Ko Hui-dong and the Diamond Mountains:
Restoring Korea’s Artistic Heritage
The Center for Korean Research and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library present the unveiling of Ko Hui-dong’s renowned landscape painting “Kumgang 5 Che” to take place on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Columbia University. Hosted by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC), with the co-sponsorship of the Korean Cultural Service New York and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the event will bring leaders of the Korean community in New York City to celebrate the newly restored painting given to the Library by the Columbia Korean Students Group in 1930. The event will feature opening remarks by Jim Cheng, Director of Starr Library, Theodore Hughes, Director of The Center for Korean Research, and Haruo Shirane, Chair of EALAC. Professor Sunglim Kim of Dartmouth College will speak on the history of the painting; Alexis Hagadorn, Head of Conservation, Columbia University and Eleanor Hyun will speak on the restoration process. A reception will follow the talks. The event is open to the public.
Friday, September 25, 2015
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Reading Room. C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Sponsored by The Center for Korean Research and C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Co-sponsored by Korean Cultural Service NY, East Asian Languages and Cultures and Weatherhead East Asian Institute
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Opening Remarks
Theodore Hughes, Director, Center for Korean Research
Jim Cheng, Director, C. V. Starr East Asian Library
Haruo Shirane, Chair, EALAC
Unveiling of the painting
6:20 PM – 6:40 PM History of the Painting – Sunglim Kim, Assistant Professor, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Dartmouth College
6:40 PM – 6:50 PM Conservation Alexis – Hagadorn, Head of Conservation, Columbia University Libraries, Columbia University
6:50 PM – 7:05 PM Restoration Process – Eleanor Hyun, PhD, Department of Art History, University of Chicago; Curator of the Korean Collections, British Museum
7:05 PM – 7:15 PM Q & A
7:15 PM – 8:30 PM Reception