From the museum website.
The website for GFN, Gwangju's English-language radio station, says that from April 6th through May 9th a collection of old photographs of Seoul will be on display at the Gwangju Folk Museum.
Gwangju Folk Museum is holding ‘세 이방인의서울회상전,’ or an exhibition of photographs about Seoul taken by three foreigners. The exhibition is available from April 5th through May 9th.
The event is co-hosted with Seoul History Museum. The 120 photographs were by Albert W. Taylor, a journalist living in Seoul in 1919, and Fred W. Dykes, a U.S. soldier working in Korea in 1947.
The little write-up, which I can't link to directly, doesn't say who the third foreigner is, but a thing in the JoongAng Daily last year when the exhibition was in Seoul said Nomura Motoyuki rounds out the trio. Another article in the JoongAng Daily a month earlier has a lot more information about the three men; an exceprt:
The exhibition shows the transformation of the city over the years as seen through the eyes - and more specifically the camera lenses - of three foreigners at different time periods. Albert W. Taylor (1875-1948), a reporter, attended the funeral of King Gojong (1852-1919) and observed the independence movement spreading around the nation in 1919. Fred W. Dykes, 81, a member of the U.S. infantry, witnessed the political turmoil in Korea following the country’s independence from Japan. And Motoyuki Nomura, 78, had a firsthand view of Korea’s economic growth in 1970s and early 1980s. About 120 of their photos are on display.
You can cheat if you want and see some of the photos via a Naver search.
The Gwangju Folk Museum (광주광역시립민속박물관) is in Yongbong-dong, on the edge of Jungoe Park---known informally as Biennale Park---right down a path from Biennale Hall (map here, in Korean). There's no subway station nearby, but the museum website says 11 different buses stop in the vicinity. It's a short walk from where I used to live, so please say hello for me. I went to the museum once because they used to have the annual Kimchi Festival in the park, so I got to see the three-dollar bill on display.
2 comments:
Hi Brian. I have noticed your blog before and now took a closer look. Thanks for all your information. Plan on either butterfly festival tomorrow or tea field. Coming from Gwangju. Umm, also, I am part of the GIC and art communities that use place as resource. There is a great art show opening this weekend called: My Life in Gwangju" I have a digital file of the postcard. Opening is Sat. May 8th between 3-5:30pm and show runs through I the 22nd. I was wondering if you could post this as an event. Take a look at the postcard: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=172252&id=561966828&l=91502f5164
Here are details about it: Over the course of 3 months 12 members of the Gwangju community have been gathering to make, discuss and share their art about life in Gwangju. The group is comprised of individuals from Korea, Canada, South Africa, India and America; both teachers and students, ... See More professionally trained and self taught. The artists work reflects a diversity of people, experience and expression.
The group show will include a variety of paintings, drawings, collages and photography. Come on out on May 8th to see the work, and meet the artists.
The opening reception, is May 8th from 3pm - 5:30pm at the GIC, GAIA gallery (5th fl of Jeon-il Building. www.gic.or.kr
It will be a great chance to network with artists in and around the Gwangju community as well as plan some future artist collective events, workshops, trips.
Thanks,
Debra
Thanks for reading, Debra. It's always nice to find readers in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do.
Thanks for the update, too. I've posted about it, and will add it to the sidebar when I get some free time. Feel free to keep me posted about any upcoming events.
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