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Royal Threads: Historical Representations in Costume Design

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Dr. Minjung Lee, visiting scholar at University of California Davis, outlines the evolution of traditional attire throughout Korean history, reveals her research methods, and shares tales about her career as a costume designer for KBS television dramas.

Royal Threads: Historical Representations in Costume Design

 with

Dr. Minjung Lee
visiting scholar in the department of Textiles and Clothing at the University of California

 

6:00 PM | Registration
6:30 PM | Reception & Talk

$10 Members, $20 Guests

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

 

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

 

 

About the Speaker

Minjung Lee  is currently a visiting scholar in the department of Textiles and Clothing at the University of California, Davis. Before coming to the U.S. in 2015, she worked as a costume designer in the wardrobe department of  KBS Artsvision in Seoul, Korea, from 2002 to 2014. During this time, she specialized in period drama costumes. Her major works include Empress Cheon- chu: The Iron Empress (2007), King Geunchogo: The King of Legend (2010), The Princess’ Man (2011), Jeon-woo-chi (2013), and Gamgyeoksidae: Inspiring Generation (2014).  Dr. Lee received an Art Award for her work on King Geunchogo: The King of Legend by Korean Broadcasting System Artsvision in 2011.

She began her career as a costume designer in Seoul with a B.A. and M.S. in Clothing and Textiles from Seoul National University. Her Master’s thesis is Ritual Robes at Tai’myo Rite in Early Koryo Dynasty (2002). Dr. Lee earned her doctorate by exploring 20th century modern Korean costumes. Her doctoral dissertation is Dress and Ideology During the 20th century of Korea: Focused On Japanese Colonial Period and Park Chung-Hee’s Regime (2010).

Recently, she is studying the field of fashion, media, and cultural studies. She has presented several papers including “Fashioning Identity and Ideology in Gamgyuksidae” for the Fashion in Fiction conferencein Hong Kong (July 2014) and “When is a Skirt National?: The Popularization of the Wolnamchima in South Korea During and After the Vietnam War” for the International Textiles and Apparel Association in Santa Fe (Nov 2015).

 

 

 

 

 

Art & Magic: Shaman Paintings of Korea with Dr. Laurel Kendall

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Dr. Laurel Kendall, Chair of the Division of Anthropology and Curator of Asian Ethnographic Collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and president–elect of the Association for Asian Studies, explores the divine nature of Korean shaman paintings in her new book, God Pictures in Korean Contexts: The Ownership and Meaning of Shaman Paintings, co-authored by Jongsung Yang, Director of the Museum of Shamanism in Seoul, and Yul Soo Yoon, Founder and Director of the Gahoe Museum.


What makes a shaman painting sacred? Can these art pieces ever be anything but magical? Dr. Laurel Kendall navigates the journey of shaman paintings as they pass hands from painters to shamans to art collectors. Join us to examine the boundary between the art world and tangible aspects of religious practice.

 

Art & Magic: Shaman Paintings of Korea

 with

Dr. Laurel Kendall  
Chair of the Division of Anthropology and Curator of Asian Ethnographic Collections
American Museum of Natural History

 

Explorer & above: Free with registration

Members: $10
Nonmembers: $20

Members with Book: $20*
Nonmembers with Book: $30*
(*ticket price includes one copy of the book God Pictures in Korean Contexts: The Ownership and Meaning of Shaman Paintings)

Copies of the paperback will also be sold separately at the event for $20.

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

About the Speaker

A scholar of popular religion and its material manifestations in East and Southeast Asia, Dr. Kendall began her long acquaintance with South Korean life in 1970 as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, when a chance encounter with female shamans led her to subsequent anthropological fieldwork. Her Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF: South Korean Popular Religion in Motion (University of Hawaii Press, 2009) offers a 30-year perspective on people described in Shamans, Housewives, and other Restless Spirits: Women in Korean Ritual Life (1985) and The Life and Hard Times of a Korean Shaman (1988). In 2010, Korean colleagues awarded Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF the first Yim Suk Jay Prize recognizing a work of anthropology about Korea by a non-Korean.  In 2007 the International Society for Shamanic research gave Dr. Kendall a lifetime achievement award.

Dr. Kendall’s recent work concerns the production and consumption of sacred objects in contemporary market economies, with fieldwork in South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Bali. A special edition of Asian Ethnology (Volume 63-2, 2008) on this subject, guest-edited by Kendall, brings together the work of a joint research project with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Kendall has also written on gender, tradition and modernity, most notably in Getting Married in Korea (1996) and as the editor of Under Construction: The Gendering of Modernity, Class, and Consumption in the Republic of Korea (2002) and Consuming Korean Tradition in Early and Late Modernity: Commodification, Tourism, and Performance (2011).

At the American Museum of Natural History, Kendall has curated several exhibitions, including Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids (2007) and Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit (2003), a unique collaboration with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology that earned Kendall a Friendship Medal from the Government of Vietnam. Kendall recently completed a five-year term as editor of a monograph series on the “Contemporary Anthropology of Religion” sponsored by the Society for the Anthropology of Religion, American Anthropological Association, and was President of the Society for East Asian Anthropology, AAA.

