The theme for January and February at the KCC is period drama, and kicks off this Thursday with Lee Myung-se’s visually stylish romp The Duelist (형사). THE 62nd KOREAN FILM NIGHT At the Korean Cultural Centre UK Duelist (2005) 7pm, Thursday 27th January Director: Lee Myung-se Cast: Kang Dong-won, Ha Ji-won Genre:Period Drama Certificate: 12 … [Read More]
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Hanmi Gallery at London Art Fair
Hanmi Gallery is a new gallery to the central London art scene – so new in fact that its gallery space is still under construction, and due to open in October this year in Maple Street, Fitzrovia. But it’s already established in Seocho-dong, Seoul, and has been trailing its London opening by holding a stall … [Read More]
Rain in promotional appearance at MCM Knightsbridge store
Rain is coming to London on Tuesday 25th. Not the weather. 비. Jung Ji-hoon. At least, according to this: http://on.fb.me/glBESt #. Knightsbridge, Tuesday at 2pm. But to meet him you have to buy a backpack. #. Forgot to say – the backpack in question could set you back £475. Well, this IS Knightsbridge (and it … [Read More]
SOAS lecture series – spring term 2011
Here’s the schedule for the coming couple of months. I’ll update this post with the detailed abstracts and speaker biographies as and when I receive them. All lectures are in room G50 of the SOAS main building unless otherwise stated. Friday, January 21st, 5pm Prof. HAZEL SMITH, Cranfield University “The political economy of poverty in … [Read More]
Korean artists at the 2011 London Art Fair
The annual London Art Fair kicks off tonight in Islington, and as usual you won’t have to look far to find Korean artists represented there. First up, I-MYU, who have been presenting young Korean artists to a London audience since 2007, will be showing the work of Shan Hur. “When I see construction sites in … [Read More]
Balloon and Needle: The New Korean Avant Garde
Balloon and Needle: The New Korean Avant Garde starts a three day residency at Cafe OTO this Thursday: Balloon & Needle THURSDAY 20th, FRIDAY 21st, SATURDAY 22nd January 2011 Cafe OTO | 18-22 Ashwin St | Dalston | London | E8 3DL [Map] Choi Joonyong (cracked CD players) Hong Chulki (turntables) Ryu Hankil (self‐made electro‐acoustic … [Read More]
Event news: Joo Yeon Sir performs at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Violininst Joo Yeon Sir plays in a lunchtime concert tomorrow: Lunchtime recital Royal College of Music Series 1:00pm – Tuesday 18 January 2011 Joo Yeon Sir (violin) and Irina Andrievsky (piano) Korean violinist Joo Yeon Sir is currently studying with Dr. Felix Andrievsky as a Scholar at the Royal College of Music, London and has … [Read More]
January Sale at James Freeman Gallery
Now this is a fun show. Hyemin Park has a number of strands to her work – at the Supervisions show at the KCC this time last year she had a project creating poetry out of restaurant names, for display in London Underground carriages. At the 4482 group show in the Bargehouse in February 2010 … [Read More]
January events 2011
Here are events to launch the Year of the Rabbit: Exhibitions The KCC’s exhibition of the work of young Korean artists in London, Future’s Future’s Future continues all month, as does Asia House’s exhibition of the Tiger in Asian Art and The Nam June Paik retrospective at Tate Liverpool. For related events, see under talks … [Read More]
Goose’s Dream: Soom Company at The Place
An interesting dance event coming up later this week: Soom Company present Goose’s Dream Friday 7th January 2011, 8pm Part of Resolution 2011 The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre | 17 Duke’s Road | London, WC1H 9PY Tickets and Information: 020 7121 1100 | http://www.theplace.org.uk/ SOOM (Korean for ‘breath’) is a newly formed company consisting … [Read More]
A review of the London Korean Year 2010
LKL tries to sum up the London Korean cultural year. Live music Possibly the most disappointing thing about 2010 has been the number of top-flight Korean musicians who have been passing through London but not stopping to do a sensible gig there. Biuret played at a private industry showcase before heading off to Southampton – … [Read More]
Conference report: Korean War study day at Asia House
The 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 has given rise to a number of commemorative events this year. In November it was the turn of BAKS to present their own event at Asia House – an all-day seminar entitled Reflections on War and Peace: Sixty Years after the Korean War. … [Read More]
Choi Min-sik season: Crying Fist screens at the KCC
The KCC wraps up its Choi Min-sik season on Thursday with Crying Fist, the last screening of the year. 7pm, Thursday 23rd December Director: Ryoo Seung-wan Cast: Choi Min-sik, Ryoo Seung-bum Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 (South Korea) Running Time: 134 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings 1-3 Strand, London WC2N … [Read More]
Nam June Paik retrospective at Tate Liverpool
With a Korean curator at Tate Liverpool since the beginning of 2008, it was only a matter of time before there was going to be a blockbuster Korean show there. Curator Lee Sook-kyung moved to Tate Liverpool from the Kings Lynn Arts Centre in 2008, having previously worked at the National Museum of Contemporary Art … [Read More]
Choi Min-sik season: Happy End screens at the KCC
The Choi Min-sik season continues at the KCC with Happy End this Thursday – a well-regarded film from 1999: 7pm, Thursday 9th December Director: Jung Ji-woon Cast: Choi Min-sik, Jeon Do-yeon Genre: Drama Certificate: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 99 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings 1-3 Strand, London WC2N … [Read More]
Kimsooja in Aware: Art Fashion Identity at the Royal Academy of Arts
Korean video artist Kimsooja participates in group show at Royal Academy of Arts – GSK Contemporary Season 2010 – http://bit.ly/dYgt49 #: GSK Contemporary – Aware: Art Fashion Identity 02.12.2010 – 30.01.2011 Full list of artists includes new commissions by Hussein Chalayan and Yinka Shonibare MBE The Royal Academy of Arts presents GSK Contemporary 2010, the … [Read More]