Cody Choi(b.1961), who has consistently been active as a visual artist and cultural theorist since the 1980s, explores the cultural identity and relationship of authority within contemporary society. Choi touches upon topics of cultural maldigestion, third-culture created by the clash of different cultures, the beauty of such hybridism, and simultaneously occurring new social phenomena—all of which Choi experienced as a foreigner in the US. Choi gained his stature as a world-renowned artist after participating in a solo exhibition at Deitch Projects (New York, USA) and an inaugural group exhibition at the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Marseille (Marseille, France) in the mid-1990s. From 2015 to 2017 he had a retrospective traveling show at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany), Musée d’Art Contemporain de Marseille (Marseille, France), Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (Chemnitz, Germany) organized by art-historian John C. Welchman. Choi was a representing artist at the Korean Pavilion for the 2017 Venice Biennale. His publication includes Topography of 20th Century Culture (2006) and Topography of Contemporary Culture (2010), which are critiques about contemporary society and culture.
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Cody Choi
코디 최
다른 사람들
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She completed her doctorate in education at the University of Cambridge. She is currently a researcher at the Institute of Social Education, Korea University Continuing Education Center, where she develops programs for teachers.
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Choi Dong-shin
Graduated from the Department of Applied Arts at Seoul National University and the Graduate School of Hongik University. A former professor at the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University, he also served as President of the Korean Society of Package Design. He contributed to significant projects such as creating cultural posters for the 36th Asian Games and signage and environmental design for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His collaborative works include textbooks such as High School Design … -
Han Baek-jin
Graduated from the Graduate School of Industrial Arts at Hongik University and has been actively involved as a member of the Korean Society of Brand Design, the Korean Society of Basic Visual Design, and VIDAK, as well as an invited designer at the Korea Industrial Design Exhibition. In 2005, served as a visiting professor at the University of Washington (UW) and is currently a professor in the Department of Visual Design at Dankook University’s College of Arts. Authored Brand Package … -
Hyundai Card
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John Hill
John Hill is an architect, freelance writer and editor, and published author. He grew up in Chicago, went to architecture school in Kansas, and then moved to New York City after working at an architecture firm in Chicago for ten years. Since the move to NYC in 2006 he has written seven books on architecture. The latest, Buildings in Print , surveys 100 seminal architecture books published since Le Corbusier’s Towards a New Architecture . -
Kim Tae-il
Professor at Jeju National University, School of Architecture. He graduated from Dong-A University and earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Kyoto University in Japan. He worked as a researcher at the Longevity Social Organization in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and as a manager of the Silver Division at Kyungnam Corporation. His specialty is senior facility planning, and his research focuses on community-based senior living environments. As a researcher on Jeju Island, he is … -
Park Chang-hyun
Based in Seoul, this architect designs architecture, spaces, and furniture. In 2013, they founded AROUND Architects, focusing on the social perspective of architecture. Their work spatially proposes connections between people in shared spaces and between buildings to foster neighborhood connectivity. Recent completed projects include the Third Place series of multi-family housing and the Jeongbalsan House. From 2002 to 2018, they taught architecture at Kyonggi University and Korea University. … -
Doi Akifumi
Born in Hiroshima in 1957. Owner of Tom’s Box. Handles picture books and books related to picture books. He has been involved in the planning and editing of over 300 picture books to date, including the Forest of Images series (Holp Shuppan) and Neko no Sweater (Oikawa Kenji, Takeuchi Mayuko). He also organizes the workshop Atosaki Juku with Akira Ono, which aims to nurture picture book authors. -
Shunmyo Masuno
He is the abbot of Dokuozan Genko-ji Temple of the Soto School, a garden designer, and a professor in the Department of Environmental Design at Tama Art University. Born in 1953, he graduated from the Department of Agriculture in the College of Agriculture at Tamagawa University in Japan and practiced at the head temple Sojiji. While creating Zen gardens, he has given lectures at schools and museums around the world. As a garden designer, he has received numerous honors, including the Art … -
Paul Rand
1914–1996. Graphic designer, art director, book designer, children’s book author, and design educator. A second-generation Jewish American, he studied at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design. Beginning with media promotion and magazine cover design, he expanded into roles as an art director for advertising agencies and worked extensively in packaging, book illustration, typography, and corporate branding. He designed logos for major companies including IBM, ABC, UPS, and NeXT. A … -
Erik Spiekermann
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Son Boo-kyung
Graduated from the Department of Art Theory at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree from the same university with research on spatial experiences in Minimalism and New Media Art. Co-translated works such as 40 Essential Readings in Art Theory and Criticism, 21 Terms for Media Criticism, and Postproduction. Published papers including “Jeffrey Shaw’s New Media Installations: Tension between Physical Space and Virtual Space”, “Medial Turns in Korean Avant-Garde”, and “Binghamton Letter: …