The IResearch Center for East Asian Arts and Culture was established to conduct collaborative research on art and culture in Korea, Japan and other Asian regions with Hongik University, Kyoto University of the Arts and Tohoku University of Art & Design in Japan. In the face of turbulent international situation, East Asia's art world is also undergoing a upheaval. Cities like Hong Kong, which used to lead East Asian art world are gradually losing its influence, however Tokyo Shanghai and other cities are trying to replace them. In this regard, all members of the institute are trying to build foundation with the goal of making Seoul, the center of K-culture, the future hub of East Asian art and culture that will lead the art world in Asia and even the world. Furthermore, the institute aims to contribute to the development of the art industry and serve as a focal point for expanding social interest and discussion about it. With its academic foundation in art history, the institute has explored various research topics such as comparative studies of traditional and contemporary art and culture in East Asia and the history of art and cultural exchange in East Asia, and has held academic symposia and research seminars. The results are as follows. First, in 2013-2014, we ran ‘Intensive Academy for Global Contemporary Art Experts’ to examine Korean visual arts within the cultural context of East Asia and explore strategies for the globalization of Korean Wave art. Second, we organized a seminar on art finance, which has never been held before, to create a bridgehead between art history in the humanities and business, economics in the social sciences, which have been recognized as separate fields. Third, in order to establish a professional art value analysis training program, a seminar was held on the current situation of art value analysis and overseas examples.
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