Minjee Kim Cell: 510-552-5398 Email: [email protected] Home page: www.kimminjee.com __________________________________________________________________________________

PROFILE Lecturer, Consultant, Ph. D. Korean Dress Historian. Accomplished scholar and vanguard leader in the field with distinguished record of presentations internationally. Persistent and result-oriented researcher keeping up with up-to-date researches, exhibitions, fashion trends and behaviors of people. Native Korean. Strong language skills with fluency in English. Also a working knowledge of both modern and classic Chinese and Japanese.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Presenter, Talks & Lectures: KOREAN FASHION FROM THE JOSEON DYNASTY TO TODAY, the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA (Dec.09, 2017) In celebration of Couture Korea, contributed a short presentation about inspiration, appropriation, and innovation in contemporary Korean and global fashion, and engaged in the round table discussion with the exhibition curator and answered questions from the audience. Program link: http://www.asianart.org/events/1278?starttime=1512806400

Guest Speaker, Conversation with Curator at the Asian Art Museum Annual Nexus Dinner, San Francisco, CA, USA (Oct.23, 2017) As a guest speaker invited to the annual dinner of Nexus (supporting group for the Asian Art Museum), engaged in a lively conversation with the curator of Couture Korea, which explores the impact of time-honored Korean fashion on global high fashion stages in the 21st century. Delivered fundamentals of hanbok, Korea’s traditional clothing and how it differs from those of other East Asian Country’s, and its aesthetics and vision for future fashion.

Presenter, Ethnic Textile Study Group: De Young Museum Wells Fargo Room, San Francisco, USA (Sep. 24, 2017) Presented an-hour presentation, Koreanness of Korean Dress: Through the Lens of Carolina Herrera, Karl Lagerfeld, and Jean Paul Gaultier for the group. Discussed the cultural elements of Korea that the three high fashion designers recognized as uniquely Korean, and how they incorporated those into their master pieces. Ethnic Textile Study Group is under the Textile Arts Council, one of supporting groups of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

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Presenter, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA, USA (Aug. 6, 2017) Presented “Fashion and Textile Art of Korea: The Dynamism of Interrelationships.” Discussed the birth of Bojagi, traditional Korean wrapping cloth within the conventional practice of clothing construction, along with its subsequent development into a genre of textile art and an inspirational source in contemporary fashion design. Displayed children’s ceremonial dress sets to promote better understanding of the concepts discussed. Program info: http://sebarts.org/index.php/visual-arts/upcoming-exhibitions/

Presenter, Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, Bard Graduate Center, New York, USA (Mar. 28, 2017) Presented “Hanbok in Modern and Postmodern Times: Fashion, Counter-Fashion, and Anti-Fashion” Discussed the cultural continuity of Hanbok as well as its acculturation to the Western dress in modern and postmodern times from the 19th to the 21st centuries using the framework of “fashion,” “counter-fashion,” and “anti-fashion” suggested by Brian J. McVeigh in Antifashion in East Asian Dress: Power of Uniforms (Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, East Asia vol. 6. 2010). Program info & Live-stream lecture video: https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/174/28-mar-2017-hanbok-in-modern-and-postmodern-times

Presenter & Workshop Leader, Conference “Documenting Korean Costume: Primary Sources and New Interpretations” sponsored by the Academy of Korean Studies Grants, The Charles B. Wang Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA (Mar. 24-25, 2017) Presented “Primary Sources for the Korean Dress Historiography: Categorization, Authentication and Interpretation.” Led a workshop “How to Dress, Style, and Store Hanbok” and co-led a workshop with Kisook Suh “International Vocabulary for Documenting Korean Textiles” Program info: http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/wang/other_programs/lecture_programs.html#koreandress

Lecturer, Special Lecture at Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea (Nov. 24, 2016) Lectured “Hanbok, its Cultural Value” for the students of the Dep. of Fashion Design. Lecturer, Wednesday Lecture Series, fall 2016 “Hanbok: Past, Present, and Vision for future”, Seoul National University Museum, Seoul, Korea (Nov. 23, 2016) Lectured “The Aesthetics of Hanbok Mirrored in the Works of Carolina Herrera, Karl Lagerfeld, and Jean Paul Gaultier and the Issue of Cultural Appropriation” for the general public. The lecture series was the parallel program of the ongoing special exhibition “Hanbok, Being with Us: 1960-70s and contemporary styles” at Seoul National University Museum. Presenter, The 1st International Hanbok Seminar “Soigné and Sustainable: Hanbok as Inspiration for Future Fashion”, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA (Nov. 18, 2016)

