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]
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Park Dae-cho at Able Fine Art
Strolling back along W 25th St from Tina Kim Gallery I wandered into Able Fine Art and caught the end of Park Dae-cho’s solo exhibition (May 17 – June 21, 2011). Haunting images of children with unsettling visions in their eyes. [Read More]
Rhee Kibong: There is no Place
Just caught the end of the Rhee Kibong exhibition at Tina Kim Gallery. His foggy 3D tree images look like he’s loosely pressed a miniature tree between sheets of frosted glass. Very calming. [Read More]
Seoul’s neon pollution
Blinded by the light: Seoul’s neon pollution – Interesting piece on the red neon crosses on Korea’s churches in the Joongang Ilbo: http://bit.ly/mIRj0X # [Read More]
K-pop coverage inspired by SM Town gig in Paris
Coverage inspired by the SM Town concert in Paris: BBC’s Lucy Williamson on The dark side of South Korean pop music: “a history of controversy and legal disputes over the way it treats its young artists” Bernie Cho of @DFSB_Kollective in the WSJ about the SM Town event in Paris: You Like Our Music? We … [Read More]
Korean Air takes delivery of new Airbus
Jolly decent of Korean Air to keep Europe’s aviation industry afloat: East Asia’s first A380 goes into operation today, 17 June, on Tokyo and HK routes http://bit.ly/ijJDrJ # [Read More]
The ideal boilermaker
The ideal somaek (soju-maekju) mix? Apparently 3 parts soju to 7 parts beer. Each to his own, but the fun part is experimenting. http://bit.ly/j5F4ML # [Read More]
Ji Dong-won signed by Sunderland
Ji Dong-won (지동원) is signed by Sunderland from the Jeonnam Dragons (전남 드래곤즈) for £2.1 million – the youngest Korean player in the Premier league. A word of advice: pack some warm clothes. http://bit.ly/iQFcwS # [Read More]
Baeja at the KCC – well worth a visit
The waistcoat show currently on at the KCC is amazing: beautiful garments, imaginatively displayed. I want them all. The exhibition is only 10 days long: get there soon. # [Read More]
Cultural Heritage Administration is 50 this year
Taking what was achieved yesterday and handing it over to tomorrow: the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. http://bit.ly/k5GoJt # [Read More]
Brooke Shields cooks Korean
First it was Nigella Lawson; now it’s Brooke Shields expressing her love of gochujang http://t.co/RgzqaTk #. Korean food fads arrive in New York (via Chosun Ilbo). [Read More]
Shin Kyung-sook’s book roadshow comes to Europe
The Shin Kyung-sook roadshow arrives on mainland Europe. Please Look After Mother is already in its third print run in Spain. http://bit.ly/m7WUBL # [Read More]
Time-lapse video of Seoul
This time-lapse video of Seoul by Oh Choong Young has been doing the rounds of the blogosphere. Very much worth a look http://vimeo.com/23402375 #: [Read More]
Judy Joo opens at the Playboy Club
London’s new Playboy club opens this weekend with executive chef Judy Joo overseeing the restaurant. @JudyJooIronChef I'm really looking forward to sampling some of your food. But they didn't invite me to the opening night ^_^ # [Read More]
Hyundai comes to Piccadilly circus
Hyundai is to replace Sanyo in illuminated advertising at Piccadilly Circus http://on.ft.com/kMS6Ec #. It’s a costly place to hire: according to the FT, the deal is “expected to cost the company about £2m ($3.3m) a year. The price is a record for one of the world’s most valuable advertising platforms, and reflects how rarely the … [Read More]
SHINee coming to Abbey Road
SHINee is coming to Abbey Road Studios – hope they take the time to say hi to their fans. http://on.fb.me/jO2mnz # [Read More]