USC-UCLA Joint Center for East Asian Studies
Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions
July 1999
Ongoing Exhibitions | Lectures, conferences and performances
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Ongoing through September 5, 1999
"THREADS OF LIGHT: Chinese Embroidery from Suzhou and the Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum"
The major exhibition "Threads of Light: Chinese Embroidery from Suzhou and the Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum" presents 30 works of art representing the pinnacle of contemporary Chinese Embroidery. Each an incredible profusion of textures, color and glancing light, these are the works of the renowned Suzhou Embroidery Resarch Institute (SERI), located in the city of Suzhou, China's most famous center of embroidery since at least the 11th century.
Most astonishing among the works on view are a series of 13 large-scale embroideries based on photographs by Robert Glenn Ketchum, one of the leading landscape photographers in the United States. Seeking ways to explore texture and incorporate greater dimension in the medium of photography, Ketchum first approached SERI and director Zhang Meifang in 1986 to explore the re-creation of several of his best known images into embroidery.
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Museum Hours: Weds. - Sun., noon to 5 p.m.; Thurs. until 8 p.m.
(Closed Mon. and Tues.). Admission is free.
Located just west of Royce Hall. Take Sunset Boulevard to Westwood Plaza and get a parking permit - $5 - for lot 4 or 5.
(310) 825-4361Through October 3, 1999
"A Winding River: The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam"
Hosted by Orange County's Bowers Museum of Cultural History, this exhibition of paintings and drawings opened on June 26, 1999 and generated considerable discussion in the press and on talk radio. Some members of the region's Vietnamese community argue the exhibition largely excludes the work of South Vietnamese artists, entirely excludes the work of Vietnamese living outside Vietnam, and portrays the government of Vietnam in too favorable a light. The exhibition was organized by the Meridian International Center. You may see samples of the exhibition at the museum's website.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm.
The Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Tel. (714) 567-3600 - Fax (714) 567-3603
Email: info@bowers.orgFrom July 2 through August 2, 1999
"Chinese Lanterns"
Hua Du International is sponsoring a show of traditional Chinese holiday lanterns. More than 1,000 lanterns and 21 lantern sets will be displayed. Such lanterns have been a part of Chinese holiday celebrations for over one thousand years. Among the lanterns to be exhibited is "Nine Dragon Screen," which is 60 feet long and 9 feet high. It took 20 craftsmen over three months to make and assemble this set. The dragons move and emit smoke.
These lanterns can be seen in an exhibition hall at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona. Contact Cathie Gandel (310 459-5336) or David Jiang (626 454-4888) for additional information.
Lectures, conferences, and performances
July 2, 1999
Kwang Mo Lee's "Spring In My Hometown"
6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
James Bridges Theater, UCLAThis acclaimed South Korean film is being shown in various places in the U.S. to raise money to send medicine to children and pregnant women in North Korea. The film is in Korean with English subtitles and the tour has been organized by the Institute for Strategic Reconciliation.
Tickets are $15. Call 213-389-6664 or write to kysu@kysu.org.
July 8-9, 1999
"Korean Cultural Identity In The Multicultural Global Society Of The 21st Century"
Byun Chinhung, Inchon Catholic University
"Religion in a Unified Korea in the 21st Century"Cho Seungbok, University of Stockholm
"The Korean Way of Learning"Cumings, Bruce, University of Chicago
"Toward a Comprehensive Settlement of the Korea Problem"Hong Songryal, Kongju University
"Worship of the National Founder"Kim, Kyung'an, Inchon University
"Language: The Integral Element of Maintaining a Group Identity"Kim Youngho, Inha University
"The Paradigm of the Unity (One Vehicle) in Diversity (Three Vehicles) in the Lotus Sutra and its Impact on the Unification of the Three Kingdoms"Lee Chunghee, Inha University
"The Origin of the Korean People and the Culture of Early Koreans"Oh Kangnam, University of Regina
"What Makes Koreans Korean?"Seo Yongdae, Inha University
"The Korean View on Ghosts"Shin Daeshik, Yoju University
"Western Culture and Korean Youth Culture"Suh Kwangil, Hanshin University
"Cho Soang's Yuksongkyo and the Civilization of the 21st Century"Totten, George, University of Southern California
"Korean Identity in the East Southern California Asian Tradition"9 am - 5 pm each day
Papers and discussion in both Korean and English.
The Tyler Environmental Prize Pavilion,
1st Floor, von Kleinsmid Center (VKC)
University of Southern California(Convenient parking is found at Gate 4 at the corner of Jefferson Blvd. and Royal St. or at Gate 3 at the corner of Figueroa and 35th Streets, Los Angeles)
The conference is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Association for the Promotion of the Recovery of Homogeneity in Our Language and Culture (Hanguk Munhwa Tôngilsông Yôn'guhoe) and the USC Korea Project, with the assistance of USC's Korean Studies Institute and East Asian Studies Center. Call (213) 740-2991 or (323) 296-3963 for information.
July 9, 1999
Luncheon briefing with Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S.
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Regal Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave. (@ 5th Street), Los Angeles, CA.This is Ambassador Kuntjoro-Jakti's second briefing for the Asia Society Southern California Center and it coincides with the 50th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the United States. In his luncheon keynote address, Ambassador Kuntjoro-Jakti will discuss the recent election results in Indonesia and U.S.-Indonesia relations. Call the Asia Society at (213) 624-0945 for more information.
July 24 and July 29, 1999
UCLA's APPEX Program Premiers Work by Leading Asian Artists
UCLA's 1999 Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX) program has a number of distinguished participants from China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Vietnam. The public performances on July 24 and 29 will include contemporary and traditional collaborative works created by the visiting Asian artists along with emerging US artists. both performances are free and open to the public. Please note, however, that reservations are required for the UCLA performance.
July 24 performance, part of the Grand Performances Series
8 pm
California Plaza Watercourt, downtown Los AngelesJuly 29 performance
7:30 pm
Dance Building Theater (200 Dance), UCLA
Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Please call (310) 206-1335.
This program and these performances are made possible by major support from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. The program is organized by UCLA's Center for Intercultural Performance, a part of UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures.
July 31 -- August 12, 1999
The UCLA East Asian Studies Summer Seminar for Educators
This two-week intensive seminar for teachers is part of the UCLA International and Area Studies Summer Institute. This year the seminar examines the dramatic developments in East Asia since 1800, with particular attention to the post-1945 changes. Click here for more information.
