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    • People - 26 Oct 2022
      ArtDrunk Founder Gary Yeh on Seoul's Thriving Contemporary Art Scene
      In 2015, Gary Yeh founded ArtDrunk?an Instagram account sharing dazzling photos and videos of art exhibitions visited by the budding art his..
    • People - 19 Oct 2022
      [Herald Interview] Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, see Seoul as another art hub in Asia
      The inaugural Frieze Seoul swept through the local art world just as Seoul was beginning to get attention in the global art world. Now, whet..
    • People - 11 Oct 2022
      Patrick Lee: Top-Notch Market, an ‘Exciting’ Encounter with Seoul
      Patrick Lee has been appointed Director of the first ever Frieze Seoul. The Korean-American has built up a solid career over the past 15 yea..
    • Features - 16 Sep 2022
      What I Buy And Why: Korean Collector Lyu Jihye Hopes More Local Artists Will Be Discovered During Frieze’s Seoul Launch
      To collector Lyu Jihye, art is more than just a window to the world or a way to bridge connections with others. Though she was interested in..
    • Features - 14 Sep 2022
      Seoul’s Inaugural Frieze Fair Opens to Strong Sales, Star Power
      Frieze Seoul, the contemporary art fair’s debut in Asia, attracted long lines of collectors who within hours snapped up works by established..
    • Features - 07 Sep 2022
      It’s Boom Time for Seoul’s Flourishing Art Market. Here Is Why the Art-Market Gold Rush in South Korea Is Here to Stay
      Back in mid-2000s, when the art market in Asia was kept under the radar and all eyes were on the rise of China, South Korea was quietly enjo..
    • Features - 07 Sep 2022
      South Korean retail giant Shinsegae poised to take control of Seoul Auction
      According to Korean media, the group is close to finalising a contract to spend around $173m to acquire a majority share in the country’s la..
    • Features - 06 Sep 2022
      Four things every dealer should know about the Korean art market before going to Frieze Seoul
      From hidden taxes to auction house competition, here are some of the unique facets of South Korea's art scene
    • Features - 06 Sep 2022
      Collectors throng Kiaf and Frieze as Seoul stakes its claim as an art market hub
      After much anticipation, Seoul is finally having its moment at the centre of the art world. The highly anticipated Frieze Seoul fair launche..
    • Features - 02 Sep 2022
      Seoul's Must-See Art Exhibitions in 2022
      Both opening on 2 September 2022, art fairs Frieze Seoul and Kiaf SEOUL will galvanise South Korea's art scene. Ocula Magazine reviewed the ..
    • Features - 29 Aug 2022
      Top Korean Artists to See at Frieze Seoul 2022
      Frieze Seoul offers the chance to encounter today’s most acclaimed contemporary talents alongside historic masters of Korean art. In the Foc..
    • Features - 01 Aug 2022
      Summer of Seoul: why the South Korean capital is a new art world hub
      On 29 June, Frieze announced the details of the first edition of its art fair in Seoul, South Korea. So for this last episode of the current..
    • Features - 01 Aug 2022
      With All Eyes on Korean Art Market, Kiaf Seoul Art Fair Names 164 Exhibitors for 2022 Edition
      As South Korea’s art market continues its ascent, Kiaf Seoul, the country’s longest-running art fair, has named the exhibitor for this year’..
    • Features - 27 July 2022
      “Urban Break” Street Art Fair in Seoul, South Korea
      URBAN BREAK, was known as the “hip and hot exhibition” last summer and was visited by more than 40,000 people even during the peak of COVID-..
    • Features - 24 July 2022
      How Seoul is becoming a major centre of interest for the global art market
      Seoul may be best known as the home of K-pop, but the South Korean capital is increasingly evolving into a mecca for artistic creation. The ..
    • Features - 22 July 2022
      Korea’s Longest-Running Art Fair Will Launch a New Satellite Fair Dedicated to New Media Art and NFTs to Coincide With Frieze Seoul
      A new satellite fair is adding to the frenzy surrounding the inaugural Frieze Seoul. The Galleries Association of Korea, which organizes th..
