Full Description
Including over 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 in Korea from the military dictatorship through the post-Olympics period to the digital age;
· Major artistic movements, including: Modernist, Avant Garde Dansaekhwa, Minjung Misul, Hangukhwa, Sogroup undong , Pop Art, Feminist art, Media art, and Postmodern art;
· Key forms, from traditional ink painting to western style painting, print, photography, sculpture, public art, metal art, architecture, installation, performance, and digital art;
· Artistic institutions, from established galleries, museums, and the art market to artists' collectives and alternative spaces;
· Globalization and global contexts, including Korean American, Korean diaspora 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.
Contents
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: Confluence 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
