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Korean Art from the 19th Century to the Present
Charlotte Horlyck
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Description for Korean Art from the 19th Century to the Present
Hardback. Charlotte Horlyck explores oil and ink paintings to video art, multi-media installations, ready-mades and performance, and the questions that arise about the role of art and the artist's position within society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 illustrations, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190. .
Korean artists are a permanent fixture on today's international art scene, as interest in modern and contemporary art from South as well as North Korea has grown in strength. Museums and individual collectors eager to tap into this rising market are acquiring many more Korean artworks. But how are we to understand Korean art and its cultural significance? What has led to the formation of Korea's cultural scene as we know it today, and what role have artists played in this process? These are some of the questions that frame the narrative in this richly illustrated history of Korean art ... Read more
Korean artists are a permanent fixture on today's international art scene, as interest in modern and contemporary art from South as well as North Korea has grown in strength. Museums and individual collectors eager to tap into this rising market are acquiring many more Korean artworks. But how are we to understand Korean art and its cultural significance? What has led to the formation of Korea's cultural scene as we know it today, and what role have artists played in this process? These are some of the questions that frame the narrative in this richly illustrated history of Korean art ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780237367
SKU
V9781780237367
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99-5
About Charlotte Horlyck
Charlotte Horlyck is Lecturer in Korean Art History at SOAS, University of London, where she teaches on Korean art from pre-modern to contemporary times. She has published widely on Korean material culture.
Reviews for Korean Art from the 19th Century to the Present
'The book provides a fascinating insight into the greatest century of political, social and cultural change in the history of Korea, the focus of artistic as well as military confrontation between East and West.' - Keith Pratt, Emeritus Professor, Durham University; 'This book covers over 100 years of Korean modern art in one flow by explaining each period's art scenes ... Read more