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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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Read on for full details on the workshop.
About the Workshop and the Instructor
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| Gallery Talk
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Lee Talbot
Assistant Curator of Eastern Hemisphere Collections at The Textile Museum
Seta K. Wehbé
Assistant Collection Manager of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chunghie Lee
Artist
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Join us for a panel discussion on the art and history of Korean wrapping cloths, or pojagi, with Lee Talbot, assistant curator of The Textile Museum; Chunghie Lee, fiber artist; and Seta K. Wehbé, assistant collection manager of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linking pojagi aesthetics to both traditional American quilts and contemporary abstract painting, the panelists will discuss the enduring appeal of pojagi and what they reveal about the lives and times of their creators.
This lecture is organized in conjunction with Unwrapping the Secrets of Korean Textiles: An Exhibition of Pojagi , which runs through April 24, 2009 at The Korea Society Gallery. You may also be interested in the workshop sessions, Making a Pojagi, beginning February 24.
About the Speakers
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 Gallery Talkwith
Jane Portal
Matsutaro Shoriki Chair of the Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
We might think that we know about North Korea - it has been so much in the news recently, presenting a nuclear threat to the region. But in fact we know very little about the country. In the 19th century, the undivided country was called the hermit kingdom. Since 1953, the South has become accessible and widely known, while the North has remained a hermit, with very few tourists being allowed to travel there to find out what it is really like. Perhaps one form of evidence which would help us understand the north better is through its art. Jane Portal was very privileged to be able to travel to Pyongyang in 2001 and 2002 as a result of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the UK and the DPRK. At that time she started to collect a variety of contemporary works for the British Museum. This lecture is in conjunction with the gallery exhibit North Korean Images at Utopia’s Edge, on view at The Korea Society Gallery through December 12, 2008. About the Speaker
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|  Exhibition
September 9 - December 12, 2008
Opening Reception
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The Korea Society presents, for the first time ever in the United States, the art of North Korean woodblock printing. In an exhibition spanning the last three decades of North Korean artistry, North Korean Images at Utopia’s Edge features 24 prints from the Nicholas Bonner Collection. These prints offer a fascinating picture of North Korean conceptions of daily life and work, family and Fatherland. Four subject areas delineate the contours of North Korea’s vision of an earthly paradise: harmonious families, plenteous landscapes, male laborers and women at work.
Join The Korea Society for a screening of this unique documentary, followed by a conversation with co-producer Nicholas Bonner.
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Panel Discussion
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Susan Shin
Founder and President of Shin Advisors LLC
Gemma Kahng
Fashion Designer
Jean Yu
Fashion Designer
Hyden Yoo
Fashion Designer
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
A wave of remarkable fashion designers have recently emerged from Korea and the Korean diaspora. Today, a growing number of designers are grappling successfully with the challenging issue of a "global runway." Fashion, previously focused almost exclusively on local tastes and trends, is now being produced in the context of a world-wide industry. As Korean and Korean American designers manufacture and market their work internationally, distinct cultural influences may become more difficult to identify, leading to questions about the role cultural influences should play in a designer's style.
Join The Korea Society for a discussion moderated by luxury marketing consultant Susan Shin of Shin Advisors, with fashion designers Gemma Kahng and Jean Yu, and menswear designer Hyden Yoo, as they address their creative processes, their influences and the unique cultural and commercial challenges they face in marketing their fashion in the U.S., Korea and a globalized society.
About the Speakers
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