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february
1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
15dec - 6febdec 156:00 pmfeb 6Dialogues of Space: Photography by Heeseung Chung and Onejoon Che
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The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents Dialogues of Space, an exhibition that explores physical and metaphorical spaces through the medium of photography by Korean contemporary artists Onejoon Che and Heeseung [...]
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The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents Dialogues of Space, an exhibition that explores physical and metaphorical spaces through the medium of photography by Korean contemporary artists Onejoon Che and Heeseung Chung. The exhibition, on show from 15 December 2015, has been curated by MA students from the Whitechapel Gallery and London Metropolitan University.
Onejoon Che’s precise documentary photographs of architectural structures, abandoned urban sites and buildings provides a conceptual counterpoint to Heeseung Chung’s large-scale, intimate and poetic interiors, opening up a discourse on human presence and its echoes through cityscapes.
Seen together, these bodies of works show personal and political spaces in Korea’s present social and physical landscape. Sparking a discussion of the role of contemporary art in the representation of society, Dialogues of Space highlights the skill and versatility in contemporary Korean photography.
This exhibition is part of the KCCUK-Collaboration. It is an annual exhibition programme at the Korean Cultural Centre UK that aims to support emerging curators from UK art educational institutions. Over the last decade the opportunities for young curators to present their practices have become less available in the UK. By encouraging partnerships between emerging curators in the UK and Korean artists, this programme aims to support various types of curatorial research and exhibition projects through bilateral collaboration with contemporary Korean art.
Time
December 15 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm - February 6 (Saturday) 5:00 pm
Location
KCCUK
1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
Organizer
KCCUK
info@kccuk.org.uk
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40 Dover Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4NP
18jan - 9aprjan 1810:00 amapr 9Dansaekhwa: Minimal Korean Art of the 1970s
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Public access to this exhibition is by appointment only, and is limited to 10am-Midday Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Public access to this exhibition is by appointment only, and is limited to 10am-Midday Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Arts Club is delighted to announce Dansaekhwa: Minimal Korean Art of the 1970s, an exhibition focusing on the masters of one of the late 20th century’s most compelling art movements. Translated as ‘Monochrome’, Dansaekhwa refers to a radical style of minimal painting that emerged in South Korea in the 1970s, characterized by reductive, meditative compositions and a neutral colour palette. Works by masters Chung Sang-Hwa, Ha Chong-Hyun, Kwon Young-Woo, Lee Ufan and Park Seo-Bo will be on display.
With a strong aesthetic ideal focused on the unity between artist and nature, each artist of the radical Dansaekhwa movement forged a new and refined approach to repetition and mark making.
Early practitioners of the Dansaekhwa movement were considered particularly groundbreaking for the use of non-traditional materials not commonly associated with art. Ha Chong-Hyan (b.1935) incorporates fishing nets, newspaper and burlap sacks into his work. Pushing paint through the fabric of the sacks, and dragging paint along its surface with various materials, he subverts the traditional application of oil to canvas and control associated with brushwork.
The works of Chung Sang-Hwa (b.1932) and Kwon Young-Woo (1926-2013) employ laborious and meditative working methods to invoke a feeling of calm in the viewer. Chung folds a primed canvas to allow fragments of zinc paint to flake or be removed from the surface. He then carefully applies the resultant negative space with acrylic paint resulting in subtle, near-imperceptible gradations in tone. Kwon builds up
thin layers of traditional Korean paper, tearing, scratching, and dousing the surfaces with ink, in an endeavor to create a sense of pure harmony between the two materials.
One of the fundamental concepts of Dansaekhwa is the idea of the artist as conduit of his energy or consciousness into an artwork, and this can be manifested in references to language. Lee Ufan (b.1936) engages a philosophical approach through the use of repetition in his work, exploring themes of gesture and mark-making. His repeated lines and dashes reference the profound discipline of traditional calligraphy; Park Seo-Bo (b.1931) employs simple but dramatic gestures that allude to a rudimentary and unknown linguistic system.
The Arts Club curators bring together a selection of rare master works from this art movement following an extraordinary surge in recognition in these underappreciated artists among art world audiences. The exhibition coincides with a solo exhibition of Park Seo-Bo at White Cube in January 2016.
The exhibition is curated by Amelie von Wedel and Pernilla Holmes from Wedel Art.
