Your Bright Future
12 Contemporary Artists from Korea
Published on 23. June 2009
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-300-14689-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has opened up under the influence of globalization. This unprecedented book focuses on the work of twelve of Korea's most significant artists.
An introduction by Joan Kee and a chronology track the development of contemporary art in Korea from the 20th century to the present day. Essays by Lynn Zelevansky and Christine Starkman discuss the twelve artists featured: Kimsooja, Bahc Yiso, Do Ho Suh, Choi Jeong-Hwa, Gimhongsok, Jeon Joonho, Kim Beom, Koo Jeong-A, Minouk Lim, Jooyeon Park, Haegue Yang, and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries. These artists work in a range of media, including sculpture, drawing, video, installation and performance, and the World Wide Web. The book also includes artists' interviews and brief biographies.
Distributed for The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Exhibition Schedule:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (6/28/09 - 9/20/09)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (11/22/09 - 2/14/10)
An introduction by Joan Kee and a chronology track the development of contemporary art in Korea from the 20th century to the present day. Essays by Lynn Zelevansky and Christine Starkman discuss the twelve artists featured: Kimsooja, Bahc Yiso, Do Ho Suh, Choi Jeong-Hwa, Gimhongsok, Jeon Joonho, Kim Beom, Koo Jeong-A, Minouk Lim, Jooyeon Park, Haegue Yang, and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries. These artists work in a range of media, including sculpture, drawing, video, installation and performance, and the World Wide Web. The book also includes artists' interviews and brief biographies.
Distributed for The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Exhibition Schedule:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (6/28/09 - 9/20/09)
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (11/22/09 - 2/14/10)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
18 b-w + 159 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
1293 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-14689-9 (9780300146899)
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Persons
Lynn Zelevansky is Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Christine D. Starkman is curator of Asian art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Joan Kee is assistant professor in the history of art department at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and is the author or editor of writings on film and art from many Asian countries. Sunjung Kim is an independent curator based in Seoul, Korea.