, presenting … [Read More]
Bongsan Talchum: The Spirit of Satire
“Bongsan Talchum—The Spirit of Satire” explores the role of masks, movement, and humour in traditional Korean performance arts. Dating back to the late Joseon Dynasty, this dance-theatre tradition has served as a playful yet sharp critique of power structures, social norms, and human nature. Through the visual exhibits, our exhibition will bring this UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage … [Read More]