It was one of the first Korean films I ever saw. Guided by Darcy Paquet’s list of top ten films of the 90, this was in my first ever batch of DVDs from YesAsia. And although you don’t see so much of Han Suk-kyu nowadays (and nothing of Shim Eun-ha) they were among the top … [Read More]
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Screening: One Fine Day | 화창한 날 – a short film on the life of a Korean artist living in London
This looks like a really interesting project. One of the organisers of this screening, Daeun Dani Kim of Alpha Art Association, describes it as “A short film on the life of a Korean artist living in London. Unpretentious and surprisingly humourous!” But watching the trailer below is really disorienting. You’re used to seeing films about … [Read More]
Dress Classy, Dance Cheesy – the KCCUK’s seasonal K-pop party
Some early seasonal cheer at the KCCUK. Book soon. The tickets are bound to disappear fast. DRESS CLASSY DANCE CHEESY & LET’S PARTY To celebrate the graduation of the 2nd K-Pop Academy and a phenomenal year of ‘Gangnam Style’, we would like to invite you all to our ‘Merry K-Pop Night’ on Saturday, 8th December … [Read More]
The Shade of Prosperity – Korean art film / video art at Rivington Place, Hoxton
If you’ve seen Kim Ayoung‘s topical photo reconstructions before, or Hong Young-in‘s multicultural embroideries, you will be interested in seeing a new aspect to their work. Along with 3 other artsts – Kim Sejin, Kwon Hyewon and Japanese artist Saki Satom they are contributing to a collection of artistic films / video art in a … [Read More]
Futurology in Korean Studies: hell in a handcart or hallyu heaven? LKL reports from the 2012 BAKS conference
The annual BAKS Conference on 17 November ambitiously attempted to look into the crystal ball to see what the Korean peninsula might look like in 20 years time. To help in that crystal ball gazing, the list of speakers included some non-Koreanists in a valuable initiative to introduce specialists to provide a different perspective. The … [Read More]
Jerome De Wit at SOAS: Motivations for Writing during the Korean War
The final free seminar before the Christmas break is as follows: The War Within: Motivations for Writing during the Korean War Jerome De Wit (Leiden University) Date: 7 December 2012 Time: 5:15 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: G50 Abstract The first few months of the Korean War (1950-1953) saw dramatic shifts in the … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Phobia – at Hanmi Gallery
Hanmi Gallery presents its 14th “interim” exhibition. Camden Council are sure taking their time in granting planning permission… Come on guys, what you need in Maple Street is a nice art gallery. Phobia Artists: Alexis Milne | Erik Bendix | Joey Holder | Ole Hagen | Sangjin Kim | Shauba Chang | Woon Zung Preview: … [Read More]
Lee Jinhan: I eat I vomit — at HADA Contemporary
After Kim Ha-young’s Eat All You Can at Hoxton Gallery earlier this year comes another binge-eating themed exhibition: Lee Jinhan at HADA Contemporary. Lee Jinhan I EAT I VOMIT 6 DECEMBER 2012 – 31 JANUARY 2013 Hada Contemporary is pleased to present the first UK solo exhibition by Lee Jinhan showcasing her new works. Lee … [Read More]
오방색 O BANG SAEK: the 5th Korean Artists Association event at the KCC
The annual exhibition and performance by the Korean Artists Association UK at the KCC opens 28 November, lasting until 4 December. 오방색 O BANG SAEK An Exhibition & Performance by The Korean Artists Association UK Korean Cultural Centre UK 28th Nov. – 4th Dec. Opening Reception Wed. 28th Nov 2012 6.30 – 8.30 pm Performance … [Read More]
Moral didactic literature and diversity in 1950s North Korea
(A sketchy write-up of the talk How does the rise of moral didactic literature fit into narratives of North Korean history? given by Andre Schmid (University of Toronto) at SOAS on 16 November 2012) When we think of North Korea, we mostly look at it through a 21st Century lens, and are tempted to think … [Read More]
Festival Film Review: Masquerade deserved all the awards it got
It swept the board at the recent Grand Bell awards – best film, best director and best leading actor among them. And for all-round entertainment, the closing film of the London Korean Film Festival 2012 deserved all those awards. Was a uniquely reformist tax policy set by a pantomime performer who was pretending to be … [Read More]
Grace Yeo performs at the Purcell Room
A recital by pianist Grace Yeo, award winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, who recently had her debut at the Wigmore Hall. The recital is at the Purcell Room on Monday 3 Dec 2012 at 7:45pm. Admission is FREE but ticketed – call FREEPHONE 0800 652 6717 to reserve your free tickets. Programme: Brahms: … [Read More]
Festival Film Review: Spring Snow — on the value of the priceless
Spring Snow, the final film of this year’s London Korean Film Festival, was shown at London’s ICA on November 11. The film falls into a Korean tradition of documentary drama films such as Lee Man-hee’s A Day Off. Kim Soon-ok, played very well by Yoon Suk Hwa (윤석화), is an aging mother and wife. She … [Read More]
K-film at the BFI London Film Fest: A Fish — mysterious, tantalising and rewarding
What a stunning first film. Park Hong-min is still a graduate student at Dongguk University, but this debut is amazingly confident. A truly mysterious creation which has you wondering throughout what is going on, and when it finishes you want to watch it again immediately to see if it makes more sense the second time … [Read More]
Adam Cathcart at SOAS: Sino-North Korean relations in 1940s and 1950s
The fourth of this season’s free seminars at SOAS: Sino-North Korean relations in the borderland regions in the 1940s and early 1950s Adam Cathcart (Queen’s University, Belfast) Date: 23 November 2012 Time: 5:15 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: G50 Abstract Sino-North Korean relations in the borderland regions in the 1940s and early 1950s … [Read More]
Three Gates – a brief group exhibition at Hanmi Gallery
Hanmi Gallery’s 13th interim exhibition: Three Gates ARTISTS: ANDREW CAMPBELL, ALESSANDRA FERRINI, JUYOUNG LEE EVA LIS, HANAE UTAMURA, NASTJA RONKKO CURATORS: LIVIA DUBON, SEIHEE SHON 15TH NOVEMBER – 17TH NOVEMBER 2012 PREVIEW WEDNESDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2012, 6 – 9PM HANMI GALLERY is pleased to announce its 13th interim exhibition, ‘Three Gates.’ Mythical gateways into other … [Read More]