A look back at the books and literary events of the year – and a summary of my reading diary. Literature in translation In translated fiction, my reading this year has not managed anywhere near to keep pace with the amount of translations being published. I know I said the same in respect of 2017 … [Read More]
Author: Lee Yil
Selected publications by Lee Yil
- Dynamics of Expansion and Reduction – Selected Writings on Korean Contemporary Art tr Bada Song, Chung Yeon-shim, Park Eun-ah, Park Sung-ji, Paul O'Kane, Presses du Réel 2018
Book review: Lee Yil – Dynamics of Expansion and Reduction
How often do you read the learned essay that accompanies a new art exhibition and find yourself not understanding a word of it? For me, more often than I would like. I am never sure how to tell whether the essay is unclear because the writer is being deliberately obscure (to cover up the fact … [Read More]