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Art, War, and Exile in Modern Korea: Rethinking the Life and Work of Lee Qoede book cover

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Art, War, and Exile in Modern Korea Rethinking the Life and Work of Lee Qoede

By Jinyoung Anna Jin Copyright 2025
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge
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This book celebrates the life and works of Lee Qoede (1913-1965), who focused on art's social purpose and representation of civilians. He believed art must be an integral part of the struggle in reality. It cannot simply be a still-life of apples, flowers, or scenery. Born in South Korea, he was a prisoner of war, defected to North Korea, was politically purged, and died at fifty-two. His works... Read more
List of Illustrations, Acknowledgments, List of Abbreviations, Historical Timeline, Notes on Language, Introduction, Chapter 1. Unraveling Lee Qoede's Journey: Korean Political Violence and Defection, Chapter 2. Rethinking Lee Qoede: New Perspectives, Chapter 3. Empowering the Masses: Lee Qoede's Art for the People, Chapter 4. Witnessing History Through Art: Visual Narratives of Atrocities Photographic Truth, Chapter 5. The Art of the Mural, Epilogue, Glossary, Bibliography, List of Publications by Lee Qoede and Lee Yeoseong, Index

Biography

Jinyoung Anna Jin, PhD., is the Director of Asian Art and Culture at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University and has served on the community advisory board for PBS Thirteen/WLIW since 2016. www.thewangcenter.org

“Blending existing research by Korean academics (of which very little has been previously published in English) with recent findings, Jin presents a cogent and multivalent exploration of Lee’s creative and sociopolitical milieu…This English-language survey of Lee Qoede’s life and work encapsulates a masterful integration of the artistic, political, and social factors behind Lee’s emergence as one of Korea’s most beloved yet historically disregarded artists.”

Andy St. Louis, ArtAsiaPacific, (May, 2025): 99

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