LKL is seven years old today. So what’s happening this month? Exhibitions Art 13 at Olympia, till March 3, has three galleries from Seoul, plus a couple of London galleries who represent Korean artists. The KCC exhibition Inspired by Nature – The Traditional Cosmetics of Korea is on all month. Bae Chan-hyo’s Punishment Project is … [Read More]
Monthly events lists (page 11)
February events 2013
Here are the February events we know of thus far. Exhibitions The KCC’s exhibition of young Korean artists, Now X Here, finishes on 2 February Soon Yul Kang’s Spiritual Journey continues at MokSpace until 18 February. High Resolutions, featuring photos of the Mass Games, continues at Atlas Gallery until 16 February. HADA Contemporary has a … [Read More]
January events 2013
Happy New Year to all LKL’s readers. 2012 was a hectic year, and many of us are still recovering. Some of the details of this month’s events are sketchy at the time of writing, but watch out for things commemorating the 5th anniversary of the opening of the KCC, at the end of this month. … [Read More]
December events 2012
There’s no let-up in the season of Advent. Exhibitions O Bang Saek is the must-see exhibition at the KCC, but it ends on Tuesday 4 December. Hurry. Also essential for this month are some short films by London Korean artists. See under Film below. Phobia finishes at Hanmi Gallery on 5 December. They have another … [Read More]
November events 2012
Another action-packed month this month: Ko Un in Aldeburgh, London, Oxford and Cambridge, PSY at the Oxford Union, jazz-gugak fusion in Piccadilly, manhwa at the KCC, two all-day conferences and of course plenty of film. And if you’re quick there might just be a ticket or two left for December’s BigBang appearances. Film The Im … [Read More]
October Events 2012
Here are the events I know of for October: Film This month the KCC focuses on Im Kwon-taek, with a 15 film retrospective at the BFI and the ICA, with a Q&A or conversation with the revered director himself at both venues The BFI London Film Festival has six Korean films, including Nameless Gangster (Yoon … [Read More]
September events 2012
Summer’s over, Chuseok approaches. Everyone’s now bored with Gangnam Style. So what does September hold? Film This month’s director of the month at the KCCUK is Jeon Kyu-hwan. Otherwhere has her usual very useful focus on the director. The films on successive Thursdays are Mozart Town (2008), Animal Town (2009), Dance Town (2010) and From … [Read More]
August events 2012
August is the time to turn the attention to Edinburgh for the Fringe and to Kingston for the festival, but there’s still plenty of stuff going on in Central London Exhibitions Sung Hwan Kim’s massive installation comprising short films, mirrors continues in the new Tate Modern tanks all month Francesca Cho’s solo show is at … [Read More]
July events 2012
This month is absolutely crammed with events, as all organisers arrange things to coincide with the run-up to the Olympics. I challenge you to get to even half of them. Possibly the highlight is the series of concerts on the South Bank as part of the All Eyes on Korea festival. Keep your eyes peeled … [Read More]
June events 2012
Can’t believe May slipped by so quickly. Here’s what I know of for June: Film This month’s director at the KCC is Lee Joon-ik, with screenings, on successive Thursdays, of King and the Clown (2005), The Happy Life (2007), Sunny (2008) and Battlefield Heroes (2010), the latter being at the Apollo Piccadilly with Director Q&A. … [Read More]
May Events 2012
Here are the events for May, so far. Let me know what I’ve missed out. Event of the month Hwang Jihae, last year’s Chelsea gold medal winner in the artisan garden category, returns to the Chelsea Flower Show with her Show Garden – “Quiet Time: DMZ Forbidden Garden“, 22 – 26 May Theatre The Yohangza … [Read More]
April Events 2012
Sorry for the late posting – just returned from 10 days in Korea with no computer or time available for blogging. I’ll update this post with links and anything I’ve missed as I get more time. If you spot any obvious omissions (this list was prepared in great haste) do let me know. Music and … [Read More]
March events 2012
Here are the events for March that I know of. Lots of good music, plus Park Kwang-su at the KCC and some great photography at Mokspace. Let me know what I’ve missed. Exhibitions The KCC’s exhibition space is closed for the next couple of months while some housekeeping work is done with the floor. But … [Read More]
February events 2012
Sadly, the big event scheduled for this month, the appearance of StorySeller and Choi Soo Min at a Camden club, has been postponed possibly until later this year. Shame. But looking on the bright side, E J-yong, director of one of my favourite films – An Affair (1998) – will be in town later in … [Read More]
January events 2012
The Seollal New Year holiday in Korea is 22-24 January. Best wishes for the upcoming Year of the Dragon. Film Weekly screenings (Thursdays at 7pm) at the KCC this month feature Lee Myung-se. The running order is Nowhere to Hide, M, Gagman, and finally Duelist with the director himself for Q&A. Shin Sang-ok’s Pulgasari (1985 … [Read More]
December events 2011
Of course, the big event of the month is the United Cube concert, already trailed in places such as the Independent. Here’s the full list as far as I know, but as ever, let me know if I’ve missed something. Exhibitions The KAA’s annual show, Delayed Sojourn – London, home away from home, is at … [Read More]