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Korean Paintings from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This summer, the Museum offers a unique opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the Korean art of ink painting, through a select group of works from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection that will be on public view for the first time. Dating from the 16th to the early 20th century, these paintings present a wide variety of aesthetics, subject matter, and expressive moods. Images of squirrels and grapevines show artists indulging in humorous ink play, and a large, colorful portrayal of a mother tiger and her three cubs, rendered in carefully detailed brushwork, tickles the imagination and reminds viewers of the importance of tigers in Korean mythology. The several landscapes in the exhibition, featuring imaginary scenery of soaring mountains and quiet lakes, testify to a reverence for nature. Among them is an exceptionally rare treasure, an album of evocative landscapes by the late 16th\/early 17th-century artist Yi Jeong; although Yi is lavishly praised in contemporary documents, few of his paintings survive, as he died at a young age. Another fascinating landscape on view is an example of pyrography, in which the image was made by a hot iron applied to the paper. Along with a dynamic calligraphy screen, these paintings illuminate traditional Korean art at its most eloquent and inventive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Sangah Kim, Cowles Curatorial Fellow in Asian Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n