The Choco Pie-ization of North Korea

• About the Speaker Title: The Choco Pie-ization of North Korea
• About the Speaker: 2014-01-15 12:00:00
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• Event Link: <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4c1fb5e7-fd4f-8733-26b4-137d43d0c746"><strong>Jin Joo Chae</strong>, a South Korean artist working with printmaking and mixed media installation. A graduate of Columbia School of the Arts and Hongik University in Seoul, Chae has exhibited in the United States, Europe, and throughout Asia. &nbsp;She is an accomplished printmaker and has participated in international print exhibitions and biennials, including at the International Print Center New York in Fall 2013. Her works are in the collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Sakima Art Museum in Okinawa.</span>PBS, PRI, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBC, NECN, Al Jazeera, etc.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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Art Workshop: Traditional Korean Pillow

Elegance and Tradition in Korean Furniture

• About the Speaker Title: Elegance and Tradition in Korean Furniture
• About the Speaker: 2013-11-21 18:30:00
• Event Name: Young Professionals (YPNs) Free | Members $10 | Non-members $20 |
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• Event Link: <p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-614f0165-0ed7-377d-e5d9-ddc884070a97"><strong><img src="images/banners/2013/image00.png" width="114" height="150" alt="image00" />LyndeL King</strong> is a Director and Chief Curator of Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota. She has a Ph.D. in art history and more than 30 years of museum experience. King is an adjunct professor of art history and professor of museum studies at the University of Minnesota as well. At the Weisman Art Museum, King acts as special curator for the Korean collection and the ceramics collection, as well as chief curator. King has curated several exhibitions of the Weisman’s collection of Korean furniture. One of the exhibits was based on the use of furniture in the traditional Korean home arranged according to Confucian values that separated men and women’s living quarters. Another, called <span style="font-style: italic;">Beauty in the Box</span>, focused on the aesthetic qualities of the furniture, and another focused on the craftsmanship and techniques used in the furniture.</span></p>
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• Custom HTML field 2 title: <p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-614f0165-0ed7-9690-4378-13497511b7b0"><span style="font-style: italic;">Distinctive Design of Wooden Furniture from the Choson Dynasty</span> features wooden furniture made in the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910) and includes furniture of a variety of functions and designs. Even though Korea is a relatively small country, each province has a distinctively different furniture design and decoration style. This exhibit examines not only cultural characteristics, but also the different aesthetics and lifestyles of Korea's regional society. All works are on loan from Koreana Art and Antiques.</span></p>
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Comfort Women Wanted

• About the Speaker Title: Comfort Women Wanted
• About the Speaker: 2013-10-09 18:30:00
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• Event Link: <p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a1dcc64-0873-5bfd-36a6-da8700a56a30">Artist <strong>Chang-Jin Lee</strong> is a Korean-born artist based in New York City. Lee has exhibited internationally in the US, Asia and Europe, including&nbsp;at The Queens Museum of Art in NY, The Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany, and The Incheon Women Artists’ Biennale in Korea. She has received numerous awards including The New York State Council on the Arts Grant, The Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, The Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship, The Asian Women Giving Circle Award and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's MCAF. Lee’s artworks have been featured in The New York Times, Time Out NY, Art Asia Pacific, Public Art, NY 1 TV, NPR’s Art on Air, and Tokyo FM.</span></p>
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Distinctive Design of Wooden Furniture from Choson Dynasty

Journey to North and South Korea

• About the Speaker Title: Journey to North and South Korea
• About the Speaker: 2013-07-18 18:30:00
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• Event Link: <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Mark Edward Harris</strong> has traveled and photographed in more than 80 countries. He is the author of several books, including <span style="font-style: italic;">Inside Iran</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Inside North Korea</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mark Edward Harris: Wanderlust , Faces of the Twentieth Century - Master Photographers &amp; Their Work,&nbsp;</span>and his photographs have appeared in <span style="font-style: italic;">Life, GEO, Stern, Playboy, American Photo, B&amp;W, Condé Nast Traveler</span>, the <span style="font-style: italic;">New York Times</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Times of London, Los Angeles Times Magazin</span>e, and numerous other publications.<a href="http://www.markedwardharris.com/"> </a><a href="http://www.markedwardharris.com">www.MarkEdwardHarris.com</a></p>
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The Hidden Beauty of Korea Captured by Five Artists from Abroad 1920s-1950s

Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes, 1945-1992

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Korean Art at MFA Boston

• About the Speaker Title: Korean Art at MFA Boston
• About the Speaker: 2013-03-20 18:30:00
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• Event Link: <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Jane Portal</b>&nbsp;holds the Matsutaro Shoriki Chair of the Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Until August 2008, she was curator of the Chinese and Korean Collections at the British Museum. She is the author of&nbsp;<em>Korea: Art and Archaeology</em>&nbsp;(British Museum Press, 2000),&nbsp;<em>Art Under Control in North Korea</em>&nbsp;(Reaktion Books, 2005), and the co-editor of&nbsp;<em>North Korean Culture and Society</em>&nbsp;with Beth McKillop (British Museum Research Paper No.151, 2004). Portal has coordinated the British Museum's China Strategy and curated the&nbsp;<em>First Emperor</em>loan exhibition from China.</p>
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Wedding Bojagi Workshop with Artist Chunghie Lee