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Masters of Contemporary Czech Glass

The Czech Embassy said that there will be an exhibition of contemporary Czech glass at the gallery of Sklo in Sindang-dong, Seoul from June 15 to July 29.

The exhibition will presents glass works by Rene Roubicek, Tomas Hlavicka, Ivana Sramkova and Kim Dong-wook.

Contemporary Czech glass art is leading the international field of fine glass art, as it has transformed traditional European glass-making techniques, which have continually developed since the 13th century, to contemporary art, according to the embassy.

``Glass art in the Czech Republic is significant because it has opened a new genre of fine glass art by interpreting glass art, which had long been understood as craft focusing on functional aspects, as sculpture,'' the embassy said in its press release.

Sklo is the first and only gallery which exhibits glass works in South Korea. For more information, call the gallery at (02) 2236-1582/3.

Fan Exhibition at Japanese Cultural Center

The Japanese Embassy said that a fan exhibition will be held at the gallery Silk of its information and cultural center in Unni-dong, Seoul from June 14 to 22.

The exhibition will show 184 fans from Korea, Japan, China, the United States and France. The fan, in its definition, includes pictures and letters made with paper, in its exhibition.

The Association of Far East Arts Exchange and Japanese Fan Arts Association are organizing the events to promote fan arts in Korea with the support of the Japanese Embassy. The exhibition, which is held annually in Asian countries, is the 28th.

Call the Association of Far East Arts Exchange for further information at (02) 2691-2956.