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Presented “The Aesthetics of Hanbok Mirrored in High Fashion” for the first international Hanbok seminar. The presentation explored the aesthetics of Hanbok mirrored in the works of three High Fashion designers: Carolina Herrera (2011), Karl Lagerfeld (2016), and Jean Paul Gaultier (2016); at the same time touched on the issue of “cultural appropriation”: how transculturation in global fashion can act as cultural appreciation and avoid misappropriation and misrepresentation of the culture quoted. The seminar, sponsored by the Hanbok Advancement Center, an affiliated public institution of Korea Craft and Design Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, obtained its significance as monumental first oversea Hanbok education program by the participants who are in charge of Korean art and fashion in the institutions in the USA.

Lecturer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA (Nov. 16, 2016) Taught a class, Hanbok as creative inspiration for future fashion. The program was sponsored by the Hanbok Advancement Center, an affiliated public institution of Korea Craft and Design Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea.

Lecturer, Korean Community Center, Tenafly & Princeton Korean Culture Research Group, Princeton City Hall, NJ, USA (Nov. 15, 2016) Lectured “Hanbok, its Cultural Value” for the members of Korean Community Center and the Princeton Korean Culture Research Group who mostly are the first generation of Korean-American immigrants.

Lecturer, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA (Nov. 14 & 17, 2016) Taught two sessions of class: one focused on the understanding of Korean dress in cultural context; the other focused on Hanbok as creative inspiration for future fashion. This program was sponsored by the Hanbok Advancement Center, an affiliated public institution of Korea Craft and Design Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea. Column Writer, The Korea Times, San Francisco, USA (Nov. 2016 – Jan. 2017) Wrote thirteen essays out of the fascinating stories behind the history of Korean dress. The essay was published in the column called “여성의 창 (Through Women’s Perspective)” of the Korean daily newspaper, the Korea Times San Francisco once a week for thirteen weeks. Keynote speech, “Crossing Boundaries: For the Awareness of East Asian Aesthetics in Global Fashion-Focused on Hanbok, Korea’s Traditional Dress-”, The 27th International Costume Congress, Hanseong Baekje Museum: Seoul, Korea (August, 24, 2016) Delivered keynote speech. In this an hour-long presentation, opened up the discursive discourses to set up underpinnings for better awareness and understanding of the aesthetics of East Asian dresses in the global stage with special focus on Hanbok: (1) status quo of the awareness of Hanbok: dearth of reference, mistranslations, incorrect display, wrong or missing narrative, and public misperception of Hanbok with Kimono (2) activities that I have done for the awareness of Hanbok in the US (3) analysis on the aesthetics mirrored in Carolina Herrera’s 2011 Spring/Summer collection, Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel Cruise collection 2015-2016 and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Hanbok dress as Haute Couture interpretations of Hanbok and Korean Art (4) issues of cultural appropriation,

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misappropriation, and cultural appreciation (5) suggestions for Korean inspired fashion to be acts of cultural appreciation.

Oversea-project Coordinator for the Hanbok Special Lecture, Workshop and Seminar, Hanbok Advancement Center, Seoul, Korea (Jan. – Nov. 2016) On behalf of the Hanbok Advancement Center, an affiliated public institution of Korea Craft and Design Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, developed a package of educational program for holistic understanding of Korean dress: PPT presentation, workshop, modelling, exhibition, and scholarship support for future designers studying at world-class fashion institutes. Reached out to Fashion Institute of Technology(NYC, NY) and Rutgers University(New Brunswick, NJ) to implement the program. Organized a seminar, Soigné and Sustainable: Hanbok as Inspiration for Future Fashion for those who are in charge of Korean dress collection in the US museums and scholars whose academic interest lie in the East Asian dress or any ethnic dress.

