Events

2026

"Global Currents of Modernism: Empire, Migration, and the Art of Lee Qoede and Kitagawa Tamiji"
Asian Studies Conference Japan, Sophia University, Tokyo
July 4-5, 2026

Korean Art Symposium: "Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art"
Art Institute of Chicago
June 24, 2026

"From Orozco to Lee Qoede: How Mexican Murals Inspired Korean Art"
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
May 28, 2026

"Hats, Demons, and Identity: Korea's Black Horsehair Hat Across Tim and Imagination"
Korean Cultural Society of Boston
April 9, 2026

Panel Discussion: Early South-to-South Dialogues: Mexican Muralism and Artists in Asia
Art Basel Hong Kong
March 27, 2026

Meet the Author: Jinyoung Anna Jin
Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada 
March 13, 2026

"Forgotten Modernist: Lee Qoede, Muralism, and the Geopolitics of Memory"
Columbia University
February 19, 2026

"When Objects Come Alive: Activating Museum Collections for Digital Audiences" Symposium
Reframing Heritage: Conservation and Multi-Dimensional Interpretation of the Korean Art Collection
Peabody Essex Museum
February 14, 2026

2025

"Murals Speak: Lee Qoede and the Mexican Muralists' Vision for National Art"
University of Michigan
November 4, 2025

"Art, War, and Exile: Rediscovering Lee Qoede's Vision for Korean Modernism"
University of Hawaii at Manoa
October 30, 2025

“Art and Exile: Reassessing Lee Qoede’s Legacy in the Geopolitical Landscape of Modern Asia”
European Association for Asian Art and Archaeology, University of Lisbon, Portugal
September 8-13, 2025

Organizer and Presenter, Symposium:
"Art, War, and Exile: Lee Qoede and Transnational Muralism in the Cold War Era"
The College of Mexico (El Colegio de México), Mexico City 
Museum of Modern Art of the State of Mexico (Museo de Arte Moderno del Estado de México), Toluca and Museo Kaluz
August 20-22, 2025

Art, War, and Revolution: Lee Qoede and The Global Currents of Muralism in Asia 
Symposium Booklet

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"Book Talk: Art, War and Exile in Modern Korea"
Art Mora, Ridgefield, NJ
July 11, 2025

“Bridging Continents: The Overlooked Influence of Mexican Muralism on Lee Qoede’s Art.”
Association for Korean Studies in Europe Conference, Edinburgh, UK
June 19–22, 2025

“Art, War, and Exile in Modern Korea: Rethinking the Life and Work of Lee Qoede.”
53rd Street Library, New York Public Library, New York
June 7, 2025

“Art Across Borders: Lee Qoede and the Legacy of Mexican Muralism in Modern Korea.”
The Korea Society, New York, NY
June 5, 2025

“Beyond Borders: Lee Qoede’s Post-Defection Journey in Mural Art and Transnational Influence.”
Institute of Art History, University of Wrocław, Poland
May 22–23, 2025

“Rediscovering Lee Qoede: A Hidden Master of Korean Modern Art.”
American Association of Teachers of Korean Spring Colloquium, online
April 11, 2025

“Art Without Borders: Reevaluating Lee Qoede’s Legacy in Modern Korean Art.”
2025 Korean Cultural Society of Boston, Korean Heritage Symposium
April 3, 2025

"Artistic Camaraderie: The Cross-Cultural Exchange Between Lee Qoede and Rina Lazo.”
Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Columbus, OH
March 16, 2025