“Re:visioning HANJI” Exhibition
Gallery Korea
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Celebrating 1000 years of the rich history of hanji, Korean traditional handmade paper, the Korean Cultural Center New York presents a feature exhibition of hanji artworks by contemporary artists Ran Hwang and Aimee Lee in Re:visioning HANJI.
Hanji literally means ‘the paper of Hanguk (the Korean term to refer to the country),’ and is an exquisite traditional paper made with the fibrous skin of mulberry trees. The process of making hanjiis lengthy and complicated. People say the completion of a single sheet of hanjirequires “ninety-nine touches by the maker and one touch by the user.” Hanjihas been closely intertwined with the livelihood of Koreans; it has been used in a multitude of ways not only as paper for drawing and writing, but also as efficient materials to create products such as suits of armor, lamps, and windows. The exhibition explores the past, present, and future of hanji–from its long history since the 4and 5centuries to contemporary artworks by two renowned hanji artists as well as the infinite potential of hanjiin the global market.
The participating artist, Ran Hwang, is an internationally renowned poetic installation artist who uses thousands of handmade hanjibuttons to create large-scale installation works. Hwang’s 9 feet tall installation depicting xxx will be shown at the exhibition. Aimee Lee is a hanjieducator, artist, and a founder of the first and only Korean papermaking studio in North America at the Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland. The exhibition will display diverse range of Lee’s artworks from woven hanjiducks to hanjidresses and more.
The Re:visioning HANJI exhibition is presented in part with the 2016 Asia Week New York and in its mission “to promote Asian art in New York City [in collation with] top-tier Asian art specialists, major auction houses, and world renowned museums” including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Sotheby’s, and Christie’s auction house among many others.
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Schedule
from February 24, 2016 to March 31, 2016
Opening Reception on 2016-03-09 from 18:00 to 20:00