Han Youngsoo is recognized as one of the first commercial photographers in South Korea, capturing the beauty of Seoul's streets from 1956 to 1963 during the country's postwar reconstruction and rapid modernization. His refined perspective continues to be celebrated, with recent acquisitions by LACMA (Los Angeles) and the International Center of Photography (New York).
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- Toned gelatin silver print
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- 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm
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- 5 of 30
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- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
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Born in 1933 to an affluent family in Gaeseong, Han Youngsoo showed artistic talent from a young age and pursued photography as a hobby. After his military service in the Korean War, he became a member of the Shinsunwhue (New Line) group, an association of realist photographers who championed “everyday life photography.” In Seoul, they documented the resurrection of the city in the late 1950s and the social realities of the Korean people. South Korea’s economy saw explosive growth in the 1960s. In 1966, Han founded his photography studio, Han’s Photo, which pioneered the country’s advertising and fashion photography industries. Han went on to take leadership positions in numerous photography associations and cultural institutes. In 1987, he published Life, a photography book that compiled historic scenes of Seoul in the aftermath of the Korean War. After his passing in 1999, his daughter Han Sunjung established the Han Youngsoo Foundation to promote Han’s legacy and preserve the estate of his negatives and other archives. The Foundation has garnered international recognition for Han’s photographs. His works were included in the Les Rencontres d’Arles (2014), and he has held recent solo exhibitions at the International Center of Photography in New York (2017), Baik Art Gallery LA (2018), and Harvard University Asia Center (2019). Han’s work has been included in groundbreaking international exhibitions such as The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in September 2022.
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BAIK ART is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Jakarta. Established in Los Angeles in 2014, BAIK ART has introduced artists whose works deal with individual hybridity, globalization, and cultural diaspora. In 2016, BAIK ART expanded its presence to Seoul, promoting an active artistic exchange between the two cities. In 2022, BAIK ART launched its third location in Jakarta while Baik Art Seoul simultaneously relocated and reopened with an inaugural solo exhibition of Han Youngsoo.
Go to gallery page →Han Youngsoo is recognized as one of the first commercial photographers in South Korea, capturing the beauty of Seoul's streets from 1956 to 1963 during the country's postwar reconstruction and rapid modernization. His refined perspective continues to be celebrated, with recent acquisitions by LACMA (Los Angeles) and the International Center of Photography (New York).
Artwork details+
- Medium
- Toned gelatin silver print
- Size
- 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm
- Year
- unknown
- Signature
- -
- Edition
- 5 of 30
- Certificate
- Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery
Shipping & taxes+
- Ships from the gallery's location (set per work, defaults to the gallery address)
- Cost calculated at checkout by destination
- Optional full insurance in transit
- Usually ships within 10 business days, fine-art packed
- In-person pickup available for some works (no shipping fee)
- Listed price may include VAT applicable in the seller's country or the work's place of shipment
- Duties, import VAT/GST, customs fees, and other taxes in the buyer's country are not included and are the buyer's responsibility
- These are assessed by the destination customs authority and billed separately by the carrier
- Sales tax may be added at checkout depending on jurisdiction
