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Private Tour of An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art @ Christie’s

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Members of The Korea Society were invited to an exclusive private tour of an exhibition that showcased works from renowned private, American, Asian-art collections. Exquisite pieces such as porcelain bottle vases, hanging scrolls, and panel screens from the Silla Dynasty (5th century) through the Joseon Dynasty (19th century) were presented. The highlight of the exhibition was “A Blue-and-white Porcelain Jar with Autumn Grasses” from the first half of the 18th century, one of the finest delicately embellished Korean porcelain jars.

The tour was led by Dr. Young Yang Chung, Chair of the Program Committee at The Korea Society, and Takaaki Murakami, Head of Sale at Christie’s. 

 

Private Tour of An Inquiring Mind:
American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art

@ Christie’s New York  
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020

 

Monday, April 24, 2017 | 12:30 PM

 

Young Masters in Concert: Winners of the Onnara Gugak Competition

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The winners of the prestigious Onnara Gugak Competition visit The Korea Society for a special concert of traditional Korean music. The young masters will perform gayageum sanjo, p’iri sangnyeongsanpuri, jeongga suyangsanga, and the famous Arirang medley. The concert also features chunaengjeonon, a court dance inspired by singing nightingales on a fine spring day.

Young Masters in Concert:
Winners of the Onnara Gugak Competition     

 

 

Tickets:
Free for Supporter, Fellow & Patron Members
$10 Individual Members
$20 Non-members

Supporter, Fellow & Patron Members Register Here

 

ARTISTS     
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P’iri – TaeHoon Choi
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Jeongga – SeungRan Kim
Gold Medal, 2016 Onnara Gugak Competition
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Gayageum – JeeHyun Cho
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Dance – SolBee Oh
Gold Medal, 2016 Onnara Gugak Competition

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This performance is presented in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center New York and the National Gugak Center.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot or (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUGAK CENTER

Gugak, or traditional Korean music, has been passed down through the ages and represents the breath of Korean history and culture. The National Gugak Center is the principal institution engaged in producing and disseminating traditional Korean music and dance. The Center’s Court Music Orchestra, Folk Music Group, Traditional Dance Theater, and Contemporary Gugak Orchestra actively perform to preserve and develop gugak. Also, the Gugak Research Office was established for academic research on Korea n music.

In addition to performance and research, the Center is engaged in education, and provides lectures for teachers, families, and foreign residents in Korea.

The Center’s museum exhibits 5,000 items representing the history of Korean music. The Namwon National Gugak Center for Changgeuk, the Jindo National Gugak Center (known for its training programs), and the Busan National Gugak Center are affiliated branches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Buddhist Arts of Korea with Dr. Robert Mowry

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This illustrated slide lecture will introduce Korean Buddhist art, focusing on the late Three Kingdoms period (traditionally, 57 BC – AD 668), the Unified Silla period (668–935), and the Koryŏ period (918–1392). Buddhism reached Korea from China in the fourth century; by the Unified Silla period, most members of the royal family were Buddhists, and the royal court patronized the religion, building temples and commissioning sculptures; by the Koryŏ period, the nation had espoused Buddhism as the state religion. Thus, during the millennium from the fourth through the fourteenth century (and the end of the Koryŏ dynasty), Buddhism flourished, as did Buddhist art, so that this era was the golden age of Buddhism in Korea. This lecture will pay particular attention to the sculpture of the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla periods, to the magnificent temple architecture of the Unified Silla period (including Pulguk-sa and Sŏkkuram in Kyŏngju), and to the refined paintings and sumptuous sutras of the Koryŏ era. The lecture will explore the nature of Chinese influence on Korean Buddhist art, just as it will touch on Korean influence on Japanese Buddhist art.

 

The Buddhist Arts of Korea

Asia Week Lecture by Robert D. Mowry  

 

Thursday, March 16, 2017 | 6:30 PM

FREE Supporter [Formerly Explorer, YPN, Contributor], Fellow & Patron Members

Agenda

6:00 PM | Registration  
6:30 PM | Lecture

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$10 Individual Members
$15 Non-members

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jahee Yu  or (212) 759-7525 ext 301.

Space is Limited. Early Registration Requested.

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

About the Speaker

2016 03 17 gallery-talk speakerRecently retired after more than 25 years as a senior curator at the Harvard Art Museums (H/AM), Robert D. Mowry was also the university’s Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art (2000-2013) and Head of the Department of Asian Art (1991-2013). He continues to serve as Senior Lecturer on Chinese and Korean Art in Harvard’s Department of the History of Art and Architecture. Under his stewardship, Harvard added numerous and very significant works to what already was one of the finest collections of Asian art in the Western world. Mowry was instrumental in acquiring several renowned collections as well as important endowments for the H/AM, over and above annual fundraising efforts for specific acquisitions and exhibitions. The National Museum of Korea has named Robert Mowry its Senior International Fellow for 2013, and he is also senior editor of its scholarly journal, The Journal of Korean Art and Archaeology.  

