Some familiar artists, but maybe the gallery name is less familiar. Actually, HADA Contemporary is a joint venture between Korean Tom Woo and Tony Pontone of the Albemarle Gallery. And that’s where the group show is. EMBRACING THE VOID MOON BEOM | GWON OSANG | JEONG MYOUNGJO | JE BAAK | LEE JINHAN OPENING RECEPTION … [Read More]
Visual arts, crafts, design, fashion (page 86)
Kitty Jun-Im solo show in Seoul
Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, who has lived in England for over 30 years, is having a solo exhibition in Seoul, 18 – 24 of May at Yi Hyung Art Center. Her painting is a calligraphic choreography that layers the Korean art paper Hanji with collaged canvases to create depth and space and tactile textures that incorporate … [Read More]
Park Seo-bo feature in WSJ
Park Seo-bo: “The Role of art is to make people worry.” A feature on the 80-year-old “father of South Korean contemporary art” in Scene Asia / WSJ: http://on.wsj.com/jOvsSn # [Read More]
Abstracts: Korean Buddhists Arts of the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Kingdoms
Here are the abstracts for the series of talks on Korean Buddhist arts at SOAS on 19 May 2011: Gyeongwon Choe (Kansas University) Marginalised yet Devoted: Buddhist Paintings Commissioned by Nuns of the Early Joseon Palace Cloisters This lecture examines the three extant Buddhist paintings commissioned by Buddhist nuns in the palace cloisters of the … [Read More]
Situated Senses 01 : Inclined Angles at Hanmi Gallery
Two solo shows by Korean artists who will make the most of the work-in-progress of the space which will eventually become the Hanmi Gallery: HANMI GALLERY INTERIM EXHIBITION 20 May – 05 June 2011 Situated Senses 01 : Inclined Angles HANMI GALLERY is pleased to present the interim exhibition ‘ Situated Senses 01: Inclined Angles’ … [Read More]
Rhee Kibong at Tina Kim Gallery: There is No Place
Notice of an upcoming exhibition at Tina Kim Gallery in New York: TINA KIM GALLERY KIBONG RHEE: There is No Place May 13 – June 17 2011 Opening Reception Friday, May 13th 6 – 8 PM Tina Kim Gallery is proud to present Kibong Rhee’s There is No Place in his first solo exhibition in … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Monologues at the KCC
The current exhibition at the KCC is the first to feature only paintings. All four artists, all of them female, are alumnae of the National Museum of Contemporary Arts’ artist-in-residence programme. The title of the exhibition – Monologues – is strange but apt. One hopes that an exhibition sets up a dialogue between the artist … [Read More]
2011 Travel Diary day 9: MOCA’s latest exhibitions
Myeongdong, Seoul, Sunday 8 May 2011. Whenever I travel to Korea I try to visit the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art main building in Gwacheon. This time there was an exhibition of recent additions to the permanent collection – including an imposing set of video works by Kimsooja – and a special retrospective … [Read More]
Lee Jung-seob: a wartime artist taking refuge in Jeju-do
Seogwipo, Jeju-do, Saturday 7 May 2011. Lee Jung-seob (이중섭) (1916-1956) is one of Korea’s best-known post-liberation painters. His work is perhaps appreciated by artists and connoisseurs more than members of the public. His contemporary Park Soo-keun, with his unthreatening and nostalgic rustic scenes, is almost a household name. Lee’s work however is more varied, combining … [Read More]
Victoria and Albert Museum lends Princely Treasures to Korea
A glimpse into the lives of Europe’s kings and queens – the V&A lends "princely treasures" to the National Museum of Korea http://bit.ly/if49p0 # [Read More]
Photography’s New “It” Girls
An upcoming group photography show which includes work by Lee Sunju, whom you will have come across before at Sasapari and elsewhere. Photography’s New “It” Girls: 2011 Güler Ates / Chloë Østmo / Sunju Lee/ Yu Xiao / Tereza Vlčková 10th May – 21st May 2011 (Private View: Tuesday, 10th May, 6 – 8.30pm) at … [Read More]
A demonstration by master potter Park Kyoung Soon
A special event to mark the launch of the Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition at the V&A: a demonstration by ceramic artist Park Kyoung Soon. Park Kyoung Soon, Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics Watch expert ceramicist Park Kyoung Soon demonstrate a range of forming and surface decoration techniques in this event celebrating the V&A display Tradition … [Read More]
Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics at the V&A
An interesting exhibition coming up at the Victoria and Albert Museum this summer, starting on 20 May. The Victoria and Albert Museum is pleased to announce Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, a compelling exhibition that brings the finest of contemporary Korean ceramics to London, will be on view in Ceramics Gallery 146 from May 20 … [Read More]
2011 Travel Diary day 2 (cont): Korean Rhapsody
Seoul, Sunday 1 May 2011. The Leeum Gallery founded by the Samsung family is always a reliable place to visit in Seoul. Even if there is not an interesting special exhibition on they have a fantastic permanent collection containing some wonderful celadon and buncheong ceramics, as well as Joseon dynasty paintings, calligraphy and Buddhist art. … [Read More]
Korean Buddhists Arts of the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Kingdoms
Last year was court painting; the year before it was folk art. Now we move on to Buddhist art. Details of the full day seminar, with a behind-the-scenes look at artefacts in the British Museum, are below. Korean Buddhists Arts of the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Kingdoms 10am on Thursday, 19 May 2011 G3, Main Building, … [Read More]
The Secret of Seokguram
It is a common feature that Korean artworks ‘hide’ their beauty from you on a superficial viewing. The Seokguram grotto, which appears on many brochures and could lay claim to being the most recognisable of Korea’s national treasures to outsiders, conforms to this rule. You would rarely meet someone who had been bowled over or … [Read More]