{"111441":{"#nid":"111441","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Special Lecture by Korean Artist and Satirist Song Byeok","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESong Byeok is a former North Korean propaganda artist and now is a contemporary artist satirizing oppressive regimes worldwide.\u0026nbsp;Song Byeok will speak about his past life as a state-sponsored\u0026nbsp;painter in North Korea and his journey to artistic\u0026nbsp;freedom.\u0026nbsp;Introduction will be given by Dr. John L. Tone, Professor, associate dean of\u0026nbsp;Undergraduate Studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESong Byeok\u2019s role has been profiled in major news media, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Washington Post, Newsweek Japan,\u003C\/em\u003Eand France\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ELiberation,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eamong others. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.songbyeok.com\/video.html\u0022\u003EView his promotional video\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;read Sebastian Strangio\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/asia-pacific\/south-korea\/120105\/north-korea-propaganda-artist-song-byeok\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobalPost\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Earticle\u003C\/a\u003E about the artist and his upcoming exhibition, available here.\u0026nbsp;For more information about\u0026nbsp;Song\u0026nbsp;Byeok, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.songbyeok.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esongbyeok.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Song Byeok will exhibit 20 paintings, include six pieces not yet seen by the public, at\u0026nbsp;The Goat Farm Arts Center\u0026nbsp;Feb. 17-26.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-sponsors:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESchool of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKorean Program, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech Liberty in North Korea Chapter\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESong Byeok is a former North Korean propaganda artist and now is a contemporary artist satirizing oppressive regimes worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Song Byeok is a former North Korean propaganda artist and now is a contemporary artist satirizing oppressive regimes worldwide."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-02-22 12:06:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:05","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-02-23T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-02-23T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-02-23T18:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-02-23 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-02-23 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-02-23 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Modern Languages"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4067","name":"Korean"},{"id":"4042","name":"North Korea"},{"id":"167342","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}