The space between : the modern in Korean art / edited by Virginia Moon ; with essays by Kang Mingi, Joan Kee, Kim Inhye, Kim Yisoon, Kwon Heangga, Mok Soohyun, Virginia Moon ; additional contributions by Bae Wonjung, Julia H. Han, Ellen Joo, Kim Yejin, Youngin Arial Kim, Park Hyesung ; special conversation with Nora Noh.

In 'The Space Between', a generative period in Korean art between the traditional and the contemporary is illuminated comprehensively for the first time. After the centuries-long Joseon dynasty came 35 uninterrupted years of the Japanese colonial period (1910-45) followed by the Korean War (1950-53)...

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Corporate Authors: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (sponsoring body.)
Kungnip Hyŏndae Misulgwan (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Moon, Virginia = 강민기, 김 인혜 (Curator), 김 이순(Editor, Contributor, Interviewer)
Kang, Min-gi, 1964- = 권 행가(Contributor)
Kee, Joan = 목수현(Contributor)
Kim, In-hye (Curator) = 배원정(Contributor)
Kim, I-sun = 노 노라(Contributor)
Kwŏn, Haeng-ga (Contributor)
Mok, Su-hyŏn (Contributor)
Bae, Wonjung (Contributor)
Han, Julia H. (Contributor)
Joo, Ellen (Contributor)
Kim, Yejin (Contributor)
Kim, Youngin Arial (Contributor)
Park, Hyesung (Contributor)
No, Nora, 1928- (Interviewee)
Language:English
Korean
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with parallel title and some text also in Korean.
Published: Los Angeles, California : New York, NY : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Delmonico Books · D.A.P., [2022]
Subjects:
Art, Korean > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Korean > 21st century > Exhibitions.
ART / General.
Art, Korean.
1900-2099
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Variant Title:
Saiŭi konggan : Han'gungmisurŭi kŭndae
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Stepping into the space between: the modern in Korean art / Virginia Moon
  • Changes in perception and expression in Korean ink-wash and oil paintings of the early twentieth century / Mok Soohyun
  • The birth and gestation of Korean photography (1880s-1960s) / Kwon Heangga
  • A brief look at the new woman (Sinyeoseong) phenomenon / Virginia Moon
  • Interview with Nora Noh, Korea's first fashion designer / Virginia Moon
  • New reflections on polychrome ink painting / Kang Mingi
  • Historical and artistic exploration in Korea: 1920s-1950s / Kim Inhye
  • Korean modern sculpture: from a new aesthetic language to the search for identity / Kim Kisoon
  • What contemporary art means in Korea / Joan Kee.