News of Hanmi Gallery’s midsummer show: Hanmi Gallery 3rd Interim Exhibition NOWS: Traverse over time and space Exhibition date: 13 August – 26 August 2011 Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 11am – 6pm Preview: 12 August Friday 6 – 9pm We are delighted to invite you to the preview of Hanmi Gallery’s third interim exhibition. … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 84)
New book on North Korean Art
New book on North Korean art (“Exploring North Korean Arts”) is published following the 2010 exhibition and conference in Vienna. Chapters by Jim Hoare, AidanFC, Koen De Ceuster & others. http://amzn.to/pP3LF0 # [Read More]
Rediscovering the Lost Kingdom of Baekje
History, according to the saying, is written by the victors. The unification of the three kingdoms of Korea under Silla in 668 AD solved the problem of constant war in the peninsula, but created a significant problem for modern day historians, in that very little of the culture and heritage of Baekje (BC 18~AD 660) … [Read More]
The Gangjin Celadon Festival
If I was in Korea right now I’d be heading for Jeollanam-do and the Gangjin Celadon Festival http://bit.ly/otRFzY #. (Photo: Chosun Ilbo) [Read More]
Contemporary Hanbok by Kim Nam-hee of Dolsinai
Confession time. I really don’t find some traditional hanbok designs appealing. But these modern designs by Kim Nam-hee of Dolsinai look good: http://bit.ly/qqJ6iX # [Read More]
Artists and Fashion designers collaborate in Seoul show
Looks like an interesting show at Plateau in Seoul – a collaboration of top artists and fashion designers Korea Times and JoongAng Ilbo. # [Read More]
Designers: Dream Whisperers at Mokspace
News of the first exhibition from the new gallery, Mokspace: Designers: Dream Whisperers On the 28th July 2011, Epha3 and Mokspace are pleased to present to you Design Exhibition, What we lose in our ordinary life is dreams. The advance of technology has brought us loads of convenience, but at the same time it has … [Read More]
Hada Contemporary Summer Show 2011
News of an upcoming group exhibition featuring five young Korean artists: Hada Contemporary downstairs at Albermarle Gallery. Meanwhile upstairs at the Albemarle is their annual Summer Collective which includes Korean artists and Albemarle regulars Kim Yeon and Lee Jaehyo. Hada Contemporary Summer Show 2011 Kim Hyuenjun | Lee Horyon | Park Jihye | Yoon Byungwoon … [Read More]
The Changdeokgung’s Injeong Hall – Welcome to the Rock Show!
When I visited Changdeok Palace in Seoul, my attention was naturally focussed mainly on the buildings themselves. One of these buildings is the Injeong Hall (Injeongjeon), which was used for important celebrations and ceremonies. The unassuming forecourt one walks through to enter the hall was been designed with great care, but for the unsuspecting observer … [Read More]
Soon Yul Kang at Art in Action 2011
Soon Yul Kang demonstrates her tapestry weaving techniques and exhibits her hand woven tapestries at Art in Action, 21-24 July 2011. She will be showing her own unique style of weaving which is based on subtlety of colour. Her solo exhibition at the Artspace gallery in Maddox Street was on LKL’s shortlist of notable exhibitions … [Read More]
The Beauty of Traditional Korean Furniture at Gallery Han
News of an exhibition coming up later on this week down in New Malden, which is an interesting counterpoint to the current A Room exhibition at the KCC in the centre of town: Gallery Han Summer Exhibition The Beauty of Traditional Korean Furniture 21 – 27 July Korea was generally known as the “Hermit Kingdom” … [Read More]
Francesca Cho in Dolphin Square group show
News of an upcoming group exhibition featuring a former chairman of the Korean Artists Association: Hidden behind the walls of the beautiful 1930s apartments of Dolphin Square in Pimlico lies a hidden gem – the exquisitely kept Moroccan Gardens. To mark the relaunch of the gardens Collective Studios has invited artists from across ACAVA studios … [Read More]
The Great Outdoors at James Freeman Gallery
LKL has been following the work of Luca Sangjun Kim for almost four years now. His work is the visual equivalent of a tenor church bell ringing. It seems to sing and resonate with complex harmonics. Go along and see what I mean at James Freeman Gallery in Islington: The Great Outdoors Jon Braley & … [Read More]
Kpop Flashmob, Food Fest with Samulnori, or photo exhibition with children’s event? You decide
This Saturday (9 July) offers several options for Korea enthusiasts. Fortunately it’s the only Saturday this month when Kiejo Sarsfield isn’t running one of her cookery classes, but even so you won’t be able to do it all. And don’t forget the ongoing exhibitions at the KCC and the V&A. 1. Discover Korea at Leytonstone … [Read More]
Haegue Yang: Teacher of Dance at Modern Art Oxford
In 2009, Haegue Yang represented Korea at the Venice Biennale. Now she has a 3-month exhibition in Oxford: HAEGUE YANG TEACHER OF DANCE 11 June – 4 September 2011 Modern Art Oxford presents Teacher of Dance, the first major UK exhibition of the Seoul- and Berlin-based artist Haegue Yang. Yang has developed a distinctive practice … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Lee Ufan – Marking Infinity at the Guggenheim
Lee Ufan’s current exhibition at the Guggenheim New York is his first major show in the US, and only the third by an Asian at the prestigious space – the previous being by Cai Guo-Qiang (I Want to Believe, 2008) and fellow Korean Paik Nam-june (The Worlds of Nam June Paik, 2000). With three-dimensional installations … [Read More]