Online Lecture Featuring Korean Abstract Art Pioneer Painter Kim Whanki and Others

Online Humanities Courses Including Virtual Museum Tours, Historical Figure Exploration, and Introduction to Aesthetics... Gwanak-gu Humanities Support Center Provides Interactive Sessions via YouTube and Webex

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) has prepared various humanities lectures to provide opportunities for self-reflection through small moments of happiness in daily life for “anytime, anywhere, anyone” in the post-COVID-19 era, where non-face-to-face interactions have become the norm.

First, the “Bang-guseok Humanities Travel,” which offered a healing virtual trip to residents exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, has returned for Season 3 following last year’s success.

This season, participants will embark on a virtual museum tour with figures representing modern and contemporary Korean art history. The tour includes ▲ Na Hye-seok, the first female Western-style painter ▲ Lee Jung-seop, encountered in the Year of the White Ox ▲ Kim Whanki, a pioneer of Korean abstract art ▲ and Mr. Choi Sun-woo, author of “Standing by the Pillars of Muryangsujeon,” exploring the connection with Gwanak-gu’s Horim Museum.

Lectures will be uploaded biweekly starting early March, and residents wishing to watch can subscribe by searching “Gwanak-gu Humanities Support Center” on YouTube to access the lectures.

Additionally, the lecture series “Eight Great Histories That Shook World History” will be held. Historian Kim Si-yeol will select eight influential figures in world history to examine the historical context and political climate of their eras and explore the essential significance of these individuals.

This lecture series will run live on the Gwanak-gu Humanities Support Center YouTube channel every Thursday from 2 PM to 4 PM, from March 18 to May 6, totaling nine sessions.

Lastly, the lecture “A Very Easy Start to Aesthetics” will be offered with aesthetician Professor Geum Bit-naeryeom. It will revisit basic concepts of aesthetics and provide time to reflect on life by traversing various eras and philosophers.

The lectures will be held six times from March 22 to April 26, every Monday from 2 PM to 4 PM, as interactive sessions using the Webex video conferencing program.

All lectures are free of charge. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis through the Gwanak-gu website (Education ▷ Humanities Lectures ▷ Lecture Application). Registered participants will receive a connection link via text message 10 minutes before the lecture begins.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We have prepared virtual trips and various humanities lectures to offer healing in daily life to residents whose minds and bodies are exhausted due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to discover and operate diverse online non-face-to-face lectures that anyone can enjoy anytime and anywhere in line with the post-COVID-19 era.”

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