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JUNG Kang-Ja, <The Transparent balloons and a Nude of Kang Kuk-jin, Jung Chan-Seung, Jung Kang-ja>, A woman, balloons, music by John Cage, performance, 7min. 40sec., 1968(reproduction in 2016) Courtesy of the artist
[Korea] KANG Kuk-Jin, JUNG Chan-seoung, JUNG Kang-Ja(performer) The Transparent balloons and a Nude
Jung Kang-Ja was a member of the Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition and The Fourth Group as well as a member of New Exhibition Coterie. Transparent and Nudity (May 20, 1968) was the first nude performance in Korea. It was performed in C'est Si Bon music cafe in Mukyodong, which was the center of youth culture. Inside, as the avant-garde music of John Cage playing, the audience could attach a transparent balloon to the naked body and burst it. This participation-type performance was meant to break men's sensual interpretation of the female body. This project showed the feminist argument to challenge a man-centered world and values, which has significance in the history of the arts. This performance shows the situation of a happening documented in pictures by Jung Kang-Ja. |