Time
January 18 (Monday) 10:00 am - April 9 (Saturday) 2:00 am
Location
The Arts Club
40 Dover Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4NP
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London
23jan - 6marjan 231:00 ammar 6Junebum Park - Old Big School Gallery
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Junebum Park
Old Big School Gallery
23 January - 6 March 2016
DIGITAL GENERATION
– Art from Fidelity International –
In a powerful, immersive installation, artists from around the world will [...]
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Junebum Park
Old Big School Gallery
23 January – 6 March 2016
DIGITAL GENERATION
– Art from Fidelity International –
In a powerful, immersive installation, artists from around the world will showcase the creative and experimental possibilities of digital technology.The exhibition draws upon the wide range of work in the Fidelity International Collection featuring seminal pieces alongside those at the forefront of interactive technology. While the works are forward thinking and technologically complex, they ultimately consider timeless themes relating to the power of abstraction, the majesty of nature and the need to document and expand the human experience.
www.tonbridge-school.co.uk/obsg
http://www.hanmigallery.co.uk/
Time
January 23 (Saturday) 1:00 am - March 6 (Sunday) 1:00 am
Location
Old Big School Gallery
London
Organizer
KCCUK
info@kccuk.org.uk
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
3feb7:00 pmKorean Sounds
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KOREAN SOUNDS is a vibrant and exhilarating music programme created by the Korean Cultural Centre UK. This newly developed concert series begins in February and runs until December with a rich programme [...]
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KOREAN SOUNDS is a vibrant and exhilarating music programme created by the Korean Cultural Centre UK. This newly developed concert series begins in February and runs until December with a rich programme of music including traditional, modern and contemporary, as well as classical.
The KOREAN SOUNDS series will take place every two months from February to December 2016 at Hall 2, Kings Place, London. The first concert of the series will be Wednesday 3rd February 2016 featuring three Korean artists: Jihoon Kim (Bass Vocalist), Minjung Baek (Pianist), Marisol Lee (Violinist) at Hall Two, Kings Place.
·Date / Time: Wednesday, 3rd February 2016, 7.30pm (Doors open/7pm)
Venue: Hall Two, Kings Place (90 York Way, London, N1 9AG)
Artists: Jihoon Kim (Bass Vocalist), Minjung Baek (Pianist), Marisol Lee(Violinist)
Tickets Price: £9.50
Programme
Bass & Piano – The face (Gwibok Shim), New arirang (Dongjin Kim)
Piano Solo –
Bach-Busoni Chaconne in d minor, BWV1004
S.Rachmaninoff Prelude No.4 in D, Op.23
M.Ravel La Valse
Bass & Piano – Infelice… È tuo credevi From Opera Ernani By G.Verdi
Intermission
Piano & Violin Duo – E.Elgar Salut d＇amour, Op.12
Bass & Piano – Ella giammai m＇amò From opera Don Carlo by G. Verdi
Piano & Violin Duo – E.Grieg Violin Sonata No.3 in c minor, Op.45
Bass & Piano
To live in the green mountains (Yeonjun Kim)
Dear mountain (Dongsu Shin)
Profiles of the Artists
Jihoon Kim (Bass Vocalist)
Korean bass Jihoon Kim studied at Seoul National University and then the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, where he graduated with top grades and summa cum laude. In Italy he also studied privately with Rolando Panerai. He continues his studies with Dame Josephine Barstow and, for stage movement, the Royal Ballet First Soloist Johannes Stepanek in the UK.
Kim has performed widely in concert and recitals throughout South Korea and Europe. Highlights include Verdi’s Requiem in France and Italy, Mozart’s Requiem in Milan Cathedral, Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia at the Vatican and a Verdi Gala with the Hallé Orchestra. He has given many recitals at the Royal Opera House and presented a recital with traditional Korean songs in Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House. He also gave a recital for the Oxted Music Society accompanied by Jean-Paul Pruna.
MinJung Baek (Pianist)
Pianist MinJung Baek studied at the prestigious Accademia Pianistica di Imola in Italy with Leonid Margarius and Mannes College of Music in NYC with Jerome Rose before moving to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama on a full scholarship under the guidance of Ronan O’Hora and Stephen Kovacevich. Since winning her first competition at the age of five in her native country, South Korea, she has won more than fifty Korean national competitions such as Wol-Eum, Cho-Sun Ilbo, Music Education News (Grand Prize), Eum-ak Chun-chu, Eum-Youn, Han-Kook Ilbo and, later, she also collected an impressive array of top prizes in international competitions, including Skokie Valley in USA, Giuliano Pecar, Ernesto Falla, Concorso Nuovi Orizzonti, Jacque Samuel, Pietro Argento, Rachmaninov and the European Beethoven Gold Medal in London (2012).
