The Public Art Event Series: Jean Shin

Jean Shin

6:00 Saturday, June 6, 2009
SPACE Gallery, Portland

Artist Jean Shin will discuss Celadon Remnants, a mosaic made out of broken Korean ceramic and glass remnants, imported from Icheon, Korea as part of a cultural exchange. Commissioned by MTA’s Art in Transit program and located in the heart of a vibrant Korean-American community, the overall piece speaks to the rich, yet fractured, cultural history of the Korean diaspora. Shin’s work has been widely exhibited in major national and international museums and it is currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

This talk is sponsored by Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance

Image: Celadon Remnants (2008) (detail) © Jean Shin, Broadway Station, Queens, MTA Long Island Rail Road. Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit.
Photo: Seong Kwon.