01 Introduction
02 About Nomadism and Diaspora
Nomadism refers to the act of denying existing values, stagnant values and philosophy, and searching for or creating something new. Diasporas do not discriminate among diverse elements but actively takes them in and creates new cultural fusions.
03 Nomadic Tendencies in 20th Century Art
Those who developed modernist art in the early 20th century were for the most part nomads. Today also, many artists leave their homelands, gain strengths in other places and create new art.
04 Diaspora of Korean Art
The history of Korean Diaspora can be divided into four periods and the beginning of dispersion from Korea is documented as the mid 1860s.
05 Modern History of Korean Art and Cultural Flexibility
Korean artists were able to have access to the culture and new arts from overseas directly and indirectly. It was starting from Ko Hui-dong, the first to study in Japan, that Korean artists learned art in Japan, which was westernized. ...They began their international wandering based mainly in Tokyo.
06 "Koreanness" and Global Culture
In the 1950s, artists Lee U-Fan, Lee Ung-no and Kim Whan-ki, relocated their bases of art activities overseas where they built up their careers and fame.
07 Paik Nam June: The Artist Who Chose Diaspora
Paik Nam June is the most internationally-renowned artist in the history of 20th-century Korean art and the founder of video art, which has become a key element in contemporary art history.
08 Neo Nomads
From the end of the '70s to the '80s, an "exceptional" phenomenon occurred in Korean contemporary art. Around this time, when Korean art consisted mostly of monochrome abstracts, a critical and participatory art movement (Minjung art) emerged.
09 Status and Possibilities of Korean Art in the Era of Globalization
Korean Artists are the mediators of culture and art. And the new nomads of Korea to emerge in the near future will no doubt be armed with technology, art and new ways of thinking.
Kim Jung-rak [Àú]
o MFA in Painting, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University o Ph. D. in Art History, University of Freiburg, Germany o Professor of Department of Culture and Liberal Art, Korea National Open University