Extreme Beauty: 12 Korean Artists Today

On the biggest international stages, from the Venice Biennale to museums around the world, contemporary art from Korea excites and challenges viewers wherever it is shown. In Extreme Beauty: 12 Korean Artists Today, leading curators and critics explore the complex creative practices of leading artists active in Korea and internationally. Each of the 12 Korean artists and groups are highly original figures, having spent decades developing their unique styles and approaches to making art, from the ultra-minimal to the hyper-conceptual, the monstrous and the science-fictional. Readers will get an inside look at the complex processes behind these artworks through this generously illustrated volume, which was designed by the London-based creative studio Barnbrook.

Extreme Beauty features: Koo Jeong A, Lee Dong-gi, Suki Seokyeong Kang, Lee Wan, Meekyoung Shin, San Keum Koh, Seulgi Lee, Mire Lee, Kang Seung Lee, Yeesookyung, Nam Tchun Mo, and Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho.