Spend the afternoon exploring our current exhibit The Inventive Brush: Calligraphic Echoes from China, Japan, and Korea with Korean Cultural Society of Boston and calligrapher Professor YoungSun Jang. The program will open with a Korean cultural dance performances by Boston Korean Traditional Dance Group. Afterward, join master calligrapher and exhibiting artist YoungSun Jang and his wife, Hannah Jang, to learn more about Korean Hanguel script with Korean name-writing.
The Inventive Brush: Calligraphic Echoes from China, Japan, and Korea, curated by Professor Aida Yuen Wong, showcases the diversity of contemporary calligraphy and features the works of three Massachusetts-based artists, Mike Yuguo Mei, Michiko Imai, and YoungSun Jang. On view from July 19 - October 13, 2024.
About the Artist:
YoungSun Jang
Youngsun Jang, before relocating to the United States from South Korea, taught calligraphy at the university level and completed academic training in both Korea and China. His experimental approach involves utilizing the Korean alphabet, Hanguel (created in the 15th century), and deconstructing it. His calligraphy challenges traditional ways of reading and offers new perspectives. The deliberately confounding aesthetic invites viewers to find their own meaning.
Hannah Jang
Hannah Jang was born and raised in the Boston area. She began studying Mandarin Chinese in 2006, and went on to study Chinese at Brandeis University and then at Beijing Language and Culture University in China. While in Beijing, Hannah met her husband, YoungSun Jang. One year later, Hannah moved from China to Korea where she went from absolute beginner to advanced fluency in Korean at Yonsei University. Her experiences as a foreign language student inspired her while teaching both English to Korean-speakers and Korean to English-speakers.
Hannah has many other passions and most recently, has started working with the Korean Cultural Society of Boston to promote Korean language and Korean culture.
Boston Korean Traditional Dance
Established in 1999 and led by founder Jessica Chanhee Park, Boston Korean Traditional Dance teaches various traditional dances in a small group setting. Boston Korean Traditional Dance showcases their talent at cultural events and festivals around the state.
About Our Partners:
Korean Cultural Society of Boston
Founded in October, 2012, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston (KCSB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and provides opportunities for the Greater Boston area to learn and engage with arts, culture, and heritage of Korea while simultaneously empowering and promoting the Korean American community.
The Japan Society of Boston, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote cultural and economic ties and active interchange between Japanese and Americans for mutual understanding, business exchange, social connection, and friendship. We serve as a programming nexus for individuals, institutions, and businesses linked together by a strong interest in Japan and a shared recognition of the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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