Presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria
TIME & DATE: 18:00 – 19:00 (AEST), 20 MAY (Thurs)
VENUE: Korean Cultural Centre (255 Elizabeth St. Sydney)
BOOK OF THE MONTH: Elizabeth Keith, Old Korea (엘리자베스키스의 올드코리아)
SYNOPSIS: The original edition of ‘Old Korea’ first came out in 1946, and the first Korean-language edition translated by Song Young-dal, professor emeritus at the University of East Carolina, was published in 2006. He also worked to reissue the latest supplemented Korean version. ‘Old Korea’ gave Western readers a look at Korea’s culture and customs during the peninsula’s colonial period under Japan, with vivid water painting illustrations by Keith.
GUESTS: The senior curator of Asian art at the NGV Wayne Crothers and the President of the Asian Arts Society of Australia (TAASA) Jackie Menzies.
FEE: Free admission, bookings essential. Click the ‘Apply’ button below