With the high profile exhibition of Chinese art having just opened at the Hayward Gallery, let’s not forget that there was an equally significant exhibition of contemporary Korean art at the privately funded Saatchi Gallery earlier this summer. Like many exhibitions, Korean Eye 2012 was one which needed to be visited several times. It was … [Read More]
Category: Events (page 236)
SOAS public workshop: State Capitalism and Development in East Asia
A free all-day seminar sponsored by the Centre of Korean Studies at SOAS: State Capitalism and Development in East Asia Speakers Jeong Seongjin (Gyeongsang National University) Lee Jeong-koo (GNU) Gareth Dale (Brunel University) Jamie Allinson (University of Westminster) Owen Miller (SOAS, University of London) Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 10am-5pm Room B111, First Floor, Brunei Gallery, … [Read More]
Penumbra – an 8-day project with 8 Korean artists
This time last year we had an interesting project at the KCC entitled Artists at Work: Process Recorded – a two-week project in which every day a different artist produced a work in the KCC’s multi-purposes space. There’s a similar event coming up later this month, in a project space in Bermondsey: Penumbra An 8-day … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Lost & Found at Hanmi Gallery
Hanmi Gallery has been quiet for a while as they do their construction work. But they’re back with a quick week-long exhibition tomorrow: Lost & Found An Exhibition of Contemporary Korean Art works by Hong Jung Pyo, Park Jinhee, and Shin Kiwoun HANMI GALLERY 11TH INTERIM EXHIBITION Preview: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6 – 9pm … [Read More]
Grace Yeo’s Wigmore debut
Grace Yeo has been a regular lunchtime recitalist for a number of years. So it’s nice to see her making her debut at the Wigmore Hall on 4 November. The interesting programme includes a UK premiere of two pieces by the modern Korean composer Uzong Choe. Grace Yeo, piano Kirckman Concert Society Series Date: 4 … [Read More]
KAYA – in concert at the Barn Theatre, Westminster
KAYA have been part of the London Korean music scene for many years. And if you go to Kaya restaurant in Albemarle Street (no relation) the chances are that their music will be playing in the background. It’s nice to get a chance to see them again live: KAYA – In Concert Traditional Korean harp … [Read More]
Hugh Keice at O2 Academy Islington
Here at LKL we’ve been a fan of Seoul-born, London-based folk-indie musician Hugh Keice for a while. You can catch him live at the O2 Academy Islington on 21 October. Buy tickets here. Links: www.hughkeice.co.uk [Read More]
Aidan Foster-Carter on North Korea: Shouvik Datta reports from the recent LSE talk
Aidan Foster-Carter is an Honorary Research Fellow at Leeds University in Sociology and Social Policy, writes about Korea for the Economist Intelligence Unit and Oxford Analytica and contributed to ‘Exploring North Korean Arts’ (published 2011). I was therefore very interested when he came down from the major university in the North of England, to talk … [Read More]
Vladimir Tikhonov at SOAS: “Heroes” in Qing China and Korea late C19 / early C20
The second of the autumn series of Korean studies seminars at SOAS: “Heroes” in Qing China and Korea in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century Vladimir Tikhonov (Oslo University) Date: 19 October 2012 Time: 5:15 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: G50 Abstract Both Liang Qichao (1873-1929) and Sin Ch’aeho (1880-1936) were instrumental … [Read More]
One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy: Art in Residence at NEO Bankside
This year, we have begun to see Korean art exhibited in more imaginative venues. Not the white cubes or the formal commercial or public galleries, but places where you can imagine artworks actually living and breathing: in a domestic space, or in an office reception. From Albemarle’s Korean Art show at Moor House to ISKAI’s … [Read More]
Jinkyun Ahn: On the surface of images
Congratulations to Ahn Jinkyun on his first solo show: On the surface of images 6 Oct – 18 Nov Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00 Phoenix Brighton | 10 – 14 Waterloo Place | Brighton | BN2 9NB Brighton Photo Fringe and Phoenix Brighton are pleased to present On the surface of images, an exhibition by Jinkyun Ahn. This … [Read More]
A quick tour of this month’s Korean First Thursday openings
The First Thursday of every month in the London art scene is when many galleries tend to have their official openings – when you can tour loads of galleries, get a glass of wine at each one, get to meet the artist, mingle with all the visitors and maybe get to see some of the … [Read More]
Call for Artists 2012: The 5th UK Korean Artists’ Exhibition at the KCC
Can’t believe that this is the 5th KCC group show produced by a Call for Artists. Note that this is not the group show by the UK Korean Artists Association – though there will be one of those too at the end of November. Call for Artists 2012 Deadline of Submissions: 5pm, October 31st 2012 … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Maximum City at James Freeman Gallery
Hong Young-in, who has exhibited a number of times in London over the years – including at Korean Eye in 2010 – has a new show at James Freeman Gallery: Maximum City Suhasini Kejriwal & Young In Hong 12 October – 10 November 2012 A publication with a text by Ole Hagen will accompany the … [Read More]
Dokdo, Historical Awareness, and Korea-Japan Relations
I do like a good argument. I remember a couple of years ago a Japanese diplomat gave a very informative talk at Chatham House about Korea-Japan relations. But there was a Korean in the audience with strong views and the Q&A degenerated into a heated debate about Dokdo. There’s been rather too much in the … [Read More]
Project K – The Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt
For those who have friends in Frankfurt, do pass on the good news that there’s a big K-fest coming up, 12- 14 October. Film, food, music, and a logo that looks very similar to London’s All Eyes on Korea festival. Visit their website and Facebook page. Pieta, Oldboy, Arirang and more. [Read More]