Unraveling the 'Conceptual History' of Joseon Painting... Academy of Korean Studies Publishes First Volume of "Korean Art Series"

Academy of Korean Studies Launches First Volume of Art Series
Full-scale Advancement of Korean Studies in the Arts
Goal to Publish 150 Volumes in Total

The Academy of Korean Studies (President: Kim Naknyeon), through its affiliated Center for the Promotion of Korean Studies, announced on March 3 that it has published the first volume of the "Korean Art Series," titled "A Genealogical Study of the Aesthetic Concepts in Joseon Dynasty Art Theories" (written by Lim Taeseung, published by Yeklak).

This publication marks the first achievement in the arts field of the , which has been underway since 2020. The project is a long-term large-scale series research support initiative, consisting of three fields: ▲Academics ("20th Century Korean Academic Series"), ▲Culture ("21st Century Korean Culture Series"), and ▲Art ("Korean Art Series"). The goal is to publish a total of 150 volumes over the next 10 years, with 50 volumes in each field.

The "Korean Art Series" has been planned around key topics in four areas: fine arts, music, performing and visual arts, and other arts. It was created to systematically organize and disseminate research achievements in the arts field, which had relatively less accumulated research.

The first volume, "A Genealogical Study of the Aesthetic Concepts in Joseon Dynasty Art Theories," is an academic book that analyzes the formation and development of aesthetic concepts found in Joseon Dynasty art theories (Hwaron) from a genealogical perspective. The author, Professor Lim Taeseung of Sungkyunkwan University, reviewed Hwaron materials recorded in Joseon Dynasty documents and elucidated the process by which the aesthetic concepts underpinning the theory of art creation and appreciation were formed and transformed within ideological and social contexts.

A representative from the Center for the Promotion of Korean Studies stated, "With this publication, we plan to expand the accumulation of research achievements not only on the pre-modern era but also on modern and contemporary Korean art, and to strengthen an integrated research support system."

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