Jung-Sil Lee, Dong-Yeon Koh

Modern and Contemporary Korean Art in Context (1950 - Now)

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Produktbeschreibung

Including 120 full-colour images throughout, this is a vividly illustrated, in-depth and up-to-date introduction to the world of Korean art from 1950 to the present day. The book covers such as topics as: · Historical, political and social contexts from the military dictatorship through the post-Olympics period to the digital age; · Major artistic movements, including: Modernist, New Wave, Avant Garde and feminist art; · Key forms, from traditional ink painting to public art, architecture and digital art; · Artistic institutions, from established galleries and the art market to artists' collectives and alternative spaces; · Global contexts, including Korean American, Korean diaspora and and Korean adopted artists. Including an appendix of key art institutions, major exhibitions and important artists, this book is an essential introduction and reference guide to Korean art and its global impact.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 169mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350446861
• ISBN-10: 1350446866
• Artikelnr.: 69726365

Autorenporträt

Jung-Sil Lee is Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art, and George Washington University, USA. She curated extensive art exhibitions including "Collateral Damage" in John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY, New York, 2016) and "Truth: Promise for Peace" traveling exhibition (2017) sponsored by Korean Minster of Gender Equality and Family. Dong-Yeon Koh is Adjunct Lecturer at Seoul National University, Korea. Koh is the author of nine books in English and in Korean including The Korean War and Postmemory Generation (2021), The Condition of Art Criticism (2019), and Soft-power: The Popularization Artistic Practices in East Asian Art (2018).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Contents Note to Readers Introduction Chapter 1. Shaping
Korean Modernism: Memories of Colonialism, Korean War, and Postcolonialism
(1950s-1960s) i. Wartime Korean Art: The Korean War as a Cold War Proxy ii.
Korean Modernism: Intersection of National Identity and Abstraction iii.
Gender Politics in Colonial and Postcolonial Korea iv. Art Informel:
Intersection of the Eastern Spirituality and the Western Formalism v. New
Wave and Experimental Avant Garde Groups Chapter 2. Modernity, Modern Art,
and its Discontents (1970s-1990s) i. Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting
ii. Minjung Misul: People's Art and Democratization iii. Korean American
Diaspora (1960s-1990s) iv. Redefining Traditional Korean Ink Painting v.
Modern Architecture and Public Memorialization Chapter 3. The Globalization
of the Korean Artworld and Rise of Consumerism (1989-2003) i. The Rise of
Consumer Culture in the Post-Olympic Era ii. The Era of Popular and
Consumer Culture and Sogroup Undong iii. The Globalization of the Korean
Art World and Korean Expatriate Artists iv. The Rise of Women Artist
Collective and Feminist Art in Korea, 1990s v. Beyond the Old Institutional
Framework: Alternative Places in the Late 1990s Chapter 4. Inclusion and
Diversity: Beyond the Myth of Ethnic Nationalism (2003-2023) i. Ethnic
Nationalism and Growing Discontent in the Post-IMF Era ii. Historical
Tragedies and the Postmemory Generation in Arts iii. Urbanization and Art:
New Cities and Old Communities iv. Media Art After Paik Namjune: A Double
Attitude Towards Technology v. The Myth of Pure-Bloodedness: Cultural,
Sexual and Racial Diversity Epilogue List of Illustrations Bibliography
Index