@article{ART003094124},
author={Miran Park},
title={Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane},
journal={Journal of History of Modern Art},
issn={1598-7728},
year={2024},
number={55},
pages={171-195}
TY - JOUR
AU - Miran Park
TI - Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane
JO - Journal of History of Modern Art
PY - 2024
VL - null
IS - 55
PB - 현대미술사학회
SP - 171
EP - 195
SN - 1598-7728
AB - This study analyzes the overall artistic oeuvre of Jung Kangja (1942-2017), a significant figure in the history of Korean contemporary art, by distinguishing between different periods of her work. Research and evaluations of Jung Kangja’s body of work have primarily focused on the ‘Happenings’ that unfolded in the late 1960s. As a performance artist, the art historical significance of her achievements is evident. However, it is also true that her painting career, which constitutes the majority of her fifty-year artistic life, has been relatively undervalued. A comprehensive evaluation of Jung Kangja’s work necessitates a holistic understanding of her Happenings, object installations, and paintings. The self-liberating gestures of Jung Kangja, which utilized her own female body as both a means and a medium to challenge conservative Korean society, faced a temporary setback when her first solo exhibition was forcibly demolished. However, afterward, her depiction of the female body on the unrestrained picture plane of painting progressed towards ultimate self-liberation by integrating central themes such as exotic women, Janus, Hanbok, semicircles, and the most primal gesture, dance.
KW - Korean art history;Korean contemporary art;Korean experimental art;Korean contemporary painting;performance art;feminist art;Jung Kangja
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Miran Park. (2024). Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane. Journal of History of Modern Art, 55, 171-195.
Miran Park. 2024, "Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane", Journal of History of Modern Art, no.55, pp.171-195.
Miran Park "Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane" Journal of History of Modern Art 55 pp.171-195 (2024) : 171.
Miran Park. Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane. 2024; 55 : 171-195.
Miran Park. "Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane" Journal of History of Modern Art no.55(2024) : 171-195.
Miran Park. Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane. Journal of History of Modern Art, 55, 171-195.
Miran Park. Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane. Journal of History of Modern Art. 2024; 55 171-195.
Miran Park. Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane. 2024; 55 : 171-195.
Miran Park. "Jung Kangja’s Gesture of Self-Liberation: From Performance Scene to Painting’s Picture Plane" Journal of History of Modern Art no.55(2024) : 171-195.
