Korean Art: The Power of Now[韩国艺术：现代力量]

Despiteitsrelativelysmallsize,KoreahasperhapsthemostsophisticatedcontemporaryartsceneinAsia.Inrecentyears,itsvibrancyhasbeenlightingupthewholeworld,withartistssuchasDoHoSuh,Kimsooja,MichaelJooandKooJeong-Aemergingasmajorplayersontheinternationalartscene.Thisbookprofilestheseandmanyotheracclaimedfiguresaswellasofsuchup-and-comingartistsasLeeYongBaek,JeonJoohno,MoonKyungwonandNikkiS.Lee.Influentialcurators,amongthemDoryunChong,SeungdukKim,SungwonKimandYoungChulLee,arealsointerviewed,asareheadsofsomeofthecountrysleadingartsinstitutions.Thecountry'sarthistoricaloriginsareexploredwithinthecontextofmodernistpreoccupationsbothinsideandoutsideKorea.Incisiveandin-depthessaysbyleadinginternationalscholarsSook-KyungLee,YoungnaKimandJohnRajchmanservetomakethebookavitalresourceforboththoseintheknowandreaderswishingtoacquaintthemselveswithKorea'scontemporarysceneforthefirsttime.