The KCC’s monthly literature discussions restart in February with Un-su Kim’s debut novel The Cabinet. It has quite a different flavour from his Plotters, which was the first to make it into English, but shares its inventiveness and pace. The Cabinet Discussion: Wednesday 23 February 2022, 12 noon Apply by 4 February Full details – … [Read More]
Event Notices
Details of individual events. As with all archives, these posts are filed in order of publication, rather than in order of the events themselves.
KCCUK 2022 Call For Artists
The KCCUK has announced its 2022 call for artists for an exhibition later this year. As in 2021, the KCCUK is partnering with their colleagues in Germany. 2022 Call for Artists 17 January 2022 – 11 February 2022 The Korean Cultural Centers in the UK and Germany are offering artists an opportunity to exhibit in … [Read More]
Call for Papers: The 1st Oxford CKS Graduate Students’ Forum
While there have been Korean Studies conferences at Oxford before – for example BAKS held its 2018 workshop at Wolfson – this is the first Graduate Students’ forum. Here is the call for papers. The 1st Oxford CKS Graduate Students’ Forum 18 March 2022 Call for Papers – deadline 4 February 2022 It is a … [Read More]
Jukhee Kwon in Expanding Horizons, at October Gallery
October Gallery opens the year with a group show held in honour of the late art historian, critic, and curator Pamela Kember (1955–2021), who championed Asian art across the world. Pamela Kember was Head of Arts and Learning at Asia House and a trustee at October Gallery. Expanding Horizons In Honour of Pamela Kember 3rd … [Read More]
Anna Jung Seo and Jaeyeon Yoo in Still Standing, at Union Gallery
As lockdowns have been imposed and then lifted we confess to have completely lost track of the regular calendar events that mark the rhythm of the cultural year. So we had forgotten that the London Art Fair normally happens round about now. Just as well it’s been postponed then, but Union are hosting a show … [Read More]
Online Workshop and Book Launch: Invented Traditions in North and South Korea
One of the more interesting-looking academic titles published last year (in November) was this one. You’ll have to wait until August this year for the more affordable paperback version, but to whet your appetite in the meanwhile there’s a useful session later this month to introduce the global audience to the book’s individual chapters. Each … [Read More]
Scottish CKS Spring Distinguished Lecture Series
The Scottish Centre for Korean Studies has announced the programme for its Spring Term Distinguished Lecture Series. Publicity still seems to be Facebook only, and you need to visit their Facebook page periodically to get zoom registration links and lecture abstracts. Here’s what we know so far: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Wednesday 26 Jan … [Read More]
Seminar: Cultural Industries and Cultural Policy in Asia
We’re looking forward to what I think is the first London-based seminar of the year, for what I hope will be a counterblast to some of the lazy coverage in the mainstream media seeking to explain the success of Squid Game and other icons of Korean popular culture. Cultural Industries and Cultural Policy in Asia … [Read More]
Unsuk Chin’s second violin concerto gets its broadcast premiere
Thanks to Colin Bartlett for alerting me to the fact that the premiere of Unsuk Chin’s second violin concerto will be broadcast in a performance by its dedicatee Leonidas Kavakos on 18 January. LKL had eagerly bought tickets for its scheduled live premiere, which was going to be 7 January last year at the Barbican. … [Read More]
2022 IKSU Annual International Conference
Register for UCLan’s early January conference by the end of this year. Korean Politics and International Relations at Crossroads: Past, Present and the Future Friday 7 January -Saturday 8 January 2022 University of Central Lancashire | Flyde Road | Preston PR1 2HE || Online via Teams Register via EventBrite by 31 December This conference is … [Read More]
SpiritWalker gets limited release in London
For those who (like me) didn’t get to see this at LEAFF this year, SpiritWalker is screening at Odeon Kingston, Wimbledon and Haymarket from tomorrow for a few days. SpiritWalker (유체이탈자) Dir: Yoon Jae-keun (2020, 112 mins) Cast: Yoon Kye-sang, Park Yong-woo, Lim Ji-yeon, Park Ji-hwan Odeon Cinemas | www.odeon.co.uk From the makers of The … [Read More]
Cuckoo by Jaha Koo, at Warwick Arts Centre
“A journey through the last 20 years of Korean history told by a bunch of talkative rice cookers” has got to be worth a trip from London. Cuckoo by Jaha Koo Wednesday 8 December & Thursday 9 December 2021 7:45pm Studio | Warwick Arts Centre | University of Warwick | Coventry CV4 7AL | Book … [Read More]
Finding Angel released in UK cinemas
Heart-warming Christmas film Finding Angel from director Kim Seong-jun is coming to Cineworld and Odeon cinemas in the UK from 26th November 2021: Finding Angel (천사는 바이러스) Dir Kim Seong-jun (2017, 114mins) Lee Young-a, Park Sung-il, Chon Moo-song Cineworld: Aberdeen Union Sq| Birmingham Broad Street | Bolton| Cardiff | Didsbury | Edinburgh | Enfield | … [Read More]
CL plays the Village Underground
Rapper CL pays her first visit to London at the Village Underground on 30 November. The venue has been upgraded from the nearby XOYO venue to accommodate the demand for tickets. 54 Holywell Lane | Shoreditch | London EC2A 3PQ | www.villageunderground.co.uk She’s sure to perform numbers from her debut album, ALPHA, which includes Spicy: [Read More]
Roundtable: Rewriting the history of culture in 1970s and 1980s South Korea
Two of my favourite essay collections. I’m definitely going to be registering for this University of Edinburgh Asian Studies Roundtable. Rewriting the history of culture in 1970s and 1980s South Korea Wednesday 17 November 2021, 4 – 6 pm (UK time) Dr Youngju Ryu (University of Michigan) and Dr Sunyoung Park (University of Southern California) … [Read More]
ATEEZ plays the SSE Arena Wembley
After a two year delay imposed by the pandemic, we can finally welcome ATEEZ back to London. This is the concert originally scheduled for March 2020. ATEEZ: The Fellowship – Beginning of the End Tuesday 15 February 2022, 7:30pm | Doors 6pm The SSE Arena | Arena Square | Engineers Way | Wembley Park | … [Read More]