ABSTRACT
This chapter utilises the Korean painter Pai Un-soung as a case study, looks at the complexity of his work and creative activities as well as their liminal characteristics. Pai was a painter representative of Korean modern art. Among a total of forty-nine volumes, which had been issued from 1934 to 1940, Pai was the first Korean artist to be the subject of an article. It can be found in France-Japon 27 and is entitled 'Exotic Artists in Paris: The Korean Painter Pai Un-soung'. Pai's art is wavering on the borderline between tradition and modernity, East and West, as well as the internationalization of Korean art and the reception of Western art, reflecting the colonial experience that emerged outside of the confines of the Japanese Empire. This is another reason why Pai's time in Europe must be reconsidered from the various relevant historical and social vantage points and within a still more diversified and broader context.
