EUGENE–Charles Lachman, curator of the exhibition "The Realm of Revelation: Vision and Imagination in Later Korean Art," will give a free MusEvenings! gallery talk at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane on campus.

Lachman is the associate curator of Asian art at the UO Museum of Art as well as an associate professor of art history. He received his Ph.D. in East Asian studies at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

"The Realm of Revelation," currently on exhibit at the UO art museum through April 9, is drawn in part from works in the museum’s collections. The remainder have been loaned by Robert and Sandra Mattielli of Portland.

The exhibition consists of traditional folding screens, hanging scrolls and fans, as well as an unusual banner and several intricately folded prints. It explores the idea that many Korean artists of the 19th and 20th centuries functioned essentially as visionaries, using their art to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the world.

The University of Oregon Museum of Art is a nonprofit state institution supported by the generosity of its membership and by grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Operating funds also are provided by the Horton, Museum of Art, Culp, Krause and Autzen endowments. Additional funding for this exhibition was provided by a Lane County Tourism Special Projects Grant.

Accessible to people with disabilities, the Museum of Art is open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Suggested admission is $3, except on Wednesday evenings when the MusEvenings! program offers free extended viewing hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Museum members, students, UO employees and children are admitted free.

For information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-3027.

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