Korean Eye. Contemporary Korean Art

The most influential and significant work on Korean contemporary art and artists to date. Collectors and contemporary art lovers will appreciate the unique visuals of this spectacular book.
Following the huge success of Korean Eye Moon Generation - the first international exhibition of Korean contemporary art that previewed in Seoul in May before opening to public acclaim at London's Saatchi Gallery, 5 July - 1 October 2009 - a book featuring 60 of Korea's most renowned contemporary artists. Currently, there is none or very little published information on Korean contemporary art.
Key Sales Information - The 60 artists will be selected by a curatorial team, which will consist of a mix of Korean and international art curators.
- The selection presented in this volume is a mixture of established and new media - photography, painting, sculpture and video.
- The book will also include background information on the art scene in Seoul and/or Korea and will include references to the major art fairs, symposiums, exhibitions, galleries, museums, and events throughout the year.
Authors Daehyung Lee was the Director of the Asia-Pacific Development Society at Columbia University in 2007. He heads the curating company Hzone and the BlueDot-Asia Project, which began in March 2008. Based in Seoul, he has been promoting Korean artists locally as well as in Tokyo, London and Beijing for the past eight years. He is the leading curator for Korean Eye, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to presenting contemporary Korean art throughout the world. Jiyoon Lee is an independent curator, critic and lecturer based in London. She is the Director of the SUUM Contemporary Art Project, with a focus on cultural engagement between Asia and Europe. Her exhibition projects include, Seoul: Until Now!, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen (2005), A Tale of Two Cities: Busan-Seoul, co-curated for the Busan Biennale (2006), Through the Looking Glass: Korean Contemporary Art, Asia House, London (2006), Good Morning Mr. Paik Nam June, Korean Cultural Centre, London (2007), Fantasy Studio, A Foundation, Liverpool Biennale (2008) and AttaKim: ONAIR, co-curated as a collateral event through Gyeongnam Art Museum for the Venice Biennale (2009). Youngna Kim is a Professor of Art History and the Director of theSeoul National University Museum since 2003. She is the author of many books and articles on 20th century Korean art and Western modern art, including Tradition, Modernity and Identity: Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea, Korea Foundation and Hollym International, 2005, and Twentieth Century Korean Art, Laurence King, London, 2005. Serenella Ciclitira has an Honours Degree in Art History from Trinity College, Dublin. She is the co-founder of Korean Eye and leads its curatorial board. She has worked extensively with artists and galleries throughout the world.
Since 1990 she has been an Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Art in London, and has awarded the 'Parallel Prize' for painting and the 'Serenella Ciclitira Scholarship' for sculpture.
One winner was later nominated for the 'Turner Prize' and three of her choices went on to win the prestigious 'Jerwood Sculpture Prize'.
Comparable/Competitive Titles Uta Grosenick, Caspar H. Schübbe, China Art Book, DuMont 2007