Shine Brightly
Korean Photography Since 1957
$160.70
- Hardcover
364 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
The first comprehensive history of Korean photography in the English language.
Korean photography, whose practitioners have forged a unique visual language across seven decades, has been a vital part of the rise of South Korea’s identity and influence at the heart of contemporary culture. Built upon original, on-the-ground research and first-hand interviews, Shine Brightly explores the key artists, movements and exhibitions against their political, social and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500028933 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500028931 |
| Author: | Holly Roussell, Sunyoung Kim |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 308mm |
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Critics Review
‘A genre-bending journey through 70 years of Korean photography, moving from the macro – changing urban landscapes – to the micro, with inner worlds and experiments on paper. It is a definitive compendium, bringing together key names and movements, and an overdue addition to the canon’ - Aesthetica
Holly Roussell
Holly Roussell is a curator, museologist, and art historian specializing in photography and contemporary art from East Asia. She is Curator at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, and the co-author, with William A. Ewing, of Civilization: The Way We Live Now.
Sunyoung Kim is Senior Curator at the Museum Hanmi (formerly the Museum of Photography Seoul). Recent exhibitions include Beyond the Frames: The Centennial of Korean Art Photography 1920-2020 and William Klein: Dear Folks in collaboration with Raphaëlle Stopin.
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