    • Features - 21 July 2022
      Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts
      Back in 2013, Hong Kong painted itself as the uncontested leader in Asia’s art scene ? over Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Art Basel, the..
    • Features - 15 July 2022
      The Back Room: Rhythm and Seoul
      This week: Seoul’s global gallery scene, the culture sector’s post-COVID building boom, and Caroline Walker heats up the auction houses.
    • Features - 14 July 2022
      Perrotin Will Open a Second Space in Seoul Ahead of Frieze’s Debut, as the Western Art Market Clamors for a Foothold in South Korea
      Galleries are racing to expand their footprints in Seoul, which is becoming the art world's main attraction. Perrotin will further expand..
    • Features - 14 July 2022
      WESTERN GALLERIES EXPAND IN SEOUL AS KOREAN ART MARKET HEATS UP
      Outposts of Western blue-chip galleries are popping up throughout Seoul as the Korean art market, driven by a new generation of collectors, ..
    • Features - 12 July 2022
      What Does Korea Collect? As Seoul’s Art Market Gathers Heat, International Galleries Share What They Know About the Local Ecosystem
      From Perrotin and Pace to Konig and Peres Projects, there have been two previous waves of Western galleries opening in the city. As the i..
    • Features - 07 July 2022
      Seoul eyes becoming art destination during September’s Frieze Seoul, Kiaf Seoul
      An unprecedented number of galleries from around the world will come together in Seoul in early September for the inaugural Frieze Seoul, Ki..
    • Features - 22 June 2022
      Art collection from late Samsung chairman draws crowds to new exhibition in Seoul
      SEOUL, April 29 (UPI) -- One year after the enormous art collection of late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee was donated to South Korean museums..
    • Features - 17 June 2022
      As Art Dealers Descend on Seoul, One Looks Farther South
      SEOUL ? On a recent morning, Hyeryung Ahn sat in the top-floor office of her Leeahn Gallery in the art-filled Seochon neighborhood of Seoul,..
    • Features - 12 May 2022
      Seoul Museum and Seokpajeong blur the lines between art and nature
      Tucked in the quaint neighborhood of Buam-dong in Jongno District, central Seoul, Seoul Museum is a private repository weaving together Kore..
    • Features - 23 Mar 2022
      [International Galleries in Seoul] Koenig Seoul hopes to grow with emerging Korean collectors
      The following is part of a series that explores international galleries that have opened a location in Seoul, as a new art hub in Asia. --Ed..
    • Features - 23 Mar 2022
      [International Galleries in Seoul] Lehmann Maupin continues to ‘break the mold’ in global art scene
      The following is part of a series that explores international galleries that have opened in Seoul, a new art hub in Asia. --Ed. Lehmann Mau..
    • Features - 21 Mar 2022
      In Seoul, Contemporary Australian Art Reroutes 'Australia'
      Blending perspectives across time and space, and through a number of tactics ranging from subversion to truth-telling, 경로를 재탐색합니다 U..
    • Features - 14 Mar 2022
      All eyes are on Seoul Auction's first major sale of 2022
      Seoul Auction, the nation’s biggest auction house, will hold its first major sale on Tuesday. The sale is attracting the attention of the ma..
    • Features - 08 Mar 2022
      Seoul's Nodeul Island to be made into an art and culture hub
      Nodeul Island, which sits in the Han River in the heart of Seoul, is being revamped as a "global art island" with art exhibitions ..
    • Features - 18 Feb 2022
      [Art in City] Art Spaces(1) Seoul - Untitled & Titled Spaces
      Seoul is one of the most spirited cities in the world. As we all know, Seoul is more than Korea’s capital city: it is where nearly all infra..
    • Features - 10 Feb 2022
      Korean-Finnish artist duo Nana & Felix tells lesser-known sides of Seoul
      Korean-Finnish artist duo Nana & Felix have picked up photographs of families, someone’s childhood or Christianity quotes kept in a fram..