 

 

 

Flower of Capitalism: Cultural Logic of South Korea Advertising

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Advertising in South Korea is often referred to as a “flower of capitalism.” Rather than calling attention to the inherent links between commercial advertising and capitalism, this clichéd metaphor presents advertising as a wholesome, creative medium of public good and positive contribution to society. South Korean’s consume advertising as a product of popular culture and celebrate it for the humanist societal ideals it often promotes, instead of viewing it as an intrusive commercial message. Dr. Fedorenko explores the origins of such attitudes toward advertising through some notable contemporary examples, and considers challenges of using advertising for public good in the twenty-first century South Korea.

 

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | 6:30 PM

 

Flower of Capitalism:Cultural Logic of South Korea Advertising w/ Dr. Olga Fedorenko, NYU

 

Explorers and Above: Free

Members and students:  $10

Non-members: $15

 

 

Korea Through Dance

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Explore Korean culture through dance! Participants will enjoy learning six exciting types of Korean dance including: HalRyang Mu (한량무), Sogo Ch’um (소고춤), Bong San Tal Ch’um (봉산탈춤), Ip Ch’um (입춤), Salpuri Ch’um (살풀이), and Kpop. Experienced teaching artist Karen Kriegel develops micro choreographies based on longer dance pieces to provide a sampler of the basic movements, music, rhythm, and various dance styles within traditional Korean dance. Supported by New York State Council for the Arts.

 

September 29-November 24, 2014  |  Mondays 6 PM – 8 PM

 

September 29
October 6, 27
November 3, 10, 24

 

 All are welcomed to participate in this workshop series. Dance experience is not necessary. All ages, body types, abilities, and genders are encouraged to join.

For educators, lesson plans with Common Core connections for various grades are supplied.

Session Schedule & Descriptions

 

September 29, 2014

한량무 HalRyang Mu Fan Dance “The Scholar’s Dance”

Influenced by Confucian thought, this dance focuses on the fan technique. HalRyang Mu reflects the joy felt by an young accomplished Confucian scholar as he looks to a bright future.

 

October 6, 2014

소고춤 Sogo Ch’um Small Drum Farmer’s Dance

Using movements from the various forms of 농악 (farmer’s music), this dance was performed outdoors during seasonal celebrations and village events. The choreography focuses on both individual and team movements, while utilizing a small handheld drum.

 

October 27, 2014

봉산탈춤 – 먹중 Bong San T’al Ch’um – Meokjung Mask Dance

Designated the 17th Important Intangible Cultural Property of Korea by the Korean government in 1967, this mask dance is a form of socio-political theater that uses playfulness and satire to raise community issues and question authority. The masks, or 탈 (t’al), are props intended to ridicule members of society. The drama consists of seven acts and can last several hours. This workshop focuses on the first l6 PMevel of study, or 기본 (kibon), from Act 2 for a character known as 목중 (meokjung). This dance is also known as “The dance of the eight young monks who like to play and do whatever they can to avoid their studies.”

 

November 3, 2014

입춤 Ip Ch’um I “Free Dance”

This traditional style typifies the movements found in Korean dance forms, and display the true nature of the Korean aesthetic. Using breath and curved lines of the body, the dance is an illusion of ease and free-flowing improvisation. In actuality, it is highly choreographed using every muscle in the body and controlled breathing.

 

November 10, 2014

살풀이 Salpuri Ch’um Scarf and Shaman Dance

This stage technique is influenced by the female shamans of the Korean peninsula. Multiple elements of theater, Confucian, Buddhist, and Shamanistic histories, as well as feminist theory, are used in this piece. Emotional transformation defines this dance form.

 

November 24, 2014

Kpop and Hallyu

Korean pop music and dance have quickly spread to all corners of the globe. Through resources such as YouTube, Kpop is strongly identified with Korea. This workshop will feature a popular choreography and provide a basic history of the dance form within Hallyu, the Korean culture wave.

 

 

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Art Workshop: Korea Through Dance 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.   

 

Talk with A Treasure: Dr. Young Yang Chung and a Legacy of Embroidery

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2014 09 21 young-yang-chung icon2Dr. Young Yang Chungworld-renowned authority on textile history and embroidery, is founder of the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, Korea. Her  numerous publications are considered invaluable references, and she has taught and exhibited work throughout the world–from Korea and Japan to Tehran and Cairo, as well as venues in  Europe and the Americas. The conversational format of this discussion will unfold the fascinating trajectory of her life through personalized stories linked with the Newark Museum’s holdings.

This inaugural event celebrates the silver anniversary of the Newark Museum’s Korean Gallery. Re-installed for this anniversary, Korea, Land of the Diamond Mountains will feature 60 works that represent the Museum’s holdings of nearly 600 Korean objects, showcasing the power and majesty of Korean art over the centuries. A limited time viewing of five rare folding screens and an embroidered Korean Bridal gown will also be featured through January 25, 2015.

 

 

Newark Museum
49 Washington Street 
Newark, NJ 07102

Sunday, September 21, 2014 | 2 PM 

 

 

 

Program: 
2 PM   Talk with a Treasure, Billy Johnson Auditorium

3 PM   Reception and Korean Music Performance, Engelhard Court

 

          * Performance presented by the SeolWon Foundation in honor of Dr. Young Yang Chung

          * Traditional Korean Drum Music performed by internationally acclaimed artist, Jiwhan Choi

          * The New York Classical Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jinwhan Kim, Director of the Sejong International

          Festival, will perform “Summer” from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as well as selected works of traditional
          Korean music

 

4 PM   Preview the exhibition, Korea, Land of the Diamond Mountains