Arts & Culture Programs

Korean Food in the Digital Age

Rising culinary entrepreneurs—Food Network finalist Debbie Lee, Edward “3d” Song of Korilla BBQ, and Steve Porto from Asiadog—discuss the unique demands of food-trucks and mobile

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Minhwa: Korean Folk Painting Workshop

    Minhwa commonly refers to a genre of Korean folk art from the late Chosŏn era (17th–19th C.). Based on Shamanic, Buddhist, or Confucian

Social Graphics: The Art of Jeski

Social Graphics: The Art of Jeski salutes the award-winning efforts of artist and social activist Jeseok Yi, who has wowed the design and non-profit communities with

A Taste of The Kimchi Chronicles: Korean Cooking for an American Kitchen

The Korea Society welcomes Marja Vongerichten, star of the new PBS series Kimchi Chonicles and wife of famed chef Jean-Georges, as she cooks and shares

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The Writings of Lee UFan

The Korea Society presents the writings of celebrated artist, poet, and philosopher Lee UFan, in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum’s retrospective exhibition, Lee UFan: Marking

Selling Happiness: 1960s-80s Consumer Design in Korea

During Korea’s drive for economic modernization, commercial artists created goods and advertisements that were visually appealing and richly detailed. After the war, Korea transformed itself

Mapping Identity: Antiquarian Korean Maps of the MacLean Collection

    Richard Pegg, Asian art curator of Chicago’s MacLean Collection, examines Korean maps in a variety of formats, the challenges faced by cartographers, and

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10,000 Threads Around the World

    In conjunction with the gallery exhibition 10,000 Threads, acclaimed author Spike Gillespie explores the diversity and common threads of quilting in Korea, its

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Korean Architecture and Design in Convergent Flux

  New York City’s first cross-disciplinary exhibition of Korean architecture, landscape design, and urban planning celebrates both globalizing and hybridized conditions in contemporary Korean society.

Through Eastern Windows: Prints by Elizabeth Keith and Traditional Korean Hats

Elizabeth Keith, an intrepid traveler and visionary artist, first ventured to Asia almost a century ago, where she filled travel journals with lively, realistic sketches