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Introduction to Korean Art and Visual Culture:
Revisiting the Past and Observing the Present

Part II: Visual Culture in Modern and Contemporary Koera

Instructor: Dr. Shim Chung
September 9, 2008 - December 2, 2008
- The first class will be held on Tuesday, September 9 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm . The rest of the classes will be held on the first Tuesdays of each month starting October to December from 6:30pm to 8:30pm .
- 4 Sessions
- Field trip (TBA)
- Cost: $0

	Modernism and Modernity in the Colonial Period in Korea (1910-1945) September 9, 2008
	This session will continue to discuss popular materials and visual culture during the colonial period in Korea , in which modernization was synonymous with Westernization. The newly changing society and its altered visual culture embody the conflicts between tradition and modernity.
	Post-War Korean Art October 7, 2008
	After the Korea Civil War (1950-53), which marked a cold war era in Korea , Korean art became more vigorous than ever by challenging traditional art forms. Informal (Abstract Expressionism) and U-fan Lee's Mono ha will be discussed. This is the best opportunity to look at the beginning of Korean contemporary art and visual culture.
	Nam June Paik, New Media and Installation Art in Contemporary Korea November 4, 2008
	After the emergence of Information and Technology in contemporary Korea , new media art has garnered international fame through numerous global exhibitions in Korea , such as Gwangju Biennale, Media City Seoul, and Busan Biennale. By discussing Nam June Paik's contributions to Video Art in the late 1960s and 1970s, this session will introduce the major and emerging artists in new media art in contemporary Korea . Doho Suh's work will be also discussed.
	Feminist Voices and Feminist Art December 2, 2008
	After the influx of concepts of feminism, femininity, and subjectivity in visual arenas in Korea , several women artists such as Lee Bul challenged a male-dominant art world, as well as conventional sculptural forms, by the use of the grotesque and the feminine. This session will explore new feminist voices, or queer voices, historically unevaluated, in Korean visual art.