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In addition to activities presented by Curator’s Circle and the Asian Art Association, the Denver Art Museum also offers special events, symposia, workshops, art classes, art camps, family backpacks, gallery tours, and film series about Asian art.

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Chunhyang
Chunhyang

Korean Films
August 4 and 11, 2005
Explore contemporary Korean cinema with two films selected and presented by Tom Delapa, film series curator at the Denver Art Museum.
The Way Home (Jibeuro) (Directed by Lee Jung-Hyang, 2002, 88 minutes, rated PG)
Chunhyang (Directed by Im Kwon-Taek, 2000, 120 minutes, rated R)
Co-sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles.


 

My Heart

1999
Korean Films
May 26, June 2 and 23, 2004
Explore contemporary Korean cinema in this series, which includes three films selected and presented by Min-Gwon Park, Government Overseas Research Fellow (South Korea).
Hi! Dharma (Directed by Park Cheol-Gwan, 2002, 95 minutes)
My Heart (Directed by Bae Chang-Ho,1999, 114 minutes)
My Teacher, Mr. Kim (Directed by Chang Gyu-Seong, 2003, 117 minutes)
Co-sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

 

Pilgrimage by Zhang Huan
Pilgrimage by Zhang Huan
2001

Meet Your Collection: Zhang Huan
October 22, 2003, 6:30 pm

Slide lecture by Zhang Huan
Denver Art Museum Lecture Room
Sponsored by the Alliance for Contemporary Art.

 

Woman's Robe
Woman's Robe
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1850-75
Photo by Don Tuttle

© American Foundation for Textile Art

Ikat Symposium
February 10, 2001

In conjunction with the exhibition Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia from the Guido Goldman Collection, four experts present a rich picture of the visual language, uses, and creation of these splendid textiles.
Kate Fitz Gibbon: "Through the Lens—Ikat in Central Asian Society"
Gail Martin: "Looking at Central Asian Ikats"
Annie Carlano: "Culture Clash: Russian Printed Textiles and Central Asian Ikats"
Diane Mott: "The Ikats of Khotan"
The symposium is organized by the Textile Art Department and sponsored by the Cooke-Daniels Memorial Lecture Fund and the Denver Art Museum, with additional support from the Avenir Foundation, Inc., and Shaver-Ramsey Galleries.

 

Toshiro Mifune in Yojimbo
Toshiro Mifune
in Yojimbo
1961

East Meets West: The Films of Akira Kurosawa
April 4 - May 16, 2000

A seven-week film series that explores the career of celebrated Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Boulder Weekly film critic Thomas Delapa hosts.
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Stray Dog (1949)
Rashomon (1950)
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Throne of Blood (1957)
Yojimbo (1961)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
Co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Colorado.

 

Danteshwara
Danteshwara
Bastar, 1900s

Artisans and Patrons: Metalwork of Eastern India Symposium
April 18 and 19, 1997

Four specialists from India, Germany, and the United States present an in-depth exploration of the makers and users of objects associated with the exhibition Tribal Metalwork from Eastern India: Objects for the Home, Shrine and Bazaar.
Jyotindra Jain: "Everyday Art of India: The Significance of Ritual in Daily Life"
Katherine Hacker: "Between Tradition and Modernity: Situating Bastar 'Tribal' Metalwork"
Cornelia Mallebrein: "Dantesvari: Family Goddess (Kulasvamni) of the Rajas of Bastar, and Presiding Deity of the Dasahara Festival at Jagdalpur, Madhya Pradesh"
Lee Horne: "The Malhar of West Bengal: Craftworkers in a Changing World"
The symposium is organized by the Asian Art Department and sponsored by the Cooke Daniels Memorial Lecture Fund.

 
Hairpin (detail)
Hairpin (detail)
China
900s-1200s
Reflections on Chinese Ornament Symposium
April 28 - 30, 1995

An international symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Adornment for Eternity brings together experts in Chinese art, history, and metallurgy. Topics include painting and ornament, metal technology, nomadic influences, and vanity.
Jessica Rawson: "Jade and Gold: The Chinese View of Value"
Jenny So: "Whose Belt Is It Anyway? Belt Ornaments in Ancient China"
Hsingyuan Tsao: "Ear Piercing and Identity: Body Ornaments Represented in Chinese Painting"
W. Thomas Chase: "Metallurgy and Personal Adornment in Ancient China"
Pieter Meyers: "Ancient Gold: Is It Really Old?"
Patricia Berger: "Vanity of Vanities: Adorning the Body in Life and Death"
Chen Peifen: "Bronze Mirror Design and Production in China"
Ma Chengyuan: "Bronze Art in Relationship to Objects of Personal Ornament"
The symposium is organized by the Asian Art Department and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Cooke Daniels Memorial Lecture Fund, and Asian Art Association.


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