 

Mowry’s passion for Asian art and culture was sparked by his two-year service in the Peace Corps in Korea more than 40 years ago (1967-1969). He taught English at Seoul National University, before returning to the University of Kansas, where he completed his graduate work with Chu-tsing Li and Laurence Sickman, taking his degrees with honors. Fluent in Mandarin, he spent two years as a curatorial assistant and translator in the Department of Painting and Calligraphy at the National Palace Museum, Taipei (1975-1977). His career is distinguished with many pioneering leadership roles and ground-breaking scholarship. He was founding Curator of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at The Asia Society, New York (1980-1986), and, before that, Assistant Curator of Oriental Art at Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum (1977-1980).

Mowry is a popular speaker, consultant and author in his many areas of expertise, which include Chinese and Korean ceramics, Chinese painting of the Song, Yuan and Ming periods, Chinese jade, Chinese scholar’s materials, and Korean paintings. Among his many articles, catalogues, textbooks and books, perhaps his best known is Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400 (Harvard University Art Museums, 1996), the catalogue for an exhibition that he curated and that opened at Harvard’s Arthur M. Sackler Museum in December 1995 and then toured nationally in 1996. He also is the curator of and principal catalogue author for Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars’ Rocks (1997), another exhibition he organized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery Opening: Finding Dignity The Art of Hyong Nam Ahn

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An award-winning sculptor and installation artist, Ahn incorporates lights, sounds, and movement into his work and seeks to find the human spirit within the results of mankind’s experiments with Utopia.

 

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Dongwha Cultural Foundation.

 

February 2 – April 28, 2017


Gallery Opening

Thursday, February 2, 2017 | 6 PM

 

FREE with RSVP

The Korea Society Gallery
950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (Corner of 57th & 3rd)

Gallery Hours: M-F, 10 AM-5 PM

 

 For more information, please contact Jahee Yu or call at 212-759-7525 ext. 301.

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

 

14th Annual New York Korean Film Festival

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The 14th Annual New York Korean Film Festival Announces Upcoming Program for November 11th to November 13th, 2016 at the Museum of the Moving Image.

 

 

(New York, October 26, 2016) The Korea Society’s New York Korean Film Festival returns to New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image on November 11 to 13 for its yearly celebration of the best in Korean cinema. This 14th edition of the Festival focuses on the family, as moms, dads, children, and grandparents struggle to survive the zombie apocalypse, law school exams, ambitious aristocrats, and secret societies. South Korea’s 2016 Oscar submission and American premieres make for a not-to-be-missed showcase of one of the world’s most dynamic national cinemas.

 

 

 

ALL SCREENINGS HELD AT

THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

The Museum is located at 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, Queens, NY, 11106

 

 

 

OPENING NIGHT

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Train to Busan (부산행)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 | 7 PM
Korea, Dir. Yeon Sang-ho, 2016, 118min, With Gong Yoo, Kim Soo-An, Jeong Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok

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2014 11 20 BAM TICKETS

The Map against the World (고산자: 대동여지도)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 | 2 PM
Korea, Dir. Kang Woo-Suk, 2016, 129 min, With Cha Seung-Won, You Jun-Sang, Kim In-Kwon, Nam Ji-Hyun

 

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2014 11 20 BAM TICKETS

Phantom Detective (탐정 홍길동: 사라진마을)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 | 4:30 PM
Korea, Dir. Jo Sung-hee, 2016, 125 min, With Lee Je-hoon, Go Ara, Kim Seong-Gyoon

 

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2014 11 20 BAM TICKETS

Sori: Voice from the Heart (로봇, 소리)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 | 7 PM
New York Premiere
Korea, Dir. Lee Ho-Jae, 2016, 117 min, With Lee Sung-Min, Lee Hee-Jun, Lee Honey

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2014 11 20 BAM TICKETS

Familyhood (굿바이 싱글)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 | 2 PM
New York Premiere
Korea, 2016, Dir. Kim Tae-Gon, 119 mins, With Kim Hye-Soo, Ma Dong-Seok

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The Queen of Crime (범죄의 여왕)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 | 4:30 PM
North America Premiere
Korea, 2016, 130 mins, Dir. Lee Yo-Sup, With Park Ji-Young, Jo Bok-Rae, Kim Dae-Hyeon

 

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The Age of Shadows (밀정)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 | 7 PM
Korea, Dir. Kim Jee-Woon, 2016, 140min, with Song Kang-Ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-Min

 

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ABOUT THE KOREA SOCIETY

The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

 

 

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ABOUT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

Museum of the Moving Image (movingimage.us) advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. In its stunning facilities—acclaimed for both its accessibility and bold design—the Museum presents exhibitions; screenings of significant works; discussion programs featuring actors, directors, craftspeople, and business leaders; and education programs which serve more than 50,000 students each year. The Museum also houses a significant collection of moving-image artifacts.

