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]
Category: Events (page 246)
June meeting of the British Korean Women’s Society
Notice of the next meeting of the British Korean Women’s Society: Tuesday 12 June 2012 In and Out Club, 4 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU. The British Korean Women’s Society is a recently formed organisation. It grew out of a series of requests for help and advice from Korean women in the UK, which … [Read More]
White Rain at Union Gallery
It’s been a while since Union Gallery featured a Korean show. Nice to see them back, with two artists who specialise in site-specific work. WHITE RAIN 02/06/2012 – 14/07/2012 ‘WHITE RAIN’ presents a collaborative work by MINAE KIM and SOONHAK KWON. Exhibiting together in the same room, the artists individually approach diverse spatial questions within … [Read More]
Colour Identity – a fashion exhibition at Mokspace
News of the latest exhibition at Mokspace, 33 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LH – near the British Museum: COLOUR IDENTITY Private View : Thursday, 31 May 2012, 6 – 8 pm Exhibition Dates : 1 June – 17 June 2012 Opening Hours : 11am – 6pm, Every day Mokspace is delighted to present the first … [Read More]
Can you tell what it is yet? Choi Jeong-hwa installation takes shape on the South Bank
If it’s plastic baskets, it’s got to be a Choi Jeong-hwa installation. The outside of the Korean Pavilion at Venice, a chandelier in the centre of the Asia House staircase, or even a crazy space helmet for the band members (which included his son) playing at the first anniversary party of the opening of London’s … [Read More]
Shinwook Kim: Korean Folk Painting in Photography at Mokspace
The current exhibition at Mokspace, which runs till 28 May, is an interesting take on Korean folk painting, blending contemporary techniques and technology with traditional materials. Shinwook Kim’s theme is Photographic Images of Fish and Shellfish in Korean Classical Painting. He aims to recreate the traditional folk-painting genre of Eo Hae Do (어해도, 魚蟹圖) which … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Place Not Found – Korean Art Now, at the Smokehouse Gallery
By Kuo Chun Hsuan Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery in Hackney Wick presents Place Not Found: Korean Art Now until 3 June. The location inspired curator Eunjung Shin to put it together. It’s the closest art gallery overlooking Olympic Park. Like many of the artists, I had never been to this area before. ‘The gallery space inspired … [Read More]
“I’m a Petty Minded Creep” (Naneun Ggomsuda) comes to the UK
A very alternative Korean cultural event is coming up at the end of this month, probably not the sort of event that would be advertised on the KCC website. The subversive political talk-show, I’m a Petty-Minded Creep (Naneun Ggomsuda, 나는 꼼수다, or Na Ggom Su for short) is coming to the UK for a couple … [Read More]
HJ Lim: the latest exciting artist from EMI Classics
When a record company launches a new young star, there’s always a slight suspicion that content is taking second place to style and presentation. But with Korean pianist HJ Lim EMI Classics are unapologetic, and with every justification. HJ (Hyun-jung) Lim has come to fame not via the conventional international music competition circuit: EMI’s PR … [Read More]
In Between: Picturing Migration – Gallery talk at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery
To go with the exhibition Place Not Found: Korean Art Now at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, former LKL visual arts corresponendent Dr Beccy Kennedy will be doing a gallery talk with three of the participating artists: In Between: Picturing Migration Date: 17 MAY 2012 7-8.30 pm. Admission: Free Venue: Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery Stour Road | Fish … [Read More]
Korean film: Years of radical change – free day-long seminar at SOAS
Hot on the heels of their day-and-a-half seminar on Korean music and dance, SOAS presents a free one-day seminar on Korean film. Well-known speakers, interesting subject matter. And time allocation is reasonably generous – each speaker gets an hour, so hopefully things won’t feel rushed as often happens at these events. Make sure you book … [Read More]
Places still available on AKS guided walk of Inns of Court
A reminder of the interesting guided walk of the Inns of Court with the Anglo-Korean Society on 8 May. Guided by an experienced Blue Badge guide, this should be a fascinating and fun evening. Details on the AKS website [Read More]
Theatre visit: A Korean Midsummer Night’s Dream in the perfect venue
One of the features of Korean theatrical performance is the interaction with the audience. A venue such as the Globe is therefore doubly well suited to a Korean Shakespeare adaptation. Performers could easily mingle with the audience, surprise them from behind with a crash of the small 꽹과리 gong. And the audience standing in front … [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]
Place Not Found: Korean Art Now at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery
Congratulations to the LKL Art History features writer Eunjung Shin for curating her first show, at an exciting venue overlooking the Olympic Stadium. Plenty of high-profile artists are showing their work. Undoubtedly the exhibition of the month. Place Not Found: Korean Art Now Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery Stour Road | Fish Island | Hackney Wick | … [Read More]
Lee Jaehyo solo show celebrates HADA Contemporary’s new gallery space
HADA Contemporary has until now been sharing space with the Albemarle Gallery. To celebrate the opening of their new gallery space in Vyner Street (21 Vyner Street, London, E2 9DG) there is a solo show by Lee Jae-hyo. Lee Jaehyo Solo Exhibition : Beautiful Dialogue HADA | VYNER STREET 3 – 30 MAY 2012 “I … [Read More]