Exhibition: HAUNTED KOREAS Dreaming Unification Protest Peace
Exhibition: February 12 – May 17, 2025
Artists: Mina Cheon with Kim Il Soon
Location: Asian Arts Gallery & Center for the Arts Atrium, Towson University, 1 Fine Arts Drive, Towson, MD 21204
On view: Monday – Saturday 11am – 4pm
Admission: Free (donations are welcome)
View the most extensive collection of global activist artist Mina Cheon’s series of “Unification Dream” paintings, a new perspective on the flags of a unified Korea. Each of these paintings, born from the artist’s stream of unconsciousness, is a powerful peace protest, shedding light on the intricacies of communication, love, and a shared vision of a harmonious future for North and South Korea. The call for unification within the Koreas is a concerted effort to desire peace on earth, because to dream for global peace is about healing and reconciliation of tempered worlds divided.
Hosted by the Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University.
Opening Reception & Artists Talk on February 22
Date & time: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 5:30pm
Location: Asian Arts Gallery & Center for the Arts Atrium, Towson University, 1 Fine Arts Drive, Towson, MD 21204
Admission: Free (donations are welcome)
More information and to RSVP: Reception Eventbrite page
Join Mina Cheon to explore the HAUNTED KOREAS: Dreaming Unification Protest Peace exhibition together and gain insights into how she creates art to advocate for positive change. Mina Cheon (PhD, MFA) is a global Korean new media artist, scholar, and educator who divides her time between Baltimore, New York, and Seoul, Korea. Born in Seoul to parents who were originally from the North, Cheon has never known a unified Korea. She has worked on North Korean awareness and global peace projects since 2004 and her specific focus on East Asia reflects the transgenerational trauma of Korea’s history, particularly division, war, and Japanese colonization.
This event is co-sponsored by the Korean American Foundation – Greater Washington and the Baltimore Changwon Sister City Committee.
