October Events

The information of the events were collected by Philip Gowman.

Exhibitions

Ilhwa Kim’s exhibition of hanji-based works, Seed System, continues until 6 October
The Goldsmiths Fair continues until 6 October, with three Korean jewellers / silversmiths participating
Kim Kang Yong’s Colourful Brick Story continues at Han Collection until 24 October
The big Tate Modern Nam June Paik retrospective opens on 17 October
The KCC’s big autumn show Negotiating Borders opens today.
Meekyoung Shin’s Weather opens at Barakat Gallery on 3 October
Pontone Gallery’s new show features Choi Soowhan, whose work was included in the Korean Eye Teaser. Opening 10 October
Lee Eunuk’s solo show, Transcendence, runs from 2 to 4 October
Jeran Yunghun Kang’s solo show, Our Small Voices, runs from 9 to 12 October.
In Glasgow, Younet’s exhibition of Onggi Hangari opens on 3 October
In St Ives, Young Gi Seo’s exhibition continues at the Leach Pottery until 27 October
Suh Do-ho’s Bridging Home – London is still near Liverpool Street.
Tai-jung Um’s sculpture is in Regent’s Park until 6 October

The K-music festival opens on 3 October with four concerts this month
- Jambinai (3 October)
- Celebrate Pansori (6 October)
- Park Jiha (17 October)
- Kyungso Park’s SB Circle, with Hey String (29 October)
Café OTO hosts three performances this month
- Veteran avant garde artist Kim Kulim with his daughter Jessica Hyunjin Kim (5 October)
- Experimental musicians Jin Sangtae and Choi Joonyong (6 October)
- Folk singer Kim Doo-soo (14 October)
K-pop live performances this month include
- N.tic (1 October)
- Got7 (11 October)
- Jay Park (20 October)
- Dreamcatcher (24 October)
The Wigmore Hall has two concerts on 27 featuring Korean performers:
- Esme Quartet (morning coffee concert)
- Jiyeong Mun (evening piano recital)
The KCC’s House Concert on 22 October features the Zedell Piano Trio
Jambinai is touring in Brighton (2 Oct), Manchester (6 Oct), Leeds (7 Oct), Birmingham (8 Oct) and maybe Canterbury (4 Oct)
Say Sue Me are in Liverpool (1 Oct) and Cardiff (2 Oct).

Young-sung Kim gives a hypperrealistic art masterclass on 3 October
Ham Kyungah, Back Seung Woo and Zoh Kyung Jin talk about their work in the context of the KCC’s current exhibition, 3 October. You’ll need to skip part of the discussion and sprint across Hungerford Bridge to get to Jambinai unless the KCC record it.
The Pansori Preservation Society give a Pansori workshop at SOAS on 5 October ahead of their K-music performance the next day
The KCC’s Literature Night this month features Kim Hyesoon’s Autobiography of Death, 23 October
Bae Suah is in conversation at Foyles on 25 October.
There’s a workshop on Nam June Paik’s influence on contemporary art, 29 October.
SOAS evening seminars have not yet been announced at time of writing.

BFI London Film Festival will be showing five Korean films.
London East Asia Film Festival opens on 24 October with plenty of Korean interest, including two films from North Korea.

The British Korean Society’s annual reception in the Houses of Parliament is on 24 October
The UK National K-pop Competition finals are on 26 October, organised by Korea-British Cultural Exchange as part of the Kingston Korean Festival. A rival competition organised by Korean Boy Woogie takes place on 20 October
Foyles Korean Culture Month includes a K-pop dance workshop, a hanbok fashion show and a screening of Memories of Murder, apart from Bae Suah’s appearance mentioned above.
There are Kpop dance workshops with the Kwon Twins, London 5 – 6 October; and a Mamamoo ‘Starry Night’ Chorus Dance Class, Cardiff 9 October
As noted in the opening paragraphs, there are plenty of parties in London and across the land. See our Facebook page.

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