 

 

 

Major support provided by the Korea Foundation.

 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

 

 

 

Lucite Tokki @ TKS

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Seoul-based female pop duo Lucite Tokki returns to The Korea Society to perform selections from their new album, L+.

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with
Sun Young Kim and  Ye Jin Cho      

 

Tickets: $10 for Members, $20 for Guests

Explorer Level and YPN Members Register Here

 

6:00 PM | Registration
6:30 PM | Performance

 

If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot or (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

 

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

About the Artists

Lucite Tokki  is a Seoul-based female pop duo formed in 2005. The group consists of Sun Young Kim and Ye Jin Cho. They first met in college during a music-writing course. Over a decade later, they have released four full albums and six EPs, and have a worldwide following.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prometheus: The Art of Tchah Sup Kim

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Tchah Sup Kim has experimented with a wide variety of genres and methods, including pop art, geometric abstraction, mail art, readymade objects, environmental art, and minimalism. Although the styles and materials have changed over time, Kim’s artwork always expresses a quest for the transcendent—as well as a critique of the Western-centric perspective.

Born in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kim and his family moved to Gyeongju, Korea, in 1944.  He graduated from Seoul National University in 1963 and represented Korea at the Biennale de Paris in 1966. In 1974, a scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation enabled him to study at the Pratt Institute in New York.

Kim’s work was exhibited in the National Print Exhibition, 20th Biennial: 30 Years of American Printmaking at the The Brooklyn Museum (1976), Prints: Acquisitions, 1973-1976 at the Museum of Modern Art (1977), and Six Artists from Korea at the Grace Borgenicht Gallery (1995). The Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwachon, Korea, the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cincinnati Art Museum all include Kim’s work in their permanent collections.

 

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Dongwha Cultural Foundation.

 

October 13, 2016 – January 6, 2017


Gallery Opening

Thursday, October 13, 2016 | 6 PM

 

FREE with RSVP

The Korea Society Gallery
950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (Corner of 57th & 3rd)

Gallery Hours: M-F, 10 AM-5 PM

 

 For more information, please contact Jahee Yu or call at 212-759-7525 ext. 301.

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

 

Invocation: Anji Park & SamulGwangDae

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Master percussionist Anji Park leads SamulGwangdae, a group of artists known for their high energy performances combining song and dance. Park trained under Master Sungho Lee and Kwangsoo Lee to learn binari and specializes in kkwaenggwari. Join us for this evening of samulnori that will bring you to your feet!

Percussionists of SamulGwangDae
Anji Park
Hyunjin Jang
Han Bok Kim
Chan Sun Shin
Dong Joo Lee

Supporting Artists
Sungshil Yu, gayageum & vocals
JinHee Kim, dancer

Program

1. Invocation (축원)
Binari, Introductory Prayer Chant or Shaman Ritual

Among the four major pieces of samulnori, the binari is most akin to a religious ritual, featuring pleas to the spirits for blessings. The piece welcomes the spirits to spread good luck to the audience.

2. Taepyeongmu (태평무)

Taepyeongmu, literally “great peace dance,” functions as a wish for harmony. This artistic dance employs techniques and musical patterns from Gyeonggi-do danggut, a shamanic ritual that honors the village god of Gyeonggi province.

3. Chunghyang Sarangga (가야금병창 춘향가 중 사랑가)

Gayageum byeongchang is a genre in which the gayageum player also performs vocals. The song is the main pillar and the instrument supports as an accompaniment. Chunghyangga is the most famous p’ansori and is considered one of the best musically and as a work of literature. Sarangga is a song depicting the love story of Chunhyang, one of the most well-known Korean folk tales.

4. 설장구&사물놀이 위한 “NORI”

Perhaps the most famous of all samulnori pieces, samul nongak garak, is an arrangement of the representative rhythms from all around Korea, performed in a seated position. Three separate pieces, Yangnam Nongak, Uddari Pungmul, and Honam Udo-gut, performed in the early years of samulnori were later combined into this single piece. This piece highlights the contrasting timbre of the gongs and drums, arranged in a way that embodies the principles of winding, bending, and blending.