Marisol Lee (Violinist)
Violinist Marisol Lee was born in Seoul, started learning violin at the age of five, attended Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School and graduated with top marks having received numerous music awards including the “Sinsujeong Scholarship”. She entered Seoul National University at the top of her class. In 2006 she transferred to Germany to complete her Bmus at the Munich National College of Music. In 2012 she was awarded scholarships to enter The Royal Academy of Music London, as an MA student, graduating in 2014, she completed her Artist Diploma in 2015.
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Time
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm
Location
Hall Two, Kings Place
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Organizer
KCCUK
info@kccuk.org.uk
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151 Church Street, PR1 3BU Preston, Lancashire
5feb8:30 pmUCLan Korean Society's K-Club Night
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We’re very excited to announce that UCLan Korean Society will be holding it’s first Korean club night on Friday the 5th of February in Evoque!
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We’re very excited to announce that UCLan Korean Society will be holding it’s first Korean club night on Friday the 5th of February in Evoque!
We invite you all to a night of Korean music in one of Preston’s biggest night clubs. Music will range from old classics to newer music. There will be an opportunity to request songs at a later date. Keep an eye on this event page, we will post a status soon asking for song requests. This will be your only opportunity to request songs, we will not be taking requests on the night so please request before the 5th! If your song doesn’t get played, we’re sorry. We only have about 2 hours to play Korean songs.
Doors will open at 8.30pm (although we would like to ask everyone to be there within the first 20-30 minutes of the doors opening as there will will need to be someone on the door to check ID and membership cards) and the event will be free for everyone. Members for the Korean Society will recieve one free drink upon entry.
For more information and to register for this event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1009158409148869/
Time
(Friday) 8:30 pm
Location
Evoque Preston
151 Church Street, PR1 3BU Preston, Lancashire
Organizer
UCLan Korean Society
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University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE
6feb1:00 pm- 2:00 pmUCLAN K-pop Dance Workshop - 1st Workshop
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Hey Guys! Sorry for such short notice but the UCLan KPOP Dance Workshops are ready to launch! It is this saturday from 1pm to 2pm in Studio Red (on the [...]
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Hey Guys! Sorry for such short notice but the UCLan KPOP Dance Workshops are ready to launch! It is this saturday from 1pm to 2pm in Studio Red (on the first floor of the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre). Please click ‘going’ and invite all your friends! I will see you this saturday!!
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre
University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE
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6feb6:00 pm- 8:00 pmLSE SU Korea Future Forum
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Registration coming soon! http://lsekff.com/register
We are delighted to open registration for the LSE SU Korea Future Forum 2016!
When: 6th February 2016
Where: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
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Registration coming soon! http://lsekff.com/register
We are delighted to open registration for the LSE SU Korea Future Forum 2016!
When: 6th February 2016
Where: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Registration Deadline: 1st February 2016
The LSE KFF is the largest student-run forum in the world discussing social, political and economic matters of the Korean peninsula. We aim to raise awareness of the political, economical and social issues of Korea, and encourage the discussion of such topics between students, throughout Europe
To be held on the 6th February 2016 at the LSE Old Theatre, the 2016 forum will be held under the topic of “Korea-EU FTA: After 5 Years of EU’s First Trade Deal with an Asian Country, Korea”. We will explore Free-Trade Agreements and their costs and benefits, specifically in the context of the bilateral relations between Korea and the EU. The forum includes keynotes, panel discussions and debates about the economic impact of the KOR-EU FTA, recently drafted Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), South Korea’s Multi-Trace FTA Strategy, analysis of the effect of trade on the automobile and law industry and many more. With the Korea-EU FTA reaching its fifth anniversary this year, and EU’s plan to soon expand trade relations to other Asian countries, the topic is more relevant than ever.
