Tours for Eternal Blinking

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Free tours of "Eternal Blinking: Contemporary Art of Korea" will be given on Sundays beginning February 28 from 2:00-3:00. On March 28 a special tour in Korean language will be given.

"Eternal Blinking" features 18 internationally recognized Korean artists who experienced Korea’s turbulent rise from the ashes of war, through democratization and a flourishing economy, to become a significant contemporary society. Artists include Bien-U Bae, Hwajin Chang, Duck Hyun Cho, Jong Mee Jung, Airan Kang, Changkyum Kim, Tai-Ho Kim, Yong-sik Kim, Bohn-chang Koo, Nam-shin Kwak, Hee-Yeon Kwon, Sangbong Lee, Kibong Rhee, Young Sun Suh, Wong Gi Sul, Geun-Taek Yoo, Dongchun Yoon, Young Seok Yoon. The artists create works that reflect on their past while incorporating exchange with the global art community. Organized by the Korea College Association of Art, a non-profit academic association of artists/faculty from leading art universities.

Sponsored by the 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 Mānoa’s Department of Art and Art History, the College of Arts and Humanities, and Mānoa Arts & Minds, a partnership that cultivates the mind and spotlights the best of art, music, theater, dance and special performances at UH Mānoa. http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/arts_minds/

Ticket Information
Tours: Sundays 2:00-3:00. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 10:30-5:00; Sun. 12:00-5:00. Closed: Sat.; Spring Break, Mar. 22–26; Good Friday, Apr. 2; Easter, Apr. 4. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
Department of Art and Art History, Manoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 808-956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/

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