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 Gallery Talk
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Donald N. Clark
Professor of History, Trinity University
Thursday, June 4, 2009
6:00 PM-6:30 PM ♦ Registration and Reception
6:30 PM-8:00 PM ♦ Presentation and Q&A
The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)
Join
us for an in-depth discussion of the value of missionary archives in
the study of modern Korea. Touching on major issues in Korea's
encounter with the West, Donald N. Clark, professor of history at Trinity University will discuss
how missionaries' personal testimonies and photographs help us understand how Christianity became a defining force in contemporary Korea, how
Koreans and Westerners formed intercultural relationships and how
Korean women played a unique role in building Christian communities.
This Gallery Talk is in conjunction with the current exhibition in The Korea Society Gallery, Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West Through Christianity.
$10 for members and students, $15 for nonmembers
(Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5.)
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For more information or to register for the program, contact Heewon Kim at 212-759-7525, ext. 316, or
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May 19 - August 14, 2009
Gallery hours:
Monday through Friday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Opening Reception
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6:00 PM-8:30 PM
The Korea Society Gallery
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)
Free and open to the public but RSVP is required.
The arrival of the first Western missionaries in Korea in the late 19th century was a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity in Korea and the history of Korea as a whole. The missionaries established new religious identities and stoked early culture clashes. They also documented their mission and the society around them with early cameras. Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West Through Christianity—the largest ever show of Korean missionary photographs in the U.S.—features rare images taken by missionaries in Korea between 1890 and 1940.
Taken between the early 1890s and the late 1930s by both Protestant and Catholic missionaries, the photographs—on display along with unique supplementary objects such as an original photo album and New Year's calendars—offer a singular perspective on life in Korea during times of profound change. They illustrate the forging of contemporary institutions and values in the crucible of encounters with American Christian missionaries by Koreans.
The impact of early Western contact on Koreans is evident in the telltale signs of new cultural norms and new religious identities, and clues that these new ways were conflicting with long-held traditions. Less directly evident, but equally important, the images also allow the viewer to surmise how Koreans in turn had a formative impact on the missionaries, which led to intertwined personal histories that became a foundation for subsequent relations between Korea and the United States.
Drawn from four private collections and six academic archives, the images have been digitally restored and printed in a manner that retains, as far as possible, the archival quality of the images.
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 Gallery Talk
with
Doojin Hwang
Principal, Doojing Hwang Architects
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Korea's dizzying economic and urban growth over the past 50 years has cost the country its traditional architectural landscape in return for Westernized office towers and apartment blocks. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, a few Korean architects are embracing buildings visibly rooted in history and synthesizing traditional forms and the demands of modern life. Architect Doojin Hwang will explain the theory, design and methodology behind the "creative restoration" changing the face of Korea's cities.
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 Exhibition
January 29 - April 24, 2009
Opening Reception
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The exquisite art of Korean wrapping cloths, known as pojagi, is featured in this exhibition of representative items drawn from eight private collections. With their distinctive geometric patchwork design,which often combines vivid colors, wrapping cloths have become one ofthe most widely recognized and appreciated of all traditional Korean textile arts. While often used for wrapping gifts, pojagi also were commonly employed in everyday life for carrying, covering and storing objects. Due to these multiple uses, pojagi were one of the most widespread items in Korean households of all social classes. Both in terms of design and function, pojagi demonstrate the ingenuity as well as the skillful needlework and refined design sensibilities of the anonymous women who created them over thec enturies. To illustrate these distinctive features of the Korean textile tradition, the exhibition also includes examples of embroidered sewing boxes, pillow ends, spools and pouches.
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Workshop
Every Tuesday, February 24-March 17, 2009
Renowned textile artist, Chunghie Lee, will lead a four-session workshop on the art of making Korean pojagi.
For questions on the workshop, contact Jinyoung Kim at 212-759-7525, ext. 316 or
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