Lee Youngsil: Ceramic Gardens in Bloom reimagines the relationship between ceramics, flowers, and nature, blending nostalgia with artistic creativity. Incorporating ceramic elements onto her canvases, Lee portrays simplified forms of flowers and birds, inspired by her childhood memories and the traditional Korean five colours (obang-saek, 오방색). Her works, part of the series Ceramics, Flowers and … [Read More]
Category: Events
Documentary screening: K-Family Affairs
The recent political history of South Korea is interwoven with the family life of filmmaker Arum Nam, whose parents are part of the proud 386 generation, which played a significant role in achieving democratisation. Eager to pass on a better world to their children, Arum’s father became a public servant, and her mother a feminist … [Read More]
BM: ATAP special UK Concert
BM, the lead rapper from 4-member co-ed K-pop group KARD, will be appearing at London’s Steel Yard on 4 February. This special performance is a continuation of his After the After Party 2024 tour in the US. The venue has been changed from the original planned venue, Heaven. This is an 18+ event, and the … [Read More]
Cha Jongrye and Park Ji-Eun in The Quiet Within, at Pontone Gallery
Pontone Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, The Quiet Within, brings together artists from around the world whose works capture a sense of contemplation and inward focus. Cha Jongrye’s meditative, rippling sculptures initiate a dialogue with Park Ji-Eun’s undulating brushstrokes and splashes, revealing detailed impressions of iconic cities upon closer inspection. Chris Rivers’ exploration of liminal, interstellar spaces … [Read More]
SMTOWN LIVE 2025 in London
The SMTown 2025 world tour kicks off in Korea on 11-12 January at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, with performers including K-pop veterans Bada (S.E.S) Hwanhee (Fly to the Sky) and Tony An (H.O.T). Wouldn’t it be great if similar legends made it to the London show on 28 June? Details of artists and venue for … [Read More]
Taemin World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” in London
Taemin, from the popular K-pop group SHINee, will be embarking on his first solo world tour, the 2024-25 Taemin World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” in London on March 9, 2025 at Troxy. His first world tour 2024-25 Taemin World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” began in South Korea and has expanded worldwide to countries across Asia, North and … [Read More]
Tomorrow X Together ACT:PROMISE Ep2 tour in London
Catch Tomorrow X Together on their highly anticipated World Tour: “ACT: Promise – Ep. 2” in Europe, with thrilling stops across major cities including London at the O2, Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam. Tomorrow X Together—consisting of Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai—established themselves as Gen Z Icons through the compelling soundtrack that represents the … [Read More]
Who’s in town: Hyunjin Kim
Who’s in Town is a loose programme series that invites curators, writers, researchers, and arts practitioners passing by London to stop at Asymmetry for a casual conversation with our audience. Designed to foster open sharing among aspiring and seasoned practitioners alike, the format offers a unique opportunity to engage and exchange with exciting professionals of different … [Read More]
SOAS-OKCHF Workshop: Collecting Korea — Explorations of Korean Collections in the UK and their continued relevance
This workshop examines the history and significance of Korean objects held in UK institutions, and their role in shaping contemporary understandings of Korean cultural heritage. Beginning in the 1880s, institutions acquired a wide variety of items from the Korean peninsula, ranging in type from ceramics, paintings, and textiles, to books and plant specimens. The workshop … [Read More]
January events 2025
Happy New Year – and congratulations to Jim Hoare, awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours list for “services to UK interests in the Korean Peninsula”. As is often the case January is a fairly slow month for events: Exhibitions Closing imminently are: Haegue Yang’s Leap Year, at the Hayward Gallery (till 5 Jan) … [Read More]
Yunchan Lim plays Bach and Hanurij Lee at the Wigmore
Bach was on the bill when Yunchan Lim made his acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut in 2023. The Korean pianist, Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2024, returns to perform arguably the composer’s greatest keyboard work, as he takes on the monumental Goldberg Variations. Programme Hanurij Lee (b 2006): …round and velvety-smooth blend… (UK première) JS Bach: Goldberg Variations … [Read More]
Kiss Of Life: 1st World Tour: Kiss Road
Kiss Of Life 1st World Tour: Kiss Road is coming to indigo at The O2 on 6 March 2025. KISS OF LIFE is a multinational 4-member girl group managed by the South Korean S2 Entertainment agency. The group debuted on July 5, 2023 with their self-titled mini album. Their name symbolizes “artificial respiration,” representing their … [Read More]
Between Popular and Canonical Texts: Curating Korean Literature in Cross-Cultural Contexts
KCCUK are delighted to announce a distinguished event on 16th January, featuring Dr. Grace Koh from SOAS University of London. This special evening offers an exceptional opportunity to explore the beauty of Korean literature and its profound significance in the UK, through an engaging dialogue with Dr. Grace Koh. In this seminar, Grace Koh will … [Read More]
December events
After the hectic activity of the last two months, be grateful for a slightly quieter December, enabling you to get some Christmas shopping done. The highlight of the month is the continuation of the BFI’s Echoes in Time season, with some cracking films from the turn of the millennium, as well as some restored classics. … [Read More]
Squid Game Season 2: preview screening
Three years after the huge global success of Squid Game we are delighted to unveil the first episode of the second series following a screening of Series 1’s gripping finale ‘One Lucky Day’. Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune … [Read More]
Yong Min Cho dance performance: The Art of Painting
Enjoy a Poetry and Dance Performance in the Georgian Eating Room to accompany Antoni Malinowski’s work in Pigments and Photons with Martin Crimp, Kristin Winters and Yong Min Cho The Art of Painting event begins with a sardonic text by playwright Martin Crimp originally written for the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna where Vermeer’s The Art of Painting hangs. At … [Read More]