Presenter, Ethnic Textile Study Group: De Young Museum Wells Fargo Room, San Francisco, USA (May. 22, 2016) Presented a private presentation for the group titled “Captivating Beauty: Hanbok and its Textiles”. Provided fundamental understanding of Korean national dress in comparison with other East Asian dresses. Illuminated the aesthetics and unique qualities of hanbok in light of design elements: lines and silhouettes, colors, textiles, embellishments and sewing techniques. Ethnic Textile Study Group is under the Textile Arts Council, one of supporting groups of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Translation Consultant, Korean Craft & Design Resource Book 09 Chimseon: Korean Traditional Sewing, Mijin Publisher: Seoul, Korea, Jan. 2016 Consulted translation of a book, Chimseon: Korean Traditional Sewing, one of Korean Craft & Design Resource book series by Korea Craft & Design foundation Book link: http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/product/detailViewKor.laf?ejkGb=KOR&mallGb=KOR&barcode=9788 997252589&orderClick=LAG&Kc=

Presenter, The George Washington University Museum The Textile Museum: Washington D.C., USA (Nov. 06, 2015) “Asia: On Film and In Thread” Warp-Speed Presentations Powered by PechaKucha

“The Story of Closing Direction in East Asian Upper Garments” Presented a PechaKucha format presentation (20 slides X 20 seconds), The Story of Closing Direction in East Asian Upper Garments, for the symposium participants on the eve of GW Textile museum’s annual symposium. Given 6minutes and 40seconds, pointed out the distinction in closing direction between Western and East Asian upper garments and shared ancient East Asian’s idea in closing garments through the dialogue of Confucius recorded in Lunyu (論語).

Lecturer, The Asian Art Museum: San Francisco, California, USA (Sep. 20, 2015) The 7th Korea Day: Korean Traditional Clothing Talk and Demonstration Presented a talk in light of the proper way of dressing up the traditional Korean dress, Hanbok. Demonstrated the whole process of dressing up the wedding garments, Green Wonsam and SamoGwandae for the model couple.

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Program link: http://www.asianart.org/press_releases/42

Lecturer, The Asian Art Society of the Monterey Peninsula: Hacienda Carmel, Carmel, California, USA (Sep. 09, 2014) Presented a lecture, “The Unique Beauty of Hanbok" and demonstrated how to wear a traditional wedding attire for the model couple. The Asian Art Society of the Monterey Peninsula is the sister organization of Society for Asian Art, a support organization for the Asian Art Museum.

Lecturer, Asian Art Museum: San Francisco, California, USA (Aug. 24, 2014) Presented a special lecture, “Gorgeous Hanbok” as a part of the 6th Korea Day program. Discussed the unique qualities of hanbok, traditional Korean dress, from a comparative perspective how it differs from Western dress. Program Link: http://www.asianart.org/events/456?starttime=1407481200

Lecturer, Asian Art Museum: San Francisco, California, USA (Oct. 18, 2013) Presented a lecture for “Society for Asian Art” regarding Asian Art Museum’s Korean bridal robe collections with the title of “Structure, Colors, and Symbolism of Korean Bridal Robes: Hwalot and Wonsam”. Program Link: https://www.societyforasianart.org/programs/arts-asia-lecture-series/fall-2013-culture-and-arts-korea-and-earlyjapan Lecture Video Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/culture-arts-korea-early-japan/id838554400 Study Guide: https://www.societyforasianart.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/10.18.13_Kim.pdf

Lecturer, J. Paul Getty Museum: Los Angeles, California, USA (May 16&19, 2013) Presented lectures for “Artist at Work” program with the title of “The History and Philosophy of Korean Costume: Design, Structure, Rank and Fashion”. Program link: http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/looking_east/events.html

Volunteer, Asian Art Museum: San Francisco, California, USA (2010-Present) Work as a museum volunteer. Assist the curator for Korean Art in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco providing references, consulting, labeling and making descriptive notes on Korean costume collections. Help out special activities requested from the Korean Art department such as Artist Demonstration, Symposium, Korea Day, etc. Worked on the copy-cataloging and the acquisition of Korean books in the museum’s library.

Consultant for Historical Costume: Drawing the Portrait of Dae, Jo-Young, the first King of the Balhae Dynasty to be designated as a Nationally Standardized Portrait ratified by Korean Government, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Korea (2009-2012)

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Consulted with the research committee for the drawing of the Portrait of Dae, Jo-Young, the First King of the Balhae Dynasty (698-926 C.E.) which was hosted by the Institute of Culture, Art and Tourism in the Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea. Researched for the whole set of costume for the king’s portrait based on historical sources. Provided the set of costume for the model including the crown, the belt, and the boots within limited time and budget to enable the artist to complete the portrait. Helped with the consultation during the ratification conference held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea for the portrait to be ratified as a Nationally Standardized Portrait. Published a report in regard to the entire process of the research and the construction of the costume.