    • Features - 09 Feb 2022
      [Art in City] Public Art(2) Public Art in Seoul - How Well Do You Know Them?
      Korean art is recently attracting much global interest in tandem with Korean pop culture. Seoul, the capital of Korea and a popular tourist ..
    • Features - 03 Dec 2021
      Lee Bul's rare paintings, silk collage works unveiled in Seoul
      While Lee Bul is globally known for her installations best represented by the Cyborg and Anagram series, the mixed media paintings that she ..
    • Features - 01 Dec 2021
      Lehmann Maupin gallery to move to larger space in Seoul’s Hannam-dong district, home to K-pop artists and movie stars
      After four years in the Sogyeokdong neighbourhood of Seoul, Lehmann Maupin is moving to a larger gallery in the glamorous Hannam-dong area, ..
    • Features - 01 Dec 2021
      ‘We Are Ready!’: Record Sales and Attendance at the KIAF Art Fair Are Stoking Hopes For Seoul as Asia’s Next Art Hub
      Record-breaking attendance and sales at this year’s Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) have boosted some industry players’ confidence in Se..
    • Features - 01 Dec 2021
      The 10 Best Booths at the 2021 Korea International Art Fair in Seoul
      While art fairs vanished from most of the world amid the pandemic, that was not the case in South Korea, where relatively successful mitigat..
    • Features - 01 Dec 2021
      Local galleries need to wake up, learn to compete with the real deal': what Seoul's galleries think of the influx of international dealers
      For the past few decades, Western galleries have been doggedly exploring opportunities for growth in Asia. In the beginning, Hong Kong drew ..
    • Features - 19 Oct 2021
      Seoul Mediacity Biennale Escapes to Connect
      Timeless yet current, boundless yet grounded, and connected yet isolated, the 11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, One Escape at a Time (8 Septemb..
    • Features - 19 Oct 2021
      Korean wave : could Seoul become the art capital of Asia?
      There has been K-pop, K-cinema, K-tech and K-philosophy. Now there is K-art and it is much in evidence in London this week, notably at Friez..
    • Features - 19 Oct 2021
      Frieze names Patrick Lee director of new Seoul fai
      Frieze today named Patrick Lee the director of its new art fair in Seoul, which launches next September. Details of the event, Frieze’s firs..
    • Features - 13 Oct 2021
      Must-See Seoul Exhibitions: Kiaf Lowdown
      From 15 to 17 October 2021, the 20th edition of Kiaf Seoul returns to COEX Hall with online viewing rooms. Elsewhere in Seoul, galleries and..
    • Features - 13 Oct 2021
      Kiaf Seoul Marks 20th Anniversary with an International Outlook
      Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Kiaf Seoul (15-17 October 2021) will present over 170 galleries from China, France, Germany, Hon..
    • Features - 07 Oct 2021
      Seoul Mediacity Biennale balances sociopolitical issues with humor
      On the second floor of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) in central Seoul is a “boutique” for fictional shoe brand “PROTO NATION.” It is a new ..
    • Features - 02 Sep 2021
      'Lush, dreamlike greenery of DMZ lights up Seoul, Tokyo and
      Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ― a 250-km-long and 4-km-wide strip dividing the two nations that has remained virtually untouched from hum..
    • People - 20 Aug 2021
      Dominique Perrault on the Seoul Biennale 2021: "Where Do We Want to Live?"
      Exploring the evolution of the world’s cities and metropolises, the third edition of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (SBAU 2..
    • Features - 10 Aug 2021
      Art and Seoul: global galleries are flocking to Korea’s capital
      Foundry Seoul, a gallery owned by a Korean pipe manufacturing company, opened in June 2021 beneath the new Gucci flagship store in the afflu..
