London-based Korean artist Joohee Chun is participating in the “Exclusive Asian Art” Exhibition, 31 Jan – 12 Feb 2012 at HF Contemporary Art, Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG. (Archway tube) [Read More]
Category: Asides (page 43)
Feature on photographer Bae Bien-u
There’s a good feature on photographer Bae Bien-u (best known for his atmospheric pine tree images) in the JoongAng Ilbo http://t.co/V6Zr9GH7. See some of his photos of the Secret Garden on his website. [Read More]
FT interviews with author Krys Lee
Small talk: interview with Korean American writer Krys Lee in the FT http://t.co/VN4wRXzT (via @rjkoehler). Her first book, Drifting House, a collection of short stories set in North Korea, South Korea and the US, is now available on Amazon. [Read More]
Natural Wonders in Germany. Any in London?
Did anyone notice any Natural Wonders on the North Circular after Kim Jong-il’s death? The DPRK embassy in Germany did http://t.co/LvnlMBjB [Read More]
Tabloid story of the week
Tabloid story of the week: eight South Koreans arrested over alleged scheme to smuggle gold to Japan in their rectums: http://t.co/OB5hfpQn (via the Marmot) [Read More]
Sulki Yu with MinJung Baek at the LSE
Sulki Yu (violin) and MinJung Baek (piano) play Chausson, Schubert and Ysaÿe Thursday lunchtime 26 Jan at the LSE: http://t.co/jacwy3Za [Read More]
The Shin Sang-ok Pulgasari meet-up
Back home after a great movie meetup to see Pulgasari with @miniminimovies @HangulCelluloid and @cinemasia_nl. Well, the meetup was good anyway. Says HangulCelluloid: “I’ve got some rice to mould into a monster and I may drip blood on it later” [Read More]
CNN’s 50 beautiful places to visit in Korea
CNN GO has some great ideas for 50 beautiful places to visit in Korea outside of Seoul. Nice pics too. http://t.co/YjTrdiFw [Read More]
Korean honeymoon couple rescued from cruise wreck
This Korean couple will remember their Italian honeymoon cruise for all the wrong reasons: http://t.co/TJAaB6xM [Read More]
Harris Tweed targets Korea
The largest producer of Harris Tweed has made South Korea its target market for growth in 2012, according to the BBC http://t.co/MPC98eh0 via @rjkoehler [Read More]
Incheon Airport is thinking of buying Edinburgh
Incheon Airport is thinking of buying and operating Edinburgh, Scotland’s busiest airport. The National Pension Service already owns some of Gatwick http://t.co/zSIbeFpO [Read More]
Shin Kyung-sook on MAN shortlist
Congratulations to Shin Kyung-sook, whose Please Look After Mother (translated by Kim Chi-young) is shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, announced yesterday: http://t.co/hORsoPB9 (Photo: Korea Herald) Update 8 March 2012: the title has also been included in the longlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 – an award established by the Independent newspaper … [Read More]
Look out for the adult-themed animation The Dearest
Korea is really putting its adult themed marks on animations. I’ll be watching out for THE DEAREST (2011) http://t.co/Zf8ES0Tp – says @KoreanFilmBiz [Read More]
WHITE (2011): another vengeful ghost
WHITE (2011): another vengeful ghost, this time haunting the world of K-pop. Sounds brilliant. http://t.co/GvCtEr1k RT @ColetteBalmain It has gone right to the top of my watching pile. [Read More]
Darcy’s top 10 of 2011
Darcy at Koreanfilm.org has compiled his top 10 list for the year with a surprising amount of low budget independents. Via @KoreanFilmBiz [Read More]
A new Kyung Hyun Kim book hits the stores soon
I confess that I didn’t much enjoy Kyung Hyun Kim’s first book – The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema – but I’ll still be getting his new one, Virtual Hallyu – Korean Cinema of the Global Era, which is available from Amazon later this month. [Read More]