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New Art Exhibit Announced At University Of Hawai'i Art Gallery - Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art Of Korea 2/21/10-4/9/2010
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT
MANOA
Department of Art & Art History
University of Hawaii Art Gallery
Department of Art & Art History
University of Hawaii Art Gallery
PRESS INFORMATION: FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
January 21, 2010
January 21, 2010
CONTACT: Lisa Yoshihara, Director; or Sharon Tasaka,
Associate Director
(808) 956-6888, <gallery@hawaii.edu>, http://hawaii.edu/artgallery
(808) 956-6888, <gallery@hawaii.edu>, http://hawaii.edu/artgallery
ART
EXHIBITION
Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art of Korea
Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art of Korea
Features 18 contemporary Korean artists who were
specially selected to highlight the historical dynamism of modern Korea. The
artists experienced Korea's turbulent history from authoritarian military
regimes through the dramatic democratization and flourishing industrial
development of its formative years. Their work, which reflects on the past but
incorporates contemporary exchange with the global art community, has received
international recognition. This exhibition is organized by the Korea College
Association of Art, a non-profit academic association of artists/faculty from
leading art universities in Korea.
SPONSORS
Korea Foundation, which supports international exchange efforts of cultural and arts related institutions and organizations in Korea and abroad in order to foster the appreciation of Korean culture in the global community and strengthen international partnerships, http://www.kf.or.kr/; University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Department of Art and Art History, the College of Arts and Humanities, and Manoa Arts & Minds, a partnership that cultivates the mind and spotlights the best of art, music, theater, dance and special performances at UH Manoa. http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/arts_minds/
LOCATION
University of Hawai'i Art Gallery
Art Building, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Korea Foundation, which supports international exchange efforts of cultural and arts related institutions and organizations in Korea and abroad in order to foster the appreciation of Korean culture in the global community and strengthen international partnerships, http://www.kf.or.kr/; University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Department of Art and Art History, the College of Arts and Humanities, and Manoa Arts & Minds, a partnership that cultivates the mind and spotlights the best of art, music, theater, dance and special performances at UH Manoa. http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/arts_minds/
LOCATION
University of Hawai'i Art Gallery
Art Building, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
DATES
February 21 - April 9, 2010
February 21 - April 9, 2010
HOURS AND
ADMISSION
Monday - Friday 10:30 - 5:00; Sunday 12:00 - 5:00.
Closed: Saturdays; Spring Break, March 22 - 26;
Good Friday, April 2; Easter, April 4.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.
Monday - Friday 10:30 - 5:00; Sunday 12:00 - 5:00.
Closed: Saturdays; Spring Break, March 22 - 26;
Good Friday, April 2; Easter, April 4.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.
FREE
TOURS
Sundays February 28 - March 21, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
March 28, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., special tour in Korean language
Sundays February 28 - March 21, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
March 28, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., special tour in Korean language
PUBLIC
LECTURES
Beyond the Critical Theories of Korean Contemporary Art: Evolving Identities and Images of History/Subject
Whui-yeon Jin, Ph.D., curator of Eternal Blinking, and professor at Sungshin Women's University, Seoul
Beyond the Critical Theories of Korean Contemporary Art: Evolving Identities and Images of History/Subject
Whui-yeon Jin, Ph.D., curator of Eternal Blinking, and professor at Sungshin Women's University, Seoul
Importance of Supporting Young
Artists: The Case in Seoul
WonGi Sul, M.F.A., invited artist in Eternal Blinking, and professor at Korea National University of Art, Seoul
WonGi Sul, M.F.A., invited artist in Eternal Blinking, and professor at Korea National University of Art, Seoul
Sunday, February 21, 2:00
p.m.
Art Auditorium, Art Building, UHM
Admission is free.
Art Auditorium, Art Building, UHM
Admission is free.
OPENING
RECEPTION
Sunday, February 21, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The public is invited.
Sunday, February 21, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The public is invited.
EXHIBITION SUMMARY
Following the stormy and devastating Korean War that
ended in 1953, the Korean people and their country suffered from severe poverty
and hardship. As a democratically elected government replaced military regimes
and as their economy grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s, the Korean people
enjoyed a strong and stable social and political environment that led to more
liberal views of society, culture, and art. Korean artists turned towards the
contemporary global art community for exchange, interaction, and participation
and soon gained international recognition.
Curated by Whui-yeon Jin, Ph.D., from Sungshin Women's
University, Eternal Blinking:
Contemporary Art of Korea highlights the
work of 18 active artists who have experienced these dynamic changes in Korea's
recent history and culture. All the artists have explored and refined their
work based on three major themes: the Western world as the outsider; Korea as a
milieu; and the self as the subject. Their work has been shown in major
exhibitions around the world. Many of the artists have studied at western
universities. Some have been inspired by traditional Korean art while others
have utilized contemporary media and materials, resulting in a diversity of
formats. Since most of these artists teach at colleges and universities, they
influence and encourage the next generation.
