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Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 85)

“A Room” Exhibition at the KCC

event date 28 Jun - 31 Aug 2011 venue KCCUK posted

Details of the KCC’s exhibition which will see us through the summer months, focusing on homes and interiors: A Room: New Readings of Korean Tradition 28 June 2011 – 31 August 2011 The Korean Cultural Centre (UK) is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition A Room: New Readings of Korean Tradition, a compelling exhibition that … [Read More]

The Nomad Artist in a Transnational Era: Korean Contemporary Art on British Soil

event date Fri 01 Jul 2011 venue KCCUK posted

Looks like an interesting afternoon coming up at the KCC on Friday afternoon, 1 July. RSVP to [email protected] The Nomad Artist in a Transnational Era: Korean Contemporary Art on British Soil. Ever since the early 1960s when the term ‘globalization’ was coined there have been stormy discussions especially since the early 1990s. By now, the … [Read More]

Lee Ufan’s first solo exhibition in the USA

event date 24 Jun - 28 Sep 2011 posted

Lee Ufan’s solo show at the Guggenheim (“Marking Infinity“) opens on 24 June and lasts till 28 September 2011. I’m hoping to get to the press preview. The video on the Guggenheim’s website, by curator Alexandra Munroe, is well worth a listen. Munroe introduces the exhibition as follows: Marking Infinity presents the work of artist-philosopher … [Read More]

Poetry in Clay at the Metropolitan Museum

posted updated 16 May 2020 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Poetry in Clay, the exhibition of Buncheong Ceramics from the Leeum Museum currently at the Metropolitan Museum is seriously worth a visit, with some beautiful pots. Interesting that they also juxtapose a couple of 20th century paintings. Kim Whanki’s dot paintings really do look like the dot decoration on one of the pots # Curator … [Read More]

Exhibition visit: Embracing the Void

posted updated 31 Jul 2022 by Sarah Hogg 5 minute read

South Korea has received a crash course in modernity in recent years. Through Japanese occupation, the Korean war, democratisation, industrialisation and globalisation, Korea has had to adapt, and fast. High rises now abound throughout the otherwise romantic landscape of majestic, pine covered mountains populated with sprinklings of traditional slope roofed, wooden homes. One imagines Korea … [Read More]

Baeja, the beauty of Korea – traditional and contemporary fashion at the KCC

event date 11 Jun - 21 Jun 2011 venue KCCUK posted

An interesting two-week exhibition coming up at the KCC: The Korean Cultural Centre (UK) is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Baeja, the Beauty of Korea, organised by Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation (hereafter, ‘Arumjigi’). Arumjigi is a non-profit organization located in Seoul, Korea. It strives to preserve and present the delights of Korea’s Cultural Heritage. … [Read More]

Seung Pyo Hong: Monitor Lizard at Bearspace

event date 21 May - 18 Jun 2011 posted

Seung-pyo Hong’s work has been on display at the KCC and at Sasapari. Now he has a solo show at Bearspace, 152 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 3PQ. Seung Pyo Hong-The Monitor Lizard 21 May -18 June Wed-Sat // 10 am – 6 pm Preview Evening 27 May // 6.30-8.30pm In association with South London … [Read More]