Last Saturday night, the Asia Society conducted one of the 50 benefit dinners it is holding this year across the United States and Asia to celebrate its 50th anniversary at Koo New York, an Upper East Side gallery specializing in antique and contemporary Korean art. The dinner was overseen by Jeannine Glazewski, director of special events, and Diana Roggemann, special events manager for the society.Catered by Kori, the Korean restaurant in TriBeCa, the evening began with cocktails in the gallery’s garden and continued with a sit-down dinner for 24 in its duplex exhibition space. Kori’s innovative cuisine—featuring traditional Korean dishes adapted to the Western palate, such as miso-glazed Chilean sea bass—was served on beautiful plates made by contemporary Korean ceramicists Lee In-chin, Cho Sung-mook, Lee Un-bom, Park Jong-hoon, and Song Taesik, which were part of the collection of the gallery’s owner, Jiyoung Koo. The ceramics were prominently displayed on gray tablecloths.
Other special touches were flower arrangements (in reds and oranges) of French tulips, protea, and other blossoms, as well as black-and-white photographs of a grove of sacred Korean pine trees, taken by Bae Bien-U, a gallery artist. Even the invitation had unusual flair: bound between gold covers, it contained elaborate reproductions of art from the Asia Society’s renowned collection.
—Jane L. Levere
Posted 06.14.06
Photos: Gregory Partanio/ManhattanSociety.com
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Other special touches were flower arrangements (in reds and oranges) of French tulips, protea, and other blossoms, as well as black-and-white photographs of a grove of sacred Korean pine trees, taken by Bae Bien-U, a gallery artist. Even the invitation had unusual flair: bound between gold covers, it contained elaborate reproductions of art from the Asia Society’s renowned collection.
—Jane L. Levere
Posted 06.14.06
Photos: Gregory Partanio/ManhattanSociety.com
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