    • Features - 18 June 2021
      The New Art Hotspot in Asia: Seoul’s Fast-Rising Scene Is Attracting International Attention
      When South Korea’s richest man, Lee Kun-hee, died this past October, at 78, rumors immediately began swirling about his art collection, a tr..
    • Features - 03 June 2021
      Barakat Contemporary’s director pushes Seoul as art hub of Asia
      Every day at 8:21 p.m., David Hockney’s animated sunrise video -- “Remember you cannot look at the sun or death for very long” -- starts pla..
      #davidhockney #seoulcity #circa #barakatcontemporary
    • Features - 01 June 2021
      Lee Bul's monsters take over Seoul Museum of Art
      A group of “monsters” has occupied Gallery 1 of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) in central Seoul. One of the monsters, which are life-sized s..
      #leebul #sema
    • Features - 14 Oct 2020
      Magok's Space K Seoul transforms area into arts and culture hot spot
      Magok, located in a far western area of Seoul, 10 minutes from Gimpo International Airport by car, is emerging as a new hot place for arts a..
      #Museum #newinstitution #opening
    • Features - 15 Sep 2020
      Three Artists Explore Bodily States at Seoul's Art Sonje Center
      Showing at Art Sonje Center in Seoul until 13 September 2020, three concurrent exhibitions examine various states of the body-physical and p..
      #hello!artist #artsonjeconter #Don_sunpil #Lee_Mire
    • Features - 15 June 2020
      No Space, Just A Place: Seoul's Alternative Art Scene
      An exhibition at the Daelim Museum in Seoul, powered by Gucci, celebrates the city’s alternative art scene and speculative futures A larges..
      #DalimMuseum #ExhibitionReview #Gucci
    • Features - 15 Oct 2019
      KIAF ART SEOUL 2019 Gathers 82,000 Visitors Including BTS Members and the First Lady
      It was unexpected. The 18th Korea International Art Fair (KIAF), which opened at the height of the political controversy surrounding the new..
      #kiaf #artfair
    • Features - 20 Sep 2019
      Haegue Yang brings world of transformations, juxtapositions to Seoul
      Haegue Yang has turned a gallery space into a place full of ill-matched images. Colors on the walls both dazzle and confuse visitors. Sittin..
      #haegue_yang #kukje_gallery
    • People - 09 Aug 2019
      Asia’s Art Cities According to Collectors: Higgin Kim on Seoul
      There are many sides to modern Asian metropolis, and just as many ways to visit them. For collectors and art lovers, the best way to explore..
      #higgin_kim #collector #asia
    • Features - 03 June 2019
      As Seoul Emerges as a Nexus of the International Art Market, American and Korean Dealers Are Racing to Cash In
      Perhaps there has never been more crossover between the US and South Korean art scenes than there is right now. This week, Gallery Hyundai o..
      #artnet #art_market
    • Features - 03 Aug 2018
      Preview of 2018 Biennales : Interview(1)
      Seoul Mediacity Biennale Collective
      Hong Gi-bin / Kim Nam-soo
      The 10th edition of Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018 (formerly SeMA Biennale: Mediacity Seoul) will be held for 74 days, from September 6th to ..
      #seoulmediacitybiennale
    • Features - 26 Dec 2017
      Reviewing Overseas Visual Arts Support in Korea (2) : International Residency Programs in Korea, Current Status and Suggestions
      TheArtro will present a Korean visual arts fund and provide support information to international readers. Currently, quite a number of notab..
      #Residency #International #Artist #Support #Studio #Open_Call #Korea #MMCA_Residency #Changdong #Goyang #SeMA_Nanji_Residency #Incheon_Art_Platform #Seoul_Art_Space_Geumcheon #Gachang #TEMI #Gwangju #ACC #Clayark #Makeshop_art_space #Art_District_P #Hongti #Cheongju #DMZ_Yangjri
    • Features - 21 Nov 2017
      Age of Architecture Biennales without the Architecture
      The urban paradigm is shifting globally. Each city is modifying its agenda?from growth to revitalization, and from development to sustainabi..
