Dr. Jongwoo Kim

Biography

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim is an Associate Professor specializing in Art History and Theory at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in 2007. As a historian of modern and contemporary art, Kim has authored several significant works including 'Painted Men in Britain' (Ashgate 2012; Routledge 2016) and 'Male Bodies Unmade' (University of California Press, 2023). His research focuses on notable artists like John Singer Sargent, Frederic Leighton, Henry Scott Tuke, and Aubrey Beardsley, among others before 1960, and extends to figures like Francis Bacon and David Hockney in the post-1960 period. Kim's scholarly output has been featured in leading academic journals, including 'Art History' and 'Asia Critique'. His work has garnered support from several prestigious institutions, including the Clark Art Institute and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

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