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Nicole Pasini, Assistant Director
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
222 East Harvard Street, Glendale CA 91205
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Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Partners with the Gimpo Museum of Art on Intercontinental Exhibit
GLENDALE, CA— Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery in cooperation with the City of Gimpo, South Korea and the Gimpo Cultural Foundation is proud to present “Beyond the River: Free Zone-DMZ, The City that Lost the River,” an exhibition that reflects on borders and divisions, specifically the far-reaching impact of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea at the City of Gimpo.
The DMZ is a 2 ½ mile wide swath that separates North and South Korea at around the 38th parallel. At its western edge is the estuary of the Han River where it flows into the waters of the Yellow Sea and where the City of Gimpo is situated. Although the Armistice of 1953 designated the estuary as a “Neutral” or “Free” zone for commercial maritime travel, neither side has complied with the agreement. Gimpo, an ancient city with a history of maritime trade, has lost its river. In the exhibition, “Beyond the River: Free Zone-DMZ, The City that Lost the River,” several Korean artists reflect on this ephemeral and inaccessible border/river and consider how a city navigates the treacherous waters of partition.
The artists in the exhibition include Han Ho, Lee Lee Nam, Lee Tae Soo, Moogy, Lee Ho Jin, and Lee Jae Hyung & Park Junk Min. All the works in “Beyond the River” underscore the symbiotic but fraught relationship between North and South Korea; a co-existence that is delicately balanced between everyday normalcy and the potential for sudden catastrophe. The artists strive to look beyond the river and to imagine new futurities for the Korean peninsula.
Glendale and Gimpo are sister cities, and “Beyond the River” is held simultaneously at the Gimpo Museum of Art in Gimpo and ReflectSpace Gallery in Glendale. The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the City of Glendale and the City of Gimpo, the Gimpo Cultural Foundation, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, and the Korea-Glendale Sister City Organization.
“Beyond the River: Free Zone-DMZ, The City that Lost the River” is curated by Monica Hye Yeon Jun and Ara & Anahid Oshagan and runs December 15, 2020 - March 15, 2021 in a 3D virtual gallery accessible through the ReflectSpace Gallery website: www.reflectspace.org.
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About Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department includes six neighborhood libraries as well as the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. Now on the web at www.eGlendaleLAC.org, the Department also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts destination. For more information contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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