Exhibition at Kingston Museum: Through Their Eyes
Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: June 20th, 2017
Through Their Eyes: Depicting Korea and UK Then and Now
7th July – 30th September 2017
Kingston Museum
Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS
Tues, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm/ Thu 10am-7pm
Admission Free
This exhibition celebrates the Korean community in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and UK-Korean cross cultural appreciation through historical and contemporary artworks.
The exhibition showcases over 30 historical colourful woodblock and etching prints by European and American artists, depicting the life, landscapes and events of Korea from the 1920s to 1950s.
Alongside these historical prints, four British artists, including Emma Corrall, who is a former recipient of the BKS grant, present their interpretation of contemporary Korea and New Malden which is home to the largest Korean community in Europe.
Also, 10 Korean artists who live in or have visited the UK are exhibiting new artworks expressing their experiences and views of life in the UK through different subjects and media.