The eye and the act of blinking serve as a metaphor
for these Korean artists' constant expansion and refinement of their scope of
knowledge and creativity. Blinking removes irritants and protects the eye's
cornea and conjunctiva. Between each blink, the eye constantly takes in visual
information. Through constant seeing and blinking, these artists are able to
look back at their unique experiences of Korea's recent historical events while
incorporating and integrating international trends and media to create works
that exemplify the spirit of contemporary Korean art. Their thought-provoking
art works are highlighted in
Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art of Korea.
Eternal
Blinking is organized by the Korea College
Association of Art, a non-profit academic association of artists/faculty from
Ewha Womans University, Kaywon School of Art and Design, Korea National
University of Arts, Korea University, Kyungwon University, Seoul Institute of
the Arts, Seoul National University, Seoul Women's University, Sookmyung Women's
University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Sungshin Women's
University.
Lisa Yoshihara, director of the University of Hawai'i
Art Gallery
states,
"Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art of Korea
is a continuation of a remarkable relationship developed in 2003 when the
University of Hawai'i Art Gallery, The Contemporary Museum, and the Honolulu
Academy of Arts organized Crossings 2003:
Korea/Hawai'i to commemorate the Centennial of
Korean Immigration to the United
States.
Nine galleries and museums in Honolulu and on the island of Maui featured the
work of 56 artists making Crossings
2003 the largest collaborative project ever
undertaken by art organizations and museums in Hawai'i. The University of
Hawai'i Art Gallery is grateful to the Korea College Association of Art for this
opportunity to further the University of Hawaii's mission to broaden
intercultural and educational interchange for students, faculty, and the
community. We also appreciate and acknowledge the major support from Korea
Foundation, without which this exhibition would not have been
possible."
Featured
artists:
The University of Hawai'i Art Gallery is honored by the return of Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawai'i artists Duck Hyun Cho, Changkyum Kim, Tai-Ho Kim, Nam-shin Kwak, Yong Sun Suh, and WonGi Sul, and welcomes Bien-U Bae, Hwajin Chang, Jong Mee Jung, Airan Kang, Yong-sik Kim, Bohnchang Koo, Hee-Yeon Kwon, Sangbong Lee, Kibong Rhee, Geun-Taek Yoo, Dongchun Yoon, and Young Seok Yoon.
The University of Hawai'i Art Gallery is honored by the return of Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawai'i artists Duck Hyun Cho, Changkyum Kim, Tai-Ho Kim, Nam-shin Kwak, Yong Sun Suh, and WonGi Sul, and welcomes Bien-U Bae, Hwajin Chang, Jong Mee Jung, Airan Kang, Yong-sik Kim, Bohnchang Koo, Hee-Yeon Kwon, Sangbong Lee, Kibong Rhee, Geun-Taek Yoo, Dongchun Yoon, and Young Seok Yoon.
Changkyum Kim, known for his video and large-scale
installation works, explores personal identity by placing the
words I, You, He, She, We,
They over close-up images of human eyes, hands,
and mouths in Converse
1, a single channel video. Beneath a glowing
chandelier, portraits are arranged as if they were facing each other in a mirror
in The Nora
Collection by Duck Hyun Cho. Based on Nora,
Korea's first woman fashion designer, the work questions female identity.
Professor of plastic art at Ewha Womans College, Cho often explores ideas of
conflict and division through his work.
Nam-shin Kwak, professor of printmaking at Hong-ik
University, contrasts the real and abstract, and two- and three-dimensionality
with his work of a crisp, flat, white silhouette of a skateboarder in mid-air
over a dark, obscure background.
Early Fall, by WonGi Sul is a multi-layered
abstract painting that features turquoise blue viscera-like shapes and red
lozenges over light blue cloud forms and a deep brown background. Sul, who
teaches at Korea National University of Arts, is active in organizing
exhibitions for Korean artists. Painted in orange and yellow, the
doughnut-shaped canvas by Yong-sik Kim is a re-interpretation of monochrome
painting that was esteemed during the 1970s. Kim teaches western painting at
Sungshin Women's University.
A photograph of illusive air through dark, dense trees
by Bien-U Bae shows influences of traditional brush painting. Bae, who believes
that the pine tree can express the beauty of Korea, teaches photography at Seoul
Arts College. Kibong Rhee invites deeper contemplation in an evocative black
and white landscape of trees in the fog. Professor at Korea University, Rhee
often creates dream-like installations in which ordinary objects become
extraordinary.
EXHIBITION
CATALOGUE
An exhibition catalogue that features essays by Korean scholars will be available. Price to be announced.
An exhibition catalogue that features essays by Korean scholars will be available. Price to be announced.
PUBLICITY
PHOTOS
Digital images are available.
Digital images are available.
University of Hawaii
System
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Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaii is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information visit www.hawaii.edu.
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