We have confirmed highly influential speakers including:
* Bark Taeho – Former Minister of Trade of Korea
* Fredrik Erixon – Co-founder of ECIPE & Brussel’s 30 Most Influential People by FT
* Signe Ratso – Director in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Trade
* Patrick Messerlin – Chairman of ECIPE’s Steering Committee/Advisory Board
* Tom Jenkins – Chair of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
* Warwick Morris – Former British Ambassador to South Korea
* Tony Dymond – Former Managing Partner of Herbert Smith Freehill’s Seoul Office
* Donna Evans – International Policy Advisor of North Asia and the Pacific at the Law Society
* Hosuk Lee – Makiyama – 20 Most Influential People for Open Internet by the readers of the Guardian
* John Hilary – Executive Director at the War on Want
This event has been made possible by the support of Doosan Yonkang Foundation, LSE Annual Fund, Export-Import Bank of Korea, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom, and the LSE Department of Law.
The KFF is a unique chance for students to gain experience, knowledge, and contacts. We strongly encourage any student from any degree or discipline to apply to attend this educational event. Deadline for applications is the 1st February 2016 and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Upon successful applicants we will send out emails to purchase the ticket. The ticket is GBP15 for students and GBP30 for professionals.
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact us at www.facebook.com/LSESUKFF. Some frequently asked questions can be found athttp://lsekff.com/about/
faq/.
Please visit www.lsekff.com for the full agenda and to register!
Time
(Saturday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Organizer
LSE Student Union
197-199 Replingham Road, London, SW18 5LY
6feb6:30 pm- 10:30 pmInspire Me Korea Launch Party
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Swing by to celebrate the launch of Inspire Me Korea! Network, meet new people, come and catch up, enjoy a Korean inspired evening - it will be super [...]
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Swing by to celebrate the launch of Inspire Me Korea! Network, meet new people, come and catch up, enjoy a Korean inspired evening – it will be super fun!
Includes: Korean Buffet Dinner, Great Music, Win Big Prizes, Discounted Drinks, Exclusive Info and more!
Attire: Smart, blue and/or monochrome
Nearest Tube Station: Southfields
[Over 18s only, once purchased, tickets are non-refundable, and non-transferrable]
WHEN
Saturday, 6 February 2016 from 18:30 to 22:30 (GMT)
WHERE
The Slum – 197-199 Replingham Road London SW18 5LY GB
Time
(Saturday) 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location
The Slum
197-199 Replingham Road, London, SW18 5LY
Organizer
Inspire Me Korea
info@inspiremekorea.com
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1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
9feb6:45 pmBaduk (Go) Evening at the Korean Cultural Centre
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Celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year and enjoy a Game of Baduk (Go)!
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 6.45 for 7.00pm, at the Korean Cultural Centre.
Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N [...]
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Celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year and enjoy a Game of Baduk (Go)!
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 6.45 for 7.00pm, at the Korean Cultural Centre.
Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EJ.
The British Go Association will give an audio-visual presentation on Go (Baduk), explaining what Go is, its history and role in the Far East and Europe, together with showing you how to play it.
We will then split into small groups where participants will have an opportunity to try Baduk for themselves with the guidance of experts from the Go Association.
The evening will conclude with a Korean buffet with wine.
Cost £15.00 (Members and guests) £12.00 (Students)
Time
(Tuesday) 6:45 pm
Location
KCCUK
1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
Organizer
British Korean Society
events@britishkoreansociety.org.uk
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1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
9feb7:00 pm- 9:00 pmBaduk (Go) Evening
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Celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year and enjoy a Game of Baduk (Go)!
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 6.45 for 7.00pm, at the Korean Cultural Centre.
Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N [...]
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Celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year and enjoy a Game of Baduk (Go)!
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 6.45 for 7.00pm, at the Korean Cultural Centre.
Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EJ.
The British Go Association will give an audio-visual presentation on Go (Baduk), explaining what Go is, its history and role in the Far East and Europe, together with showing you how to play it.
We will then split into small groups where participants will have an opportunity to try Baduk for themselves with the guidance of experts from the Go Association.
The evening will conclude with a Korean buffet with wine.
Cost £15.00 (Members and guests) £12.00 (Students)
Please pay by bank transfer to the British Korean Society, account no: 32827868, sort code: 30-98-97, reference: your full name.
To reserve a place and confirm your payment please email:events@britishkoreansociety.org.uk or use our online booking form.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
KCCUK
1 - 3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
Organizer
British Korean Society
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