Manuscript Reviewer: Korea (2009) Worked as a review judge for the The Culture of Korea [Hangukmunhwa] 46, a publication of the Seoul National University Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies. Reviewed the manuscript, "Round-Neckline Robe in Ancient Korea" for publication. Provided comments to the author to correct interpretational errors of historical records and to improve the logical structure of the thesis.

Lecturer: Seoul National University, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul, Korea (1996-2000)   

Taught the course, “History of Korean Costume” for five years with own curriculum by updating methodology, bibliography, and recent excavation results. Created over 6,000 slides regarding Korean Costumes for lecturing purpose. Led the weekly seminars “History of Chinese and Japanese Costume” as a member of the Institute of Korean Costume in the Dept. of Clothing and Textiles. Proofread a rare-book translation “Deuk-Gong Yu, The Research on the Balhae Dynasty”, (written in 1784, translated by Kiho Song in 2001), HongikChulpan-sa: Seoul, Korea” (2000).

Consultant for Exhibitions in Korea (1998-2000) 

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The National Folk Museum of Korea, New Gallery for “The Balhae Dynasty (698-926 C.E.)” (2000): Helped the museum make historically accurate reproduction of mural paintings for the life size modeling of Jeonghyo Princess’s tomb. This was prepared for the opening of the new gallery for the Balhae Dynasty. Seoul National University Museum, Special Exhibition “History and Consciousness --The Air of Koguryo” (2000): Led the costume production team for the eight sets of historical costume replica based on the mural paintings of the Goguryeo Dynasty (37 B.C.-668 C.E.). Replicated a set of helmet and armor from the third Anak tomb (357 C.E.). Seoul National University Museum, Survey and Preservation of the Excavated Costume from the Tomb of Suk-Myung Lee (1513-1583 C.E.) (2000): Participated a team work with members of the Korean Dress Research Group in Seoul National University. The War Memorial of Korea, Special Exhibition, “Search for the Balhae Dynasty--The 1300th Anniversary of its Establishment” (1998): Directed the reproduction of the three sets of historical costume selected from the mural paintings and the bronze statuette from the Balhae Dynasty (698-926 C.E.).

Faculty, Jeonju Kijeon College, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Jeonju, Korea (1993-1998) 

Department Chair(1997-1998). Led the department of Clothing and Textiles and the department of Traditional Costumes for one year. Managed budgets, personnel and administrative issues for both departments.

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Full time lecturer(1993-1998). Taught the following courses with developed curriculum in accordance with in-service demand: History of Korean Costume; Construction of Korean Traditional Costume; History of Western Costume; Introduction to Textiles; Fashion Marketing; Fashion Design; Fashion Illustration; Draping. Directed students’ Annual Exhibition and Fashion Show under the themes of “Retro”, “Ethnic”, “Historicism”, “Pluralism”, and “Evolution”. Developed student internships with local companies.

EDUCATION 

Completed a course at Ohlone College, Fremont, CA: Art of China, Japan and Korea, spring of 2003.

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Ph.D., Seoul National University, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul, Korea 1996-2000 1. Recipient, Outstanding Scholarship from Seoul National University (1987, 1989, 1997) 2. Related Course Work: History of Korean Art; History of East Asian Costume; Textiles of East Asia; Aesthetics of East Asian Art; Research Methodology for Costume History; History of Korean Costume; Korean Traditional Costume Making; Korean Textile Patterns; History of Korea; History of Western Art(20th C); History of Western Costume.

