Education
1926, Entered Incheon Changyeong Elementary School 1932, Studied at Incheon Younghwa Elementary School for a year 1936, Graduated from Soongmun Middle School 1941, Graduated from Legal Studies, Tokyo Waseda University 1943, Entered Department of Art Hist
Career
1945-1954 Incheon City Museum Director 1957-1960 Professor at Ewha Womans University 1960 Establishment of Korean Art Critic Association 1961 Advisory Committee for the Korean War 1961-1982 Professor of Hongik University (professor of art college, director of museums, department of art history, postgraduate aesthetics) 1967 President of Korean Art Critics Association 1971 Judge at the 1st Seoul International Print Biennale Exhibition 1972 Member of the committee of "Korean Modern Art 60 years ago" 1973 Advisor to the National Museum of Contemporary Art 1974 Advisory Committee Chairman, Fine Arts Center, Seoul Arts Center 1975 Standing committee member of Korea-China Art Association 1977 «Sao Paulo Biennale» Commissioner 1978 Received Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from the Academy of the Republic of China 1982-1983 Director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (9) 1983 Adviser of Korea-China Art Association 1983-1986 Walker Hill Art Museum Director 1985 Judge of the International Printmaking Biennale, Republic of China 1986-1991 Director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (11) 1988-1991 Director, Kim, Soo-Keun Culture Foundation 1989- Established Seok Nam Art Foundation and President 1991 Jury of Japan "Sapporo International Biennale" 1992-1995 Sogetsu Museum Honorary Director of Japan 1992-1998 Advisor to Hoam Art Museum 1995 Chairman of the 1st Gwangju Biennale Jury 1995-1998 Honorary Director of the Incheon Metropolitan City Lip Museum 1999-2001 Director of Seoul Olympic Museum 2004 Present Chairman of Seonnam Art Foundation, Advisor to Moran Art Museum