Diaspora Korean Nomadism (Contemporary Korean Arts Series #2)

Innumerable artists leave their home countries to carry out works and projects as they wander in various countries. They gain strengths in other places and create new art. Unlike nomads who simply had to wander to survive, or the diaspora who were forced to move due to ethnic or religious conflict, today's nomads are understood as cosmopolitans who live for change and creation.

Diaspora: Korean Nomadism is a brief study about international nomads, introducing those who contributed to the development of art in Korea by presenting Korean aesthetic sensibility and artistic creativity to the international world of art, and by introducing the diverse artistic activities they conducted overseas to Korea.

First, the author analyzes the essence of Nomadism and Diaspora, which are also the main topics of the book, using them as concepts to explain Korea's international exchange since modern times. In addition, he explains briefly how these two concepts appeared and developed in the contemporary history of Korea. Following a summary of concepts and history, he selects representative artists including Lee U- fan, Paik Nam June, Suh Do-ho, etc., to retrace their nomadic lives and art journeys and focus on revealing the characteristics of their art. Finally, he organizes the significance and importance of Korean nomadic artists around a few new concepts and concludes with a description of the unique nature and position of Korean artists.