[Rizzoli X KCCNY] Artist Talk with John Pai
Photo credit: Inez & Vinoodh
Date / Time: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 / 5:30-7:00 PM
Venue: Korean Cultural Center New York (122 E 32nd Street)
The Korean Cultural Center New York, in collaboration with Rizzoli, a globally celebrated book publisher, warmly invites you to an exclusive artist talk with John Pai. This event unveils stories behind the artworks featured in the ongoing retrospective "John Pai: Eternal Moment" and the publication process of the monograph "John Pai: Liquid Steel" released in October 2023 by Rizzoli. This publication marks the fifth instance of Rizzoli documenting the life and works of a Korean artist, showcasing John Pai's significant contributions to the art world. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions directly to Pai and purchase signed copies of the book. Historian Leyla Vural, who conducted an oral history with Pai in 2021, will moderate, with Rizzoli's Senior Editor Ellen Cohen as a panelist.
Moderator: Leyla Vural
She conducted an oral history with John Pai over several days in the summer of 2021. The interview has been accepted by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian and will be donated soon. Leyla has an M.A. in oral history from Columbia University, and she is a community affiliate of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University in Montreal. Her interviews are held in the archives at Columbia University, the New-York Historical Society, Cornell University, and elsewhere. Leyla has presented her work in New York, Belfast, Glasgow, and Montreal.
Panelist: Ellen Cohen
She is senior editor at Rizzoli Publications, where she is a project manager for books on art and architecture featuring Mark Rothko, Deborah Remington, and Tadao Ando, and other prominent figures in the art world. Previously she worked at Harry N. Abrams. She graduated from Cornell University with dual degrees in fine art and art history (BA, BFA ’87), then continued her studies at Columbia University. She has three grown children and lives in Westchester, NY, with her husband and new Labrador puppy.