Where, In What Form, Shall We Meet Again: On 20th-Century Art in Korea

Join scholar Joan Kee to follow the unexpected twists and turns of Korean art from the end of the 19th century until 1970. Building on the artists and ideas in the exhibition Lineages: Korean Art at The Met , Kee illustrates how different approaches to form highlight abundances and endurances in Korean art's 20th century.

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