Camouflaged dissent - a plastic umbrella and transparent balloons: "happenings" in South Korea, 1967-1968

This chapter similarly considers questions around cultural exchange in its examination of South Korean performance art in the late 1960s. Specifically, it analyzes the emergence of "Happenings" in South Korea, during the period of the authoritarian regime of Park Chung-hee to explore the w...

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Main Author: Choi, Sooran (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Summary:This chapter similarly considers questions around cultural exchange in its examination of South Korean performance art in the late 1960s. Specifically, it analyzes the emergence of "Happenings" in South Korea, during the period of the authoritarian regime of Park Chung-hee to explore the ways in which these events represented the strategic and creative appropriations of popular Western art styles of the period as forms of protection for critical resistance. It trace the various uses of the term "Happening" in South Korea, from its initial interpretation as an "exotic" Western avant-garde art form, to its later popularization as a stylish Korean cultural trend between 1967 and 1968. Plastic Umbrella also contained elements that alluded to the Korean folk traditions. The circling dance they performed referenced Ganggangsullae, a type of traditional Korean circle dancing that was performed to celebrate a bountiful harvest.
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISBN:978-0-367-14084-7

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