 

Invocation: Anji Park & SamulGwangDae 

 

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | 6:30 PM

$10 Members, $20 Guests

Explorer, YPN and above attend this program for FREE with RSVP

 

6:00 PM | Registration

6:30 PM | Performance

 

If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot  or (212) 759-7525 ext 309.

 

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

About the Artists

 

Anji Park earned his Ph.D. in Music from ChungAng University. He is a master of Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 92, Taepyeongmu. He is the Director of the Park Anji YeonHee Company and an adjunct Professor at ChungAng University, Korea National University of Arts, Sejong University, and Ewha Woman’s University. Master Park is also an instructor at National Gukak High School and National Traditional Arts High School. He is the Chairman of the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association Samulnori Division, was the recipient of the President’s Prize at the International Samulnori competition in 1994, and currently a member of SamulGwangDae.

 SamulGwangDae  

Founded in 1988 by Duksoo Kim, Kwangsoo Lee, Yongbae Kim, and Jongsil Choi, SamulGwangDae is dedicated to performing and preserving traditional Korean music and dance. They earned the grand prize at the 1st World Samulnori Competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gayageumist Haerina Park @ The Korea Society

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Dr. Haerina Park, professor of Korean Music at Chung-Ang University, performs a diverse program of traditional and modern compositions for the Korean zither. Dr. Park is joined by Chun-Seung Lee on drums (changgu), as well as Hyun-Ju Kim and Sang-A Kim, also on zither (gayageum).

Program

최옥삼류 가야금 짧은 산조 | Gayageum Sanjo (Choi Ok-Sam School)

25현 가야금 독주곡 찬기파랑가 | Changiparangga, Composed by Jeung, Dong-Hee

목각인형의 춤 | Dance of the Wooden Doll, Composed by Choi, Ji-Hye

노랫가락 | Noraetgarak, Composed by Hwang, Ho-Joon

돈돌나리 | Dondolrari, Composed by Park, Bum-Hoon

 

 

 

Gayageumist Haerina Park   

 

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | 6 PM

$10 Members, $20 Guests

Explorer, YPN and above attend this program for FREE with RSVP

 

5:30 PM | Registration

6:00 PM | Screening & Performance

 

If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot  or (212) 759-7525 ext 309.

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

About the Artist

 

2016 07 12 haerina-parkHaerina Park is currently a professor in the department of Korean Music at Chung-Ang University in Korea. A Korean native, Ms. Park holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from Chung-Ang University and earned her master’s degree from New York University in 2007. Ms. Park has extensive experience on the gayageum and other traditional instruments with several orchestras, including the Traditional Korean Orchestra at the National Theater in Korea, Korea W Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Art Center, and the New Jersey Philharmonic Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall. She is also a representative of Gayastra, a gayageum ensemble orchestra that has released several albums. She trains younger students and published a book called Research on Yoohee-Chang-ga (Korean children’s songs) Before Liberation of Korea (2008), Ms. Park is making strong efforts to develop Korean music education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remapping Identity Politics in K-Pop

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The creators behind EXP (Bora Kim, Karin Kuroda, and Samantha Y. Shao), the first non-Korean K-pop boy band, discuss the themes of cultural authorship and originality, posing the question, what is lost in translation with regard to identity within the Korean wave with Maud Lavin–Professor, Visual Studies and Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

 

Remapping Identity Politics in K-Pop

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 | 6:30 PM

6:30 PM | Reception
7:00 PM | Discussion and Q&A

 

FREE for Explorers & Above with RSVP

Members $5

Non-Members $10

 

 If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Tyberg or (212) 759-7525, ext. 321.

About the Panels

 

Maud Lavin  (Professor, Visual and Critical Studies and Art History, Theory and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) is a nonfiction writer and cultural historian. She is a professor of Visual and Critical Studies and Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship (in 2005) and a National Endowment for the Arts grant.

 

 

Bora Kim (Korea University, BA in Sociology; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, 2013; Columbia University, MFA, 2015) is an interdisciplinary artist and sociologist from Seoul, Korea. Her artistic process is based in cultural research revolving around the spectacle and performance of gender, particularly in the context of global media. Kim’s work addresses the public gaze and aims to occupy the sphere of popular culture.

 

 

Karin Kuroda  (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BA in Visual and Critical Studies, BFA in Studio Art, 2013) is a research consultant/writer and creative collaborator from New York City, who focuses on the intersectional narratives of minority politics. She serves as the band’s director of editorial content and oversees the curation of production, social media, theoretical research, and critical analysis.

 

 

Samantha Y. Shao (National Cheng Kung University, BA in History, 2010; Maastricht University, Netherlands, MA in Arts Management, 2013) is a curator/writer from Taipei, Taiwan, who is interested in cultural translation and postcolonialism. Shao serves as the marketing and development director. She oversees all administrative and communications directives.