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Master of Science, Seoul National University, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul, Korea 1991-1993

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Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul, Korea 1987-1991

PUBLICATIONS Published Articles: 

“Toward a Definition of Koreanness”, Couture Korea, edited by Hyonjeong Kim Han, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco:USA & Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation, Seoul: Korea, 2017. pp.36-39 https://books.google.com/books?id=_2GLAQAACAAJ&dq=couture+Korea&hl=en&sa=X

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“Envision Korean Fashion: through the Special Exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”, Hanbok: wish to wear, biannual magazine from Hanbok Advancement Center, Seoul: Korea, 2016. 2. pp.10-13 http://www.hanbokcenter.kr/user/nd30483.do

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“Authentication: Costuming for the Portrait of Dae, Jo-Young, the First King of the Balhae Dynasty”, Report on the Drawing the Portrait of Dae, Jo-Young, the First King of the Balhae Dynasty that was certified by Korean government as its nationally standardized form, The Committee for the drawing the Portrait of Dae, Jo-Young & Sookmyung Women’s University Dep. of Painting, Korean Painting Division: Seoul, Korea, 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq10mwEACAAJ&dq=%EB%B0%9C%ED%95%B4+ %EA%B3%A0%EC%99%95+%EB%8C%80%EC%A1%B0%EC%98%81&hl=en&sa=X&v ed=0ahUKEwj3w-yxibDXAhUNzGMKHdNZBj8Q6wEIKTAA

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“Fur Coat from Balhae, High Fashion in the East Asia”, Our Ancestor’s Life and Custom II: Costume, Daegu Bank Newsletter: Daegu, Korea, 2010. 3. “A Refutation on the view of the Balhae Marek's Origin as from Kokuryo”, Journal of the Korean Society of Costume 59(5): Seoul, Korea, 2009 “Palace Costume of the Balhae Dynasty”, Palace Costumes of Korea: The Three Kingdon Period (37 B.C.-676 C.E.) through the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1919), Seoul National University Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies: Seoul, Korea, 2008 “A Study on the Costume of the Kumseong-li Fresco in North Korea”, Journal of the Korean Society of Costume 57(9): Seoul, Korea, 2007 Minjee Kim & Xuanzhe Yin (translator), “A Study on the Costumes of Two Women Statuettes Made with Three colored ceramic of the Balhae Dynasty, Excavated from the Tomb in Shiguo(石國), Chilin province(吉林省), China”, Research for the History of Balhae, vol.9, Yanbien University Publisher Co.: Yanji, China, 2002 “A Study on the Costumes of the Balhae Dynasty”, Dissertation for Ph. D., Graduate School of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul National University: Seoul, Korea, 2000 Minjee Kim & Soonwon Lee, “A Study on the Costumes of Two Women Statuettes Made with Three colored ceramic of the Balhae Dynasty, Excavated from the Tomb in Shiguo, Chilin province, China”, Journal of the Korean Society of Costume 50(3): Seoul, Korea, 2000 “Style Changes in Costume According to Ideal Type of Body -Focused on the Chinese Female Costume From Prehistoric period to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)”, Journal of the Korean Society of Costume, vol. 32: Seoul, Korea, 1997 “A Study on the Costumes of the Balhae Dynasty (II) -Focused on the Bronze Statue Excavated from the Maritime Provinces of Russia-”, Journal of the Korean Society of Costume 22: Seoul, Korea, 1994 Minjee Kim & Soonwon Lee, “A Study on the Costumes of the Balhae Dynasty (I) -Focused on the Mural Tomb of Princess Junghyo”, Research Institute of Human Ecology 18, Seoul National University: Seoul, Korea, 1993 “A Study on the Costumes of the Balhae Dynasty (698~926 C.E.)”, Dissertation for Master of Science, Graduate School of Clothing and Textiles, Seoul National University: Seoul, Korea, 1993

PRESENTAIONS in Korea (1994~2009) 

“Costumes Recorded in Karye Togam Uigwe”, Seoul National University Institute of Korean Costumes sponsored by Seoul National University Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, on-line, 2009

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“Ethical Issues on the Research of Costume History”, Seoul National University Institute of Korean Costumes sponsored by Seoul National University Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, on-line, 2008 “A Study of the Costumes from the Frescoes of Princess Jeonghyo’s Tomb”, ARS TEXTRINA International Textile Conference, University of Wisconsin: Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 1998 “Periodization in the History of Korean Costume”, the 21st Conference of The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles: Seoul, Korea, 1997 “A Study on the Costumes of the Balhae Dynasy (II) – Focused on the Bronze Statue Excavated from the Maritime Provinces of Russia”, Spring Conference of Korean Society of Costume: Seoul, Korea, 1994

MEMBERSHIP Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (including Korean Art & Culture Committee); de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (including Textile Arts Council); Association for Asian Studies; Asian Art Society of Monterey Peninsula; Costume Society of America; Textile Society of America

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