A couple of weeks ago we had Lee Bul vocalising without consonants; tomorrow we have Haegue Yang, who represented Korea at the 2009 Venice Biennale, doing knitting and origami. You can’t say the Hayward Gallery’s Wide Open School season is mainstream. Haegue Yang: Vita Activa Hayward Lecture Theatre Saturday 7 July 2012 Haegue Yang hosts … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 76)
Exhibition visit: Dae Hun Kwon — Chalna, at Rachmaninoff’s Smith/Arnatt
When I entered the gallery from the busy street in Hackney I found another world where time just paused and all noise stopped. Several human figures were frozen still. The only warmth I could feel was from the sunlight coming through the opaque gallery windows. The rough, old, wooden floor added to the untouched and … [Read More]
Irrepressible Seoul: Contemporary Korean Video Art, at Hackney Picturehouse
An interesting film on contemporary Korean video art curated by Youna Shin, MA Curating Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art. Irrepressible Seoul: Contemporary Korean Video Art Thursday, 05 July 2012, 6.30pm. Venue: Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE [Map]. Tickets: £6.00/£5.00 Concessions Running time: 75min (approx) Featuring work by: Yeondoo Jung, Kim Joon, … [Read More]
Hong Sungchul: Solid but Fluid, at HADA Contemporary
News of HADA Contemporary’s July show: Hong Sungchul: Solid But Fluid HADA CONTEMPORARY | 21 VYNER STREET 5 – 25 JULY 2012 OPENING RECEPTION 5 JULY 2012 6:00-9:00pm HADA Contemporary is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition of the critically acclaimed South Korean artist, Hong Sungchul. The artist has developed a wide-ranging body … [Read More]
A visit to Min Young-ki
When I visited Sancheong for the first time in 2010 one of the items on my agenda was a visit to Sancheong’s finest potter – and indeed one of Korea’s most renowned tea-bowl makers – Min Young-ki (민영기). Unfortunately owning to a diary mixup Min Senior was not there, and instead I had a very … [Read More]
Jukhee Kwon: Being, at La Scatola Gallery
News of Jukhee Kwon’s solo show in the City: Jukhee Kwon: Being La Scatola Gallery 22.06.12 – 10.08.12 Jukhee Kwon ’s work is the accumulative result of a destructive and repetitive process; the individual book, through the artist’s reworking, becomes something monumental, often returning to its original form- from tree to book, from book to … [Read More]
Jeong Jijyun: Naked Landscape — HADA Contemporary in Peckham Road
JEONG JIHYUN: NAKED LANDSCAPE 92 PECKHAM ROAD, SE15 5PY 27 JUNE – 2 JULY 2012 Becoming: A hazy glare on a stripped consciousness In Naked Landscape, Jeong Jihyun invites us to diffuse the boundaries between self and otherness by offering a sensorial space in order to inhabit as one entity through perception. The exhibition presents … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Park Seungmo — A Present Moment at HADA Contemporary, Vyner Street
Park Seungmo : A Present Moment at HADA CONTEMPORARY, Vyner Street A review by Eunjung Shin Vyner Street is one of London’s must-visit places for contemporary art and has recently added Korean contemporary gallery, HADA CONTEMPORARY to its list of galleries. (The quiet street was very different from the one I remebered from the first … [Read More]
Hyun Jeung: Underneath the Gam Tree, at MokSpace
News of the latest exhibition at MokSpace. As Goodwill Ambassador for Sancheong County in Gyeongsangnamdo, home of Korea’s finest persimmons (gam), I’ll certainly be checking this one out. Hyun Jeung: Underneath the Gam tree Private View: 29 June 2012, 5 – 8 pm Exhibition Dates: 29 June – 16 July 2012 / Opening Hours : … [Read More]
2012 Travel Diary 13: Jeon Hyuck-lim, Magician of Colours
Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Wednesday 28 March 2012. It’s my last morning in Tongyeong, and like the previous two days, the air is crisp, the sky clear and the sea calm. I wish I could stay longer. There is an inviting jogging track, starting at the Chungmu Marina Resort, which takes you some of the way along the … [Read More]
Juhee Hong: The inevitability of change, at MokSpace
Notice of Mokspace’s latest exhibition: Juhee Hong: The inevitability of change Private View: Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 6 – 8 pm Exhibition Dates: 20 – 26 June 2012 Opening Hours: 11am – 6pm, Every day Mokspace is delighted to present Juhee Hong’s first exhibition in London. “In using diverse material combinations, I have been developing … [Read More]
Three day Contemporary Korean Art conference at the Courtauld and V&A
It’s good to see Jiyoon Lee back in action in the Korean art world in London: Between Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation Korean Contemporary Art International Conference Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June. The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN Sunday 1 July. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 … [Read More]
Mikhail Karikis: SeaWomen of Jejudo at The Wapping Project
The story and harsh livelihood of Jeju-do’s famous diving women have always captivated artists and documentary-makers who have come across them. From Kyung-sook Schoenman’s photo spread in National Geographic a decade or so ago, via Barbara Hammer’s documentary film “Diving Women of Jeju-do” and Brenda Paik Sunwoo’s more recent photobook “Moon Tides: Jeju Island Grannies … [Read More]
Dae Hun Kwon: Chalna at Rachmaninoff’s
This time last year Dae Hun Kwon won the Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is his first London show since that award, and showcases some of his latest sculptures. Well worth a visit. DAE HUN KWON: Chalna 7 June to 14 July 2012 opening Thursday 7 June 7-9pm … [Read More]
Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only
An excellent opportunity to be introducted to the work of Korean artist Lee Bul is coming up at the Hayward Gallery. Lee’s work explores the body, beauty, feminism, nature and technology – and perhaps she is best known for her giant cyborg body parts. This has got to be one of the events of the … [Read More]
A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale
Notice of an interesting event coming up at Tate Modern, marking the 2012 Gwangju Biennale, which runs from 7 September to 11 November this year. A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium Wednesday 6 June 2012, 18.30 – 20.00 £15, concessions available ROUNDTABLE: The 9th Gwangju Biennale, described as an open-ended series … [Read More]