Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is an exhibition that tries to cover too much ground with too little material. The show admirably attempts to illustrate the two waves of modernisation in South Korea following the Korean War in just eight sections split across three rooms, touching on the country’sContinue reading “REVIEW | Hallyu! The Korean Wave – Victoria and Albert Museum, London”
Tag Archives: south kensington
East meets West – Chinese Painting at the V&A
Being inherently of Chinese origin, one might assume that I would have a certain attraction to the paintings of the East. In fact, my upbringing in Western society has actually steered me towards Western European art, leaving me almost ignorant to the understanding of a tradition of art that has become part of my heritageContinue reading “East meets West – Chinese Painting at the V&A”
Nigel Ip | Visual Arts Writer & Art Historian 