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Asia Week 2014

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Explore Korean fine art from The Korea Society vaults and new acquisitions, with an eye to Korea’s celebrated ceramics. This exhibition honors recent gifts from Asian art specialist Lea Sneider and other donors.

 

 

Highlights: Selections from The Korea Society Collection

Special Asia Week Reception: 

Thursday March 20, 2014 | 3–5 PM
Complimentary

 

 

Vessel

March 24–31

This temporary exhibit, timed with the release of the UN Commission of Inquiry report on North Korean human rights abuses, employs an ancient Silla vessel representing the individual; an etching from artist Jahee Yu alluding to suffering in today’s gulag.

 

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

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor

 

Discover Mandoo: Korea’s Dumpling

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Shin Kim, culinary instructor and food writer, makes Mandoo in this hands-on workshop, while sharing fun historical stories and video clips that illustrate the cultural significance of the simple dumpling! She’ll demonstrate how to make steamed buns, a dipping sauce, and the wrappers from scratch. As a class, we’ll learn how to make kimchi mandoo and gullim mandoo. Our mandoo-making party concludes with a meal of kimchi mandoo and gullim mandoo in a hearty soup, sweet red bean steamed buns, and a thirst-quenching drink.

 

Thursday, March 6, 2014 | 6 PM

Advanced ticket purchase required for this event. Space is limited.

$25 Members / $40 Non-members

 

Culinary programs are generously sponsored by SK.

Film Comment Selects: Intruders

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The Korea Society teams up with The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the New York Asian Film Festival to present the New York premiere of the horror/comedy Intruders, and its director, Noh Young-seok.

 

A twisty blackly comic suspense thriller from South Korea, where sometimes it seems like they do this sort of thing better than anyone else. Looking for peace and quiet, a screenwriter rents a winter cabin in a remote country backwater to concentrate on his latest project. On the bus he does his best to rebuff a talkative character fresh out of prison, who unfortunately gets off at the same destination. Throw in a group of obnoxious kids on a ski vacation in the cabin next door, a pair of menacing game hunters who turn out to be related to the ex-con, and a shifty cop and you can see where things are headed, right? Maybe, maybe not. In his second effort, indie director Noh Young-seok shows he’s a talent to watch out for. 

 

Director Noh Young-seok in person on February 20 !

Thursday, February 20, 2014  |  6:30 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014  |  4:15 PM

 

Film Society Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street, New York, NY
(212) 875-5600

 

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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.

 

The Art of Maedeup, Korean Traditional Knotting

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Maedeup, the traditional Korean art form of knotting silken cords, consists of over 35 intricate knots—with colorful names such as “dragonfly” and “plum blossom”—skillfully made into beautiful ornaments and accessories. In this introductory workshop, learn how to make the dongsimgyeol knot, also known as the  “one mind” or “binding two hearts forever” knot since it was used to decorate the letter containing a marriage pledge between the bridegroom’s family and bride’s family. Variations of this knot and various applications, including bookmarks, pendants, and accessories to cell phones, ipads, or purses, will be demonstrated.

 

Wednesday, February 26 , 2014 | 6 – 8 PM

Advanced ticket purchase required for this event. Space is limited.

$25 Members / $40 Non-members / $25 Students

Materials included.

 

 

 

 

Daytime Drinking

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On February 21st, 2014, The Korea Society hosted a public screening of Daytime Drinking, Director Noh Young-seok’s breakthrough first film, at the New York Film Academy’s Battery Place Campus. After the film, the director answered questions for the audience on his career, filmmaking techniques, and plans for future projects.

 

 

Friday, February 21, 2014 | 9 AM

 

If you have any questions, please contact Estefanía Lee  or (212) 759-7525, ext. 313.

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor

 

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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.

 

Gallery Talk: Korean Contemporary Ceramics

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Fresh from participating in the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, artist Young-mi Kim reports on her three-month journey to kilns, studios, and ceramic heritage sites throughout Korea.

 

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | 6 PM

 

This program is now FREE to all guest, but please RSVP. Limited seats available.

 

 

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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.

 

Chang-rae Lee: On Such A Full Sea

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Chang-rae Lee, the award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, has written a fifth book, On Such a Full Sea, which is a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman’s legendary quest in a shocking, future America. Following the January publication of this much anticipated new novel, Chang-rae Lee sits down with fellow writer Susan Choi, whose most recent novel is the acclaimed My Education, to discuss his new book; his writing and exploration of identity and culture; as well as his personal story.


The conversation will be followed by a book sale and signing of On Such a Full Sea.

 

Thursday, February 6, 2014 | 6:30 PM

 

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022

 

Explorers and Above: Free

Members: $10

Nonmembers: $20

Students: $10

 Contemporary Culture programs are generously sponsored by CJ

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Divided Families

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Join us for a private screening of Divided Families, a recently completed documentary about Korean Americans’ search for lost relatives in North Korea, 60 years after Korea became a divided nation. During the Korean War and its aftermath, hundreds and thousands of family members were separated in the chaos of the war, and then by the border that was drawn establishing North and South Korea. More than half a century later, there are an estimated 100,000 first generation Korean Americans with immediate family members in North Korea. This documentary is their urgent story, as time is running out for this generation to reunite with their family and loved ones.

Directors Jason Ahn, Eugene Chung, and producer Jieun Baek will be present to introduce and discuss the making of this documentary which involved dozens of production crew filming in three countries over four years.

 

(50 minutes, 2013)
Directed by Jason Ahn and Eugene Chung
Produced by Jieun Baek, Evangel Fung, and Jennifer Tsay

 

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 | 6:30 PM

 

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue, 8th floor
New York, NY 10022

 

 

 

Co-presented with KoreanAmericanStory.org

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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.

 

 Contemporary Culture programs are generously sponsored by CJ

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Art Workshop: Traditional Korean Pillow

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Learn Korean hand sewing while making traditional Korean pillows which are cylindrical with broad, flat surfaces at each end, covered in intricate embroidery or patchwork. For centuries, Koreans believed that pillow decorations could influence the sleeper’s dreams and that auspicious ones could make wishes come true.

In this class, taught by contemporary bojagi artist Wonju Seo, participants will apply bojagi patterns and technique to create two auspicious traditional pillows: one with an intricate pinecone pattern and the other a colorful patchwork design.

 

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Monday, December 9, 2:00-4:00 PM

Monday, December 16, 2:00-4:00 PM

 

Members $200, Non-Members $230

Fees include all materials to make two pillows. Participants are requested to bring their own fabric scissors and triangle rulers. Space is limited.

 

 

 

For those unable to attend both sessions, you may attend only the first session on December 9.

Members $115, Non-Members $135

Fees include all materials to make one pillow. Participants are requested to bring their own fabric scissors and triangle rulers. Space is limited. 

 

 

 

 

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Art Workshop: Traditional Korean Pillows with Wonju Seo is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.   

The Kayagŭm Virtuoso Kim Gye-Ok

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Known as the national instrument of Korea, the kayagŭm is played in many vocal and instrumental genres. Maestro Kim will perform both 25-string and 33-string kayagŭm and present the distinctively different virtuosic folk music from different provinces in Korea. The performance will be accompanied by one of  Maestro Kim’s most well known pupils, Ramie Seo.

Thursday, December 12, 2013 | 6:30 PM

If you have any questions, please contact Estefanía Lee or (212) 759-7525, ext. 313.

 

Members $10

Non-members $20

Students $5

 

 

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Made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.