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Good Evening, Ms. Jiyoon Lee!

11-Mar-08

Good Evening, Ms. Jiyoon Lee!

Matthew Jackson reports from last Thursday's gallery talk at the KCC I had assumed that the Nam June Paik talk by Jiyoon Lee would take the form of a tour around the gallery itself. The schedule of the evening was fuller than I had expected, and required the setting of the 'Sejong Room' on the basement level, newly fitted out with lecture-room tables and an LG flat screen TV of considerable proportions. The talk material had evidently been prepared very carefully for a non-Korean audience, which was much appreciated by those non-Koreans who did make it (in spite of the late announcement). Jiyoon Lee is an independent curator, and director of the London-based SUUM Project, which brought us Through the Looking Glass at ...
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Feminism and women artists in Korean art

24-Feb-07

Feminism and women artists in Korean art

Lecture 5 in Jiyoon Lee's Art & Society in Modern Korea course. Big caveat: a very simplistic and immature summary, prepared by someone with limited knowledge or understanding of these things, of a very brief lecture covering a huge topic. Treat with extreme caution. Posted here as a "stub" (in Wiki terms) which I might build on in the future. Before the 20th century the occupation of being a professional artist went against the Confucian concept of an ideal wife. There were female artists, but they were privileged women who were able to become accomplished artists without having to stoop to earning money from their abilities - for example Princess Jeong Myeong (Daughter of king Seonjo), Ahn Dong Jang (안동장), and one ...
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South Korean artist’s response to the Division of Korea

16-Dec-06

South Korean artist’s response to the Division of Korea

South Korean Artists' Response to the Issue of Divided Korea Lecture by Jim Hoare and Jiyoon Lee Monday 11 December at Asia House 6.45-7.45pm The current exhibition at Asia House is producing much food for thought. This is now the third post devoted to the exhibition and is unlikely to be the last. In an evening of two halves on Monday night, Jim Hoare, BAKS president and the UK's first chargé d'affaires in Pyongyang, gave a lucid overview of the history of the DPRK and engagement with the South; while Jiyoon Lee, curator of the exhibition, followed with a discussion of post-division South Korean art. Hoare's presentation was compelling, and he held the audience's attention absolutely. He finished his talk with some photos from ...
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