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Have you seen ‘Treasures from Korea’ at LACMA yet?

August 7, 2014

The Must-See Event for Korean Americans Open Through Sept. 28

LACMA Director Michael Govan, third from left, takes a photo at the "Treasures of Korea" exhibition on display at LACMA from June 29 to Sept. 28.

LACMA Director Michael Govan, third from left, views the “Treasures of Korea” exhibition on display at LACMA from June 29 to Sept. 28.

“Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty,” the largest-ever exhibition of Korean art from its longest-running dynasty, is open at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through Sept. 28.

The collection features a timeline of the 518-year dynasty’s history with 150 pieces of art, many of them Korean national treasures on loan from the National Museum of Korea.

Standouts of the exhibition include “Penies,” a 10-fold screen from the late 19th century, the iconic six-fold screen “Sun, Moon, and Five Peaks” and the “Moon Jar,” a porcelain vase from the 18th century admired by art lovers as one of the best examples of modernism in Joseon art.

Divided into five themes — the king and his court, Joseon society, ancestral rituals and Confucian values, continuity and change in Joseon Buddhism and Joseon in modern times — the exhibit shows painted screens, statues, ceramics, scrolls, books, costumes and ritual wares.

The exhibition, sponsored by The Korea Times, was co-organized by LACMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the NMK.

For more information, visit www.lacma.org.