Korean Air expands cultural sponsorship programs
– Related Contents –
- [News]
- Corporations open art collections to public
- LG Arts Center and Chamber Music School nurture the arts
- Samsung Foundation supports arts, culture at home and abroad
The airline was instrumental in the creation of Korean-language commentary for the Louvre’s multimedia guide, which went into use in February 2008. In June 2009, the carrier helped sponsor the development of Korean commentary for the Hermitage, making Korean the first Asian language available for their multimedia guide.
In December 2010, Korean Air expanded its global cultural sponsorship program with the British Museum to launch a new set of handheld multilingual guides, with a touch screen device featuring audiovisual commentary in Korean and other languages.
Handheld multilingual guides at the Louvre (left), the State Hermitage Museum (center) and the British Museum (right) (Courtesy of Korean Air)
|
Ilwoo Space (Address: 41-3 Seosomun-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul)
Ilwoo Space is a non-profit art museum specializing in photography and contemporary art in two large exhibition spaces on the ground floor of the Korean Air Seosomun Building. Founded in 2010, it aims at becoming an open cultural space where people can take a rest, away from the bustle of the city.
(left) Ilwoo Space's inaugural exhibition by Bae Bien-u (right) Cheong Kwang-Ho’s solo exhibition “Non-sculptural Sculpture” (Courtesy of Korean Air)
|
Currently on display is a solo exhibition by Lee Hun-chung (b.1967). Running through March 2, this is the first large-scale installation exhibit held at Ilwoo Space. Lee’s work encompasses everything from ceramic sculpture, furniture and painting to site-specific installation and architectural interpretation, compiling different elements and a wide range of subject matters.
Lee Hun-chung’s solo exhibition “The Model of Architecture” at Ilwoo Space (Courtesy of Korean Air)
|
Admission is free. Other cultural places of interest located adjacent to Ilwoo Space include Deoksugung Palace, Hoam Art Hall and the Seoul Museum of Art. For more information, please visit the official website at: www.ilwoo.org (Korean only).
By Hwang Dana
Korea.net Staff Writer