Dear Friends,
I would like to invite you to a very special Opening Reception for the North Korea Art Exhibition www.nkartexhibit.com. This historical exhibition of North Korean paintings was envisioned by a private collector Michael Braband and a project director Sarah An. After a highly well-received exhibition Art from Pyongyang Korea in Berlin last year, this North Korea Painting Exhibition will be another attempt to introduce the culture and people of North Korea (DPRK, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) behind the closed borders of the most secretive country through its art works. As Mr. Nicholas Bonner quotes, this is a rare opportunity to share with a vibrant art community of Atlanta a series of paintings that are considered to be “the purest form of Oriental paintings.”*
* Simons, Craig. “A Gallery Peers Into the Closed World of North Korean Art,” New York Times, May 18 2005, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/
Granite Room www.graniteroom.com
211 Peters Street • Castleberry • Atlanta • GA • 30313 • 404.221.0201
Friday, July 17th 2009
Preview and Private Auction
Tickets $25.00
6:00PM – 8:00PM
Opening Reception
8:00PM – 11:00PM
Ka-ya-geum Performance by Soon Hyung Yoo
Friday, July 24th 2009
Castleberry Hill 4th Friday Art Stroll
Silent Auction
6:00PM – 11:00PM
Ka-ya-geum Performance by Soon Hyung Yoo
Gallery Hours
Thursdays – Saturdays 1PM – 8PM
July 17th, 2009 – August 1st, 2009
*** The project is steered clear of politics and solely for a purpose of cultural exchange as well as philanthropic drive. Half of the proceeds from the auction will go to the North Korean soy milk factory that provides free soy milk to local orphanages. The rest will be used as stipends used to continue this cultural exchange.
We just finished our installation and the exhibition looks astoundingly beautiful. It would be wonderful to have each of you visit the exhibition!!
Best of all,
Gyun Hur
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