Korean Art The Power of Now /anglais - Hardcover

AMIRSADEGHI HOSSEIN

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0956794246 ISBN 13: 9780956794246

Publisher: THAMES HUDSON, 2013

Synopsis

Language:Chinese.Pub Date: 2014-04-28 Pages: 304 Publisher:. TransGlobe Publishing Ltd Despite its relatively small size. Korea has perhaps the most sophisticated contemporary art scene in Asia In recent years. its vibrancy has been lighting up the whole world. with artists such as Do Ho Suh. Kimsooja. Michael Joo and Koo Jeong-A emerging as major players on the international art scene. This book profiles these and many other acclaimed figures as well as of such up-and-coming artists as Lee Yong Baek. Jeon Joohno. Moon Kyungwon and Nikki S. Lee. Influential curators. among them Doryun Chong. Seungduk Kim. Sungwon Kim and Young Chul Lee. are also interviewed. as are heads of some of the countrys leading arts institutions. The countrys art historical origins are explored within the context of modernist preoccupations both inside and outside Korea. Incisive and in-depth essays ...

About this title

About the Author:

Hossein Amirsadeghi is a writer, publisher, editor and documentary film maker, and the driving force behind many books, including Sanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios, Art Studio America, Nordic Contemporary, and Contemporary Art Mexico.

Marcelle Joseph is an independent curator and art consultant based in London.

Review:

“A thorough portrait of the people and institutions that make Korean art unique and fascinating.”
- Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: THAMES HUDSON
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0956794246
• ISBN 13: 9780956794246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304