UNION Gallery is pleased to present Joy Kim’s Guerrilla solo exhibition. Kim takes us on a journey of his own personal narrative guiding us, the viewer, through his movements in daily life and travels. With an expressive multi-media and technique practice Kim’s work challenges the very traditional movements and techniques of institutional Modern and Contemporary … [Read More]
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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]
Exhibition visit: Soon-Hak Kwon — everynothing, at Union Gallery
The Union Gallery in Teesdale Street is going through a refit at the moment: as well as the exhibition space on the ground floor, a new showroom space is being developed in the basement. Soon-Hak Kwon, a Union regular, specialises in documenting the history of a gallery space by creating ultra-high resolution life-size images of … [Read More]
Soon-Hak Kwon: Everynothing, at Union Gallery
It’s been a while since I last heard of a Korean exhibition at Union Gallery. Was it really as long ago as 2014? And that was also Soon-Hak Kwon. It’ll be nice to see his new work. Soon-Hak Kwon: Everynothing Union Gallery | 94 Teesdale Street | London E2 6PU | 18 October – 4 … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Korean highlights of London Art Fair 2015
This year LKL avoided the crowded opening evening of the London Art Fair, opting for a quieter evening later in the week. It’s something we’ll do in future. There still seem to be waiters wandering round offering free drinks, but with fewer punters around you can actually move between the galleries you want to see … [Read More]
Korean artists at the 2015 London Art Fair
We’ve already posted about the artists being shown by Hanmi Gallery (Projects space, stand 9: Kim Chang-kyum and Mioon) and by CAIS / Skipwiths (Main hall, stand 35: Choi So-young, Chun Kwang-young, Chung Doo-hwa, Kim Ha-young, Lah Sun-young and Park Hyo-jin). In addition to those galleries, Shine Artists (Main hall, stand G25) will be showing … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Kwon Soonhak at UNION Gallery
This is an exhibition whose accompanying essay says it all. So often the blurb which goes with an exhibition is incomprehensible. Union has done it exactly right with this particular essay. The altarpiece which is the subject of the work Ecce Homo is from All Souls Langham Place, where the artist sings in the choir. … [Read More]
Soon Hak Kwon: Truth is in the Detail, at Union Gallery
I somehow can’t believe that this is Soon Hak Kwon’s first solo show in the UK – he has been such a fixture of the Korean art scene over the past few years that I kind of assume he must have had several. Anyway, it’ll be nice to be able to focus on his work … [Read More]
An evening at the London Art Fair 2014
London Art Fair can usually be relied upon to show a range of Korean contemporary artists for a number of galleries. This year we’re sure we must have missed some of the artists showing as we didn’t have time to do a trawl of the whole exhibition. Instead we focused on the galleries we knew … [Read More]
Keane’s 3rd Album: the Korean connection
A bit of trivia which I picked up when visiting HADA Contemporary’s current mini retrospective of Gwon Osang’s work. Gwon’s Deodorant Type series consists of 3-D sculptures made up of 2-D photographs of his models pasted on to a basic human form and then finished with high-gloss resin. It is the series of work for … [Read More]
High-rise Korean art at NEO Bankside from Choi and Lager
2012 has been a year when Korean art has emerged from the sterile white cube of the gallery to be displayed in real-life spaces. From working offices to inhabited domestic settings, it has been a good year for seeing art in places where you can live with and enjoy it on a daily basis rather … [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]
Soonhak Kwon in Union Teesdale group show
Soonhak Kwon, who recently participated in the Sasapari exhibition at the Bargehouse, will be at Union Teesdale this month: WALLS Rut Blees Luxemburg, Shane Bradford, Soonhak Kwon and Brian Reed Private View 08/04/11 6-9pm Exhibition dates: 09/04/11 – 08/05/11 UNION is pleased to present Walls – a group exhibition featuring works by Rut Blees Luxemburg, … [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]
Kang Eemyun in Union Gallery group show
It’s been a while since Union Gallery had a Korean artist showing, but their current group exhibition features Kang Eemyun. “THE MOUNTAIN WHERE WHALES ONCE LIVED 09/10/10 – 14/11/10 UNION is pleased to announce ‘The Mountain where Whales Once Lived’ a group exhibition with artists Eemyun Kang, Alisa Margolis, Dolly Thompsett and Suling Wang. Eemyun … [Read More]
Cold Cell in the Old Police Station
Notice of an interesting exhibition put on by the Union Gallery. 19 December 2009 – 10 January 2010 UNION at the OLD POLICE STATION, 114 Amersham Street, London SE14 6LG The exhibition will take place in the prison cells and ground floor gallery space of a now disused police station. Like the title already suggests, … [Read More]