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How do Korean art and media communicate individual and social aspirations, ideals, and desires? Search for possible answers to this question by discussing a wide range of artworks and popular images from the late Joseon period to the present day, including court-style screens, religious objects, photographs, and contemporary mixed-media works. Consider and reexamine the concept of hallyu in this context.

Jiyeon Kim, curator of Korean Art, Peabody Essex Museum

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

See "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: mfa.org/exhibition/hallyu-the-korean-wave