      #Architecture #Urbanism #Biennale #Seoul #Imminent_Commons #Local_economy #Urban_issue
    • Features - 27 Sep 2017
      Your Guide to Seoul’s Museums and Galleries
      Any metropolitan city with a long history tends to show a hybrid landscape, where the old and the new mix and different cultures coexist. An..
      #Korea_Art_Month #Art_Guide #Seoul #Museum #Gallery #MMCA #Gallery_Hyundai #Kumho_Museum #Hakgojae_Gallery #Kukje_Gallery #Art_Sonje_Center #PKM_Gallery #Arario_Museum #Gana_Art #Total_Museum #Whanki_Museum #Seoul_Museum #SEMA #Ilmim_Museum #Culture_Station_Seoul_284 #DDP #Arko #Leeum #Hyundai_Card_Storage #D_Museum #SongEun #Park_Ryu_Sook_Gallery #Atelier_Hermes #Platfrom-L #K_Museum #Seoul_Arts_Center
    • Features - 31 Aug 2017
      Preview of 2017 Biennales in Korea : Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Gwangju Design Biennale, Busan Sea Art Festival, Jeju Biennale
      Several biennales will open in Korea in September. This year will feature the internationally known Gwangju Biennale and Media City Seoul...
      #Biennale #Seoul_Biennale_of_Architecture_and_Urbanism #Seoul_Biennale #Architecture #Urbanism #Imminent_Commons #Gwangju_Design_Biennale #Futures #Design #Sea_Art_Festival #Ars_Ludens #Jeju_Biennale #Tourism
    • People - 21 Oct 2016
      NERIRI KIRURU HARARA
      Beck Jee-sook, artistic director of Mediacity Seoul 2016 (September 1 to November 20), says this year’s exhibition focuses on the ways the a..
      #Art_director #Biennale #Seoul #International #Mediacity #SeMA #KAMS #AAP #Art_Fairs_Biennales
    • Features - 14 Oct 2016
      KIAF/Art Seoul 2016
      KIAF 2016The 15th Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) will be held at COEX Hall in the Gangnam district of Seoul from October 13 to 16. This..
      #KIAF #Art Fair #Gallery_weekend #ArtAsiaPacific #AAP #Art_Fairs_Biennales
    • Features - 29 Aug 2016
      Gwangju Biennale, Busan Biennale, Mediacity Seoul
      Three of Korea’s biggest annual contemporary art events are set to open this September: the Gwangju Biennale (Sep 2?Nov 6), the Busan Bienna..
      #Biennale #Gwangju #Busan #Mediacity_Seoul #Preview #Art_Fairs_Biennales
    • Features - 07 Oct 2014
      [SERIES: Korean Contemporary Art Guide]Ⅱ. Meeting Korea’s Art Spaces
      It’s true everywhere you go: the art world starts with the galleries. They’re the places where artists reach outta the world through their w..
      #Guide #Art_museum #gallery #Seoul #Local_museum
    • Features - 19 Aug 2014
      [SERIES: Korean Contemporary Art Guide]Ⅰ. Biennials in Korea
      There’s an equation that’s become familiar to the Korean art community: even-numbered year =biennial year. Every even-numbered autumn sees t..
      #Guide #Biennale #Gwangju #Busanm #Seoul #APAP #Local #Art_Fairs_Biennales
    • People - 28 Jan 2014
      Kim Hong-hee Director, Seoul Museum of Art (2)
      “What I envisioned was a ‘post-museum,’ but it’s run according to a kind of ‘ambidextrous’ philosophy. The only way to achieve innovation is..
      #Curator #Director #SeMA #Biennale #SSamzie_Space
    • People - 28 Jan 2014
      Kim Hong-hee Director, Seoul Museum of Art (1)
      “What I envisioned was a ‘post-museum,’ but it’s run according to a kind of ‘ambidextrous’ philosophy. The only way to achieve innovation is..
      #Curator #Director #SeMA #Biennale #SSamzie_Space
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