미술사학자/비평가/큐레이터 김홍희(Kim Hong-hee)씨가 한국 페미니스트 미술가 연구서 'Korean Feminist Artists: Confront and Deconstruct'를 10월 영국의 권위있는 미술도서 출판사 파이돈(Phaidon)에서 출간한다. 이 책에는 차학경(Theresa Hak Kyung Cha), 함경아(Kyungah Ham), 김수자(Kimsooja), 이불(Lee Bul), 이미래(Mire Lee), 임민욱(Minouk Lim), 양혜규(Haegue Yang), 윤석남(Yun Suknam) 등 42인의 페미니스트 작가론이 실려있으며, 시인 김혜순씨의 에세이로 마무리했다.

 

김홍희씨는 이화여대 불문과 졸업 후 동 대학원 서양현대미술사학과를 수료한 뒤 콩코르디아대에서 미술사 석사, 홍익대학원에서 서양미술사 박사학위를 받았다. 쌈지스페이스 관장(1998-2008), 베니스비엔날레(2003) 한국관 커미셔너, 광주 비엔날레 총감독(2006), 서울시립미술관장(2012-2016)을 지냈다.  

  

 

 

Korean Feminist Artists: Confront and Deconstruct 

Dr. Kim Hong-hee, with a contribution from Kim Hyesoon

 

Phaidon

Price: USD$79.95

 

Explore the vibrant history and profound cultural resonance of feminist art from Korea and the diaspora

 

Renowned curator and scholar Dr. Kim Hong-hee’s book is the first to delve into Korean feminist artists’ impact on the East Asian cultural landscape.

 

This unprecedented visual survey celebrates the work of 42 contemporary artists, from rising stars to globally recognized names, including Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Kyungah Ham, Kimsooja, Lee Bul, Mire Lee, Minouk Lim, Haegue Yang, and Yun Suknam. Organized by themes including queer politics, ecofeminism, the diaspora, and abstraction, Korean Feminist Artists features artworks across painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation, handicrafts, and performance. Through rich imagery and insightful writing, the book explores the quest of these pioneering artists for social, cultural, and sexual equality, from their confrontations with the mainstream art establishment to the significance of their aesthetic and political interventions.

 

Richly illustrated with nearly 260 beautifully reproduced images and closing with a personal and thought-provoking essay from influential South Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, this vital and timely survey reveals the impact of women artists on Korean culture at large.

 

About the author

Dr. Kim Hong-hee is an art historian, curator, and critic based in Seoul, who specializes in video art and feminist art. She is chairperson of the board of the Nam June Paik Cultural Foundation and served as Director of the Seoul Museum of Art (2012–16) and the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art (2006–10). She was a member of the Finding Committee of Documenta 14 (2017), Artistic Director of the 6th Gwangju Biennale (2006), and Commissioner of the South Korean Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale (2003).

 

Kim Hyesoon is one of the most influential contemporary poets of South Korea. She is the first female poet to receive the prestigious Midang and Kim Su-yong awards, and her work has been translated into many languages, including Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish. Kim lives in Seoul and teaches creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Kim has won several international literature prizes, including the National Book Critics Circle Award (2024).

 

Format: Hardback

Size: 290 × 214 mm (11 3/8 × 8 3/8 in)

Pages: 360 pp

Illustrations: 260 illustrations

ISBN: 9781838667054

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