Globalizing Korean queers ? Project L(esbian) , the first exhibition of lesbian arts in South Korea

Bibliographic Data

ID12671684
AuthorsDong‐Yeon Koh (Yahoo (United Kingdom), corresponding author), Dong-Yeon Koh
Year2013
Volume14
Issue3
Pages378-400
Publication date2013-06-27
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInter-Asia Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9373 • E-ISSN: 1469-8447
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649373.2013.802416
OpenAlexW2010006073
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

This paper deals with the influence of queer and visual culture in South Korea by concentrating on the example of Project L, the first exhibition organized by self-proclaimed lesbian artists and curators in South Korea in 2005, followed by the group's second exhibition, Gender Spectrum, in 2008. Conflicts between the dominant curatorial approach toward feminist arts and the identity politics of the Project L team are investigated in order to illustrate major theoretical predicaments in which lesbian activists and artists find themselves in feminist organizations and art exhibitions in Korea. As the title “Globalizing Korean Queer” suggests, this paper also examines contradictory circumstances related to the influence of queer theory in non-western countries. A close analysis of Gender Spectrum sheds light upon how a non-western lesbian group utilizes queer theory to understand the distinctive cultural conditions underlying homophobia, beyond merely importing “advanced” theories from the west

Aesthetics · Art · Exhibition · Identity (music · Lesbian · Political science · Politics · Queer · Queer theory · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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