Last year during Asian Art in London I paid Linda Wrigglesworth a visit. She has an interesting collection of antique textiles and Korean costume alongside her own more modern takes on the oriental style. I particularly liked the rather fine 19th century purple official’s robe (below), not that I would have a use for it … [Read More]
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Asian Art in London 08: the Korean angle
The beginning of November is always a time for the West End art galleries and Kensington antique dealers to draw our attention to Asian Art. While a lot of the attention is always on the bigger countries, Korea gets a look-in. The full guidebook for the programme can be downloaded from the Asian Art in … [Read More]
The London Korean Film Festival 2008
The programme for the 2008 London Korean Film Festival has been announced. A great line-up with something for everyone. From the latest releases, there’s the biggest film of 2008 (The Good, the Bad and the Weird), plus one or two I’d forgotten about, but which with a bit of thought are obvious choices: last year’s … [Read More]
Become an LKL reviewer: win a FREE ticket to the BFI London Film Festival
We’re always on the lookout for new talent to join the enthusiastic team at LKL. To entice you think about writing the occasional contribution, here’s a tempting offer. Drop me an email via the contact form volunteering to write a film review every now and then, and we’ll send you a free ticket to a … [Read More]
Korea at the Thames Festival 1 – Jump! and Last For One
By Saharial Looking out at the rather dull day I am having today, it would be hard for me to believe that the weekend was full of summer sunshine if I hadn’t got a little toasted at the Thames Festival on Saturday. After a long walk from St Pancras to Waterloo and then a nice … [Read More]
Korea at the Thames Festival 2 – Stick Throwing and Kimchi Pancakes
By Matthew Jackson The Korean section of the Thames Festival 2008 was bigger, more spectacular and altogether more chaotic than the ‘Sarangbang’ of last year. When I showed up on the Saturday afternoon, I was introduced to a traditional Korean game which involved throwing sticks at a target, as one of the sticks narrowly avoided … [Read More]
The big, the small, and the predictable: K-film at the 52nd BFI London Film Festival
Is it a reflection on the current state of the Korean film industry that the films to be shown at the 52nd BFI London Film Festival don’t really surprise me? In previous years the organisers have managed to select films which are out of the ordinary, maybe one or two that I hadn’t heard of. … [Read More]
Korea at the Thames Festival 2008
Those who experienced Korea’s input into the Thames Festival last year won’t want to miss out this year. As last year, the festival coincides with one of the most important holidays in the Korean calendar, Chuseok. This year we have performances from Last For One (above), probably Korea’s best-known b-boy crew and victors in the … [Read More]
KFC – Korean Fried Chicken – and French Korean Links
Jennifer Barclay reports from the Korean Food Festival, held in the garden of the Fountain Pub, New Malden, Saturday 12 July 2008 By 10.30 on Saturday morning, I’d already done my best to introduce millions of BBC Radio Four listeners to the delights of kimchi. I’d been invited onto the travel show Excess Baggage to … [Read More]
Food Festival in New Malden
The Korean Food Festival will be held tomorrow, 12 July, at the Fountain Pub, 120 Malden Rd, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6DD. [Map] Word of mouth tells me that the format will be pretty much the same as last year – so it will be starting at lunchtime (maybe from about noon) and continuing all … [Read More]
Cho-in Theatre previews their return to Edinburgh
The Cho-in Theatre Company ended their two-week tour of England at the KCC on Monday. They’re now off to the Avignon Festival before returning for their now regular slot at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. Cho-in was founded in 2002 by Chung-euy Park. It has a wily eye on the international market, with its productions … [Read More]
Korean Performers at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe
I spotted that the Cho-in Theatre Company are putting on a performance at the KCC this coming Monday (30 June). A still from their production The Angel and the Woodcutter is shown on the right. This notice got me thinking about the Edinburgh Fringe, which was choc-full of Korean talent last year. Same again this … [Read More]
Korean Film in Edinburgh
Films by Koreans, films about Koreans, at the Edinburgh Film Festival: The Mouse Trap (Gee-dut) 23 JUN 14:00 24 JUN 21:15 Woon Han / South Korea / 2007 / 6 mins Showing as part of International Animation 1 The Juche Idea 24 JUN 17:30 25 JUN 21:45 Jim Finn / United States of America / … [Read More]
Homeless Penguins come to town
The theme of this year’s New Malden Arts Festival is the quirky “Homeless Penguins Come to Town”. The homeless penguins parade through New Malden on 14 June is designed to raise awareness of their natural habitat being destroyed by global warming. The festival itself runs from 2 – 22 June. Despite its location, and despite … [Read More]
Question mark over Kingston Korean Festival 2008?
The open-air festival on the Fairfield Recreation Ground in Kingston, organised by the Korean Residents Society, usually happens in August every year, though last year it was June. This year, the date is not yet confirmed, and there are doubts about whether it will be happening at all. I’ve heard a few inside stories about … [Read More]
London Korean Festivals 2008
It’s only early March, and I’ve already noticed that people are googling for “London Korean Festivals” in 2008. So here is a list of all potential Korean events in the London area in 2008 which have “Festival” in their title. This is obviously a work-in-progress post; with luck it will, over time, answer all your … [Read More]