I recently discovered the WayBack Machine – the internet archive – which has enabled a certain amount of research into some of the Korean cultural activities in London prior to the establishment of LKL. In particular, I managed to find some archived pages from the website of the Korean Anglican Community Centre, the organisation that … [Read More]
Category: Events (page 325)
Suh Do-ho solo exhibition at Serpentine Gallery
From the Serpentine Gallery archives, a record of the first survey exhibition of Do-Ho Suh’s work in Europe. Do-Ho Suh Serpentine Gallery | Kensington Gardens | London W2 3XA | www.serpentinegalleries.org 23 April – 26 May 2002 A leading Korean artist’s poignant vision of individuality and collectivity Do-Ho Suh’s work Floor (1997-2000) consists of sheets of glass supported by … [Read More]
The Last Empress: spectacular but unsatisfying
The Last Empress is an original Korean musical in the style of a traditional Broadway production, and is based on the life story of Queen Min, the last Empress of the Joseon Dynasty, who was murdered by Japanese assassins in 1895. Undoubtedly patriotic in its theme, it capitalises on the popularity of the musical in … [Read More]