News of HADA Contemporary’s latest exhibition: Je Baak : Petitio Principii HADA Contemporary 2 AUGUST – 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 HADA Contemporary is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition by South Korean multi-media artist, Je Baak. The focal point of Baak’s artistic endeavour is an engagement with the viewer and the spiritual practices of … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 75)
Lee Kangwook: Invisible Space, at Asia House
HADA Contemporary has another collaboration with Asia House, finishing 11 August. Lee Kangwook: Invisible Space ASIA HOUSE 26 JULY – 11 AUGUST 2012 Asia House and Hada Contemporary are proud to present the first UK solo exhibition of Lee Kangwook, a South Korean artist well-known for his beautifully depicted infinite but finite ‘Invisible Spaces’. Lee … [Read More]
From tomorrow evening, this plinth will no longer be empty
From tomorrow, this plinth in a square just off Oxford Street will no longer be empty. To find out why, read this article, or visit http://writteninsoap.com/ [Read More]
Michael Karikis captures the other-wordly sound of the haenyo
Mikhail Karikis’s Sea Women project, installed in the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station for six weeks up to 7 July, comprised two separate but connected works. The less remarkable part was some video footage of the haenyo at work. In subject matter this was nothing that has not been seen before in other documentary films – … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Sung Hwan Kim in the Tate Modern Tanks
Tate Modern, one of London’s most popular visitor attractions, has expanded its exhibition space by opening up some giant underground tanks which used to store oil when the building was still Bankside Power Station. ‘These underground chambers are simply extraordinary spaces,’ says the Guardian newspaper. To celebrate their opening, the Tate commissioned a new work … [Read More]
The Butcher of Culloden is brought to life in soap
This is an idea I like. Many of you may have seen Meekyoung Shin’s soap sculptures before — she had a huge solo show at the Haunch of Venison last year. One of her themes is examining how her soap sculptures erode over time, and in the past she has worked on her “Toilet Project” … [Read More]
Soon Yul Kang at Art in Action 2012
KAA chairman Soon Yul Kang has been invited as a demonstrating artist at Art in Action since 2010. She will again be there from July 19 -22, at Waterperry House, Wheatley, Oxfordshire. She shows her serene tapestries and demonstrates how she works in the Textiles marquee. She also will be exhibiting her woven tapestry at … [Read More]
Korean Eye 2012 at the Saatchi Gallery
After a break from London last year, Korean Eye is back, bigger than ever, taking over the whole of the Saatchi Gallery – not just a couple of rooms. All the works are owned by the Korean Eye organisation, but this exhibition has been independently curated. A great contribution to all the Korean cultural events … [Read More]
Yeondoo Jung in Irrepressible Seoul: Contemporary Korean Video Art
It was refreshing to have a drink while watching video art at the Hackney Picturehouse. Yeondoo Jung’s ‘Handmade memories’ in particular caught my eye. I saw it in an exhibition setting at a gallery space in South Korea but this time it became a different work. When I went to his exhibition in the gallery, … [Read More]
A little memory of Korea for your walls – lovely woodblock prints at Mokspace
With their current exhibition, Underneath the Gam Tree, MokSpace continues its recent form of putting on exhibitions of work which is both affordable and desirable. Hyun Jeung’s woodblock prints will remind you perhaps of William Morris or Charles Voysey: gingko, peony, persimmon, jasmine and apple (reflecting her childhood origins in Daegu) in delicate interweaving patterns. … [Read More]
Kim Beom: The School of Inversion at the Hayward Gallery
While the KCC holds a two-month long exhibition in Grand Buildings, a parallel exhibition is at the Hayward Gallery Project Space, also as part of All Eyes on Korea, the 100 day festival of Korean culture linked to the Olympics: Kim Beom: The School of Inversion Hayward Project Space, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre 17 July … [Read More]
South Bank workshop disappoints
Not sure we’ll be getting a write-up of Haegue Yang’s day at the South Bank. I got this from someone who was going to write it up: “Haegue’s workshop yesterday was so disappointing… I made two simple origami figures and knitting without anything related to Haegue’s work really. I don’t have anything to write about … [Read More]
Korea Sports Art at MokSpace
There are many Korean cultural events this summer linked to the Olympics. But this one is the most directly related to the subject matter. English language text to follow when available. Korea Sports Art 2012 MokSpace, 33 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH 15 July – 20 August 2012 국제아트디렉터스그룹 IADG(International Art Directors Group, 다원예술기획사)가 한국의 전시·행사 … [Read More]
Eyes on Korea – a lecture by Ralph Rugoff
As part of the K-arts stream of All Eyes on Korea, Ralph Rugoff will be giving a talk on contemporary Korean arts at the KCC on Friday 13th July. There’s a rumour that Kim Beom, whose exhibition starts at the Hayward Gallery Project Space the following week will also be part of the evening. Not … [Read More]
Culture and Identity, Kokdu and me
To go with the opening of the KCC’s summer exhibition Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World, the president of the museum which is lending these figures will be giving a talk about her 30 year passion for Kokdu. Culture and Identity, Kokdu and me: 30 Years of Art Management DATE … [Read More]
Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World – the KCC’s summer exhibition
It’s been a while since we’ve had an exhibition at the KCC. But the buildings maintenance is now complete and the floor in pristine condition. This exhibition, part of All Eyes on Korea, will see us through the summer months, and into our next lives. Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other … [Read More]