Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery will be showing a new commission by Suh Do-ho, till 27 September: Suh Do-ho: New York City Apartment/Corridor/Bristol Saturday 28 March 2015 to Sunday 27 September 2015, 10:00 to 17:00 Arnolfini | 16 Narrow Quay | Bristol BS1 4QA | www.arnolfini.org.uk Free Internationally renowned contemporary artist, Do Ho Suh will be showcasing … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 51)
Event news: Yiyun Kang in Transfiguring Night
Notice of an interesting cross-disciplinary artistic collaboration: Transfiguring Night Thursday, 2 April, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Hackney Attic | Hackney Picturehouse | 270 Mare Street | London E8 1HE More details Montague: Night Tracks – world premiere Korngold: Sextet Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht with projection mapping by Yiyun Kang What happens when you bring together some … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Hur Shan at Gazelli Art House
Hur Shan’s first solo show at Gazelli Art House highlights some interesting new directions in his practice. Hur has always been interested in what lies beneath the surface: his architectural installations hack away at concrete pillars or the plasterwork on a wall to reveal treasures embedded in the underlying fabric: an ancient ceramic or a … [Read More]
“Icons of Rhetoric – Reading North Korea through its Images” returns for a second exhibition
After a brief exhibition in Dalston last November, Icons of Rhetoric returns to a more central location for a two-week show at the Guardian offices behind Kings Cross: @The Guardian (News and Media Gallery), Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Exhibition opens 10am – 6pm every day from Monday March 23rd – Saturday 4th … [Read More]
A day of art, documentary and music, all for free
It always amazes me how much is on offer for free in London. I was determined to get to at least one of Joo Yeon Sir’s (free) Beethoven recitals at the Royal College of Music – but at 6pm, they are inconveniently early in the evening for someone working at Canary Wharf. So I booked … [Read More]
Bada Song’s CASH or SMASH Cornflake Sale, at Mokspace
An intriguing performance-cum-exhibition coming up at Mokspace on the weekend of Mothering Sunday. Bada Song’s CASH or SMASH Cornflake Sale Performance / Event at MOKSPACE 2015 by Bada Song Sat 14th & Sun 15th March 2015, 10 am – 6 pm 33, Museum Street, London WC1A 1LH For the weekend of 14th 15th March 2015 … [Read More]
Lee Ufan returns to Lisson Gallery
In his first solo show in the UK since 2008, Lee Ufan makes a welcome return to the Lisson Gallery this month. Look out, too, for a talk by the artist at the KCCUK on 21 March. Lee Ufan 25 March – 9 May 2015 Monday – Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm | Saturday: 11:00am – … [Read More]
Hangjun Lee: Nebula Rising, at Christine Park Gallery
Christine Park Gallery has been open for a while, but this is the first time they have featured a Korean artist. Hangjun Lee: Nebula Rising Accumulation & Permeation A dual screen 16mm projection and accompanying film-related materials. Christine Park Gallery | 35 Riding House Street | London W1W 7EA | www.christinepark.net 6 March – 11 … [Read More]
Hyunjeong Lim: The Figures by the Sea, at James Freeman Gallery
Opening at James Freeman Gallery in Islington this week: The Figures by the Sea Hyunjeong Lim Solo Exhibition 6 – 28 March 2015 James Freeman Gallery | 354 Upper Street | Islington | London N1 0PD T: +44(0)20 7226 3300 | http://jamesfreemangallery.com Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 6:30 Opening Reception: Thursday 5 March, 6:30 – … [Read More]
Brief exhibition visit: Hyojin Park in Reconstructed Minds, at Skipwiths
Skipwiths’ inaugural group show, which juxtaposes the works of three contemporary artists alongside ancient Chinese ceramics and 20th Century Western artists, is remarkably successful in drawing parallels – both intended and unintended – between the works. Hyojin Park is represented not just by one of her photographic prints from the Spiritual Garden series but two sculptures … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Korean highlights of London Art Fair 2015
This year LKL avoided the crowded opening evening of the London Art Fair, opting for a quieter evening later in the week. It’s something we’ll do in future. There still seem to be waiters wandering round offering free drinks, but with fewer punters around you can actually move between the galleries you want to see … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Out of the Ordinary — Award-winning works by Young Korean Architects
LKL reports from the exhibition of young Korean architects at The CASS, which runs until 28 February. In an informative essay in the Out of the Ordinary catalogue, associate curator Junghyun Park gives us a fascinating snippet of information. When Neo meets the Architect of The Matrix in the final scene of The Matrix Reloaded, … [Read More]
Hyojin Park in Skipwiths inaugural show
If you went to the London Art Fair this year and visited the Skipwiths / CAIS stall, you will have noticed that the photographic prints of Hyojin Park were getting a lot of attention. Park now features in the gallery’s inaugural group show, runs until 14 March. Reconstructed Minds February 12th – March 14th Skipwiths … [Read More]
Looking back at 2014: Domestic news
Our final look back at 2014: mainly domestic news stories from South Korea: The Sewol and safety culture The MV Sewol capsized on 16 April, causing the death of 304 passengers. A number of factors contributed to the disaster, including lax safety inspections, unsafe modifications, unsecured cargo, overloading, and an inexperienced crew hired on temporary … [Read More]
Looking back at 2014: Culture, sport and tourism
In the first of four articles looking back over 2014, we recall some of the culture, sports and heritage stories that made the news. Arts Dansaekhwa emerged as flavour of the year. Following the MMCA exhibition in 2013 and Joan Kee’s book, Kukje Gallery had a monochrome retrospective, and dansaekhwa artists were included in MMCA … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Shin Meekyoung — Painting Series, at HADA Contemporary
According to the notice advertising the exhibition, Shin Meekyoung’s Painting Series questions the values we ascribe to art works: by using expendable material rather than canvas and oils, and by avoiding the depiction of any discernible subject matter, she aims “to question the authority the painting has enjoyed for centuries.” Shin’s soap paintings are meant … [Read More]