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Making of modern Korean art : the letters of Kim Tschang-Yeul, Kim Whanki, Lee Ufan, and Park Seo-Bo, 1961-1982 /

"From the birth of Korean Informal to the emergence of Dansaekhwa, this book is the first comprehensive survey of modern Korean abstraction through the lives of four protagonists: Kim Tschang-Yeul (1929-2021), Kim Whanki (1913-74), Lee Ufan (born 1936) and Park Seo-Bo (1931-2023). These four ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chung, Yeon Shim (Editor), Chong, Doryun (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Gregory R. Miller & Co. : Tina Kim Gallery, [2025]
Subjects:
Kim, Ch'ang-nyŏl, > 1929-2021 > Correspondence.
Kim, Whanki, > 1913-1974 > Correspondence.
Yi, U-hwan, > 1936- > Correspondence.
Pak, Sŏ-bo, > 1931-2023 > Correspondence.
Art, Korean > 20th century.
Art coréen > 20e siècle.
Art, Korean
1900-1999
Personal correspondence
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Summary:"From the birth of Korean Informal to the emergence of Dansaekhwa, this book is the first comprehensive survey of modern Korean abstraction through the lives of four protagonists: Kim Tschang-Yeul (1929-2021), Kim Whanki (1913-74), Lee Ufan (born 1936) and Park Seo-Bo (1931-2023). These four artists strove for "international contemporaneity" in four different cities: Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and New York. This landmark volume foregrounds the personal correspondences between these pioneering artists as critical documents charting the development of modern Korean art. Newly translated, previously unpublished letters are reproduced here alongside groundbreaking artworks, offering an unprecedented window into the artistic, philosophical and logistical challenges of forging a distinctly Korean modernism"--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 x 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781941366769
1941366767