It was nice of someone to post this in the LKL Facebook group yesterday. Too late to provide much advance notice, but I’m posting it now for the archives. I hadn’t heard of the Association of Korean Communities in the UK before. This sort of event used to be sponsored by an organisation called the … [Read More]
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Another take on Shin Sang-ok
The Korea Times has a nicely-timed memoir of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee covering their time in America immediately after their redefection in 1986. At over 4,000 words it’s a meaty article, and well worth the read, in particular touching on Shin’s impossible dream of a film about Genghis Khan. Thanks to Michael Duffy for … [Read More]
Korean theatres celebrate Shakespeare
“South Korean theaters have launched a series of reinterpreted Shakespearean plays for the fall-winter season of 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the globally revered British poet and playwright.” Full story on Yonhap [Read More]
Event news: Art & Disaster-3D printing — artist talk
News of an artist talk later this week at the KCC: Art & Disaster – 3D Printing Artist Talk at Korean Cultural Centre UK 2pm, 20th October 2016 Curated by Art&Disaster Co-organised by Space_BA421(Korea), 10AAA(UK) This is artist Talk with 4 artist Kang Jeauk (강제욱), Ha Seok Jun (하석준), Im Do One (임도원), Shin Kiwoun … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Kitty Jun-Im — Connected Moment, at Han Collection
Notice of an upcoming exhibition at Han Collection (in the gallery space formerly occupied by Mokspace): Kitty Jun-Im: Connected Moment Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | 020 7637 8880 | www.hancollection.co.uk 21-29 October 2016 We are very much looking forward to our eagerly anticipated exhibtion of new paintings … [Read More]
DPRK attacks UK’s participation in military exercises
I’m not sure that many people knew we were participating. But here’s what the official DPRK news agency has to say about it. Britain’s Decision to Dispatch Its Fighters to U.S.-S. Korea Joint Military Drill against DPRK Blasted Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following … [Read More]
Jambinai at the Oslo Hackney – a second-hand mini-review
We didn’t manage to get to Jambinai at the Oslo Hackney as this year. Nor it seems did the Guardian or Resonate, who have been diligent reviewers of the other K-Music gigs. Jambinai were certainly one of the highlights of last year’s festival – and I would have loved to have got to see them … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Excavating the Sky, at The Square Gallery
I haven’t knowingly seen Choi Mi-young’s work since 2011, when she appeared in the big Sasapari group show. She’s back in a two-person exhibition in Battersea: a dialogue between painting and sculpture, exploring the theme of Sky. Excavating the Sky Mi Young Choi, Dorothea Magonet The Square Gallery | 9B Battersea Square | London SW11 … [Read More]
Event news: DGC K-pop dance show #10
DGC Dance run weekly K-pop dance classes at Fitness First venues in the City and put on a big show every 6 months or so. Coming up this Sunday, their 10th such show. Looks fun. DATE: Sunday 9th October 2016, 2pm – 5.30pm Doors open 2pm. Show starts 2.30pm VENUE: Stratford Circus Arts Centre (C1 … [Read More]
Event news: Shin Sang-ok double bill at the Regent Street Cinema
If you missed the UK premiere of the documentary about Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee, The Lovers and the Despot, and would rather watch it on the big screen as opposed to via the various online options, you have another chance this month courtesy of the Regent Street Cinema. An LKL review is coming soon, but … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Korean Artist Crew — Garnish, at NuDawn
The Korean Artist Crew are holding their first exhibition in Hackney, 29 September – 3 October. Note the private view this evening, to which all are welcome. Garnish KAC 1st Exhibition NuDawn | 206 Well Street | Hackney | LONDON E9 6QT 29 September – 3 October 2016 | 12pm – 6pm Private view 1 … [Read More]
Event news: Train to Busan is the final LKFF 2016 Teaser screening
The final LKFF Teaser screening before the official festival in November. It’s sure to be popular: Train to Busan (부산행) Director: Yeon Sang-ho. Starring: Gong Yoo, Kim Soo-an. South Korea 2016. 118 mins. Korean with English subtitles. Picturehouse Central, 6 October 2016, 7pm | Book here Eurostar was never like this. Noted South Korean animation … [Read More]
Event news: KCC House Concert with the Rogeri String Trio
Notice of an upcoming concert at the KCC: Rogeri String Trio Tuesday 4 October 2016, 7pm Korean Cultural Centre The Korean Cultural Centre invites you to ‘THE KCC HOUSE CONCERT’ to hear an exciting programme featuring 3 Principal members of the Korean Chamber Orchestra, the Rogeri String Trio. Programme Haydn String Trio in G Major … [Read More]
British artist at sea with Hanjin Shipping
Winning a residency programme is often a milestone in a young artist’s career. When Royal College of Art MA sculpture student Rebecca Moss won a residency programme from Vancouver’s Access Gallery, that sounded like a huge opportunity. The residency, entitled 23 Days at Sea, involves sailing in a container ship from Vancouver to Shanghai – … [Read More]
Inspector O in NYT feature
There’s a nice feature on James Church and his Inspector O series in the NYT. Well worth a read, as are the books themselves. Here’s a good quote from the article: “If you want to understand North Korea then you need to read Inspector O,” said Michael Madden, who has spent years studying the North … [Read More]
Conference news: the Joint East Asian Studies Conference
This is a meaty conference, with something for all disciplines, co-organised by the British Associations for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies with the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies. The book of abstracts of the conference papers alone extends to 157 pages. The list of panelists is 12 pages long. And spread over 3 days at SOAS, … [Read More]