When
Mar 2, 2010 (Tuesday) to
Jul 11, 2010
(Sunday)
Where
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (map)
1401 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Urbana, IL 61801
40.1103105
-88.2276817
What
Location: The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana Sponsor: The Spurlock Museum Phone: 217-333-2360 Description: Death is a given of the human condition that touches everyone ...
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Event details: Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to th...
Description
Location:
The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
Sponsor:
The Spurlock Museum
Phone:
217-333-2360
Description:
Death is a given of the human condition that touches everyone in every age. In almost all cultures, the trauma of death is countered by artistic expressions of great richness. In Korea during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, artisans carved wooden figurescalled kkoktuthat were used to decorate the funeral bier. This exhibition features a collection of over 70 kkoktu that offer rare insights into characteristically Korean attitudes towards death. The figures of acrobats, clowns, and whimsical mystical animals included among kkoktu expresses a joyfulness that may seem incompatible with mourning, but the inclusion of such figures actually reflects a sophisticated appreciation of the fleeting nature of all experience. The use of kkoktu in funeral rites also expresses a deeply held wish that the transition to the other world will occur in an atmosphere of joyful celebration supported by many helpers.
The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
Sponsor:
The Spurlock Museum
Phone:
217-333-2360
Description:
Death is a given of the human condition that touches everyone in every age. In almost all cultures, the trauma of death is countered by artistic expressions of great richness. In Korea during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, artisans carved wooden figurescalled kkoktuthat were used to decorate the funeral bier. This exhibition features a collection of over 70 kkoktu that offer rare insights into characteristically Korean attitudes towards death. The figures of acrobats, clowns, and whimsical mystical animals included among kkoktu expresses a joyfulness that may seem incompatible with mourning, but the inclusion of such figures actually reflects a sophisticated appreciation of the fleeting nature of all experience. The use of kkoktu in funeral rites also expresses a deeply held wish that the transition to the other world will occur in an atmosphere of joyful celebration supported by many helpers.
Cost
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