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Olafur Eliasson’s New Work
Olafur Eliasson’s New Work
'The Unpredictable Orbit' to Debut at MMCA
Olafur Eliasson’s New Work 'The Unpredictable Orbit' to Debut at MMCA
2026.10.27
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50th Anniversary Exhibition “Korean Art Year Zero:
2026.10.27
50th Anniversary Exhibition “Korean Art Year Zero: 42 Stories” on View Through February 28, 2027, at Total Museum of Contemporary Art
50th Anniversary Exhibition “Korean Art Year Zero:
42 Stories”
on View Through February 28, 2027, at Total Museum of Contemporary Art
2026.10.27
Art Fair
Art Gwangju 2026:
Art Gwangju 2026:
Exploring New Possibilities for the Regional Art Market in the City of the Gwangju Biennale
Art Gwangju 2026: Exploring New Possibilities for the Regional Art Market in the City of the Gwangju Biennale
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 The 17th Gwangju International Art Fair (Art Gwangju 2026) will take place from October 22 to 25 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju, South Korea.
Art Fair
DIAF 2026:
DIAF 2026:
Expanding Connections Between Daegu’s Gallery Culture and the International Art Market
DIAF 2026: Expanding Connections Between Daegu’s Gallery Culture and the International Art Market
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 The 19th Daegu International Art Fair (DIAF 2026) will take place from October 29 to November 1 at Halls 4, 5, and 6 of EXCO’s East Wing in Daegu, South Korea.
Artist
Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language,
Artist
Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language,
An Artistic Practice Rooted in Deaf Experience
Artist
Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language, An Artistic Practice Rooted in Deaf Experience
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980) is a Korean American artist whose practice explores sound, language, and the structures of communication through drawing, painting, video, installation, and performance. Born in California, Kim is a Deaf artist who has developed a distinctive visual language using American Sign Language (ASL), musical notation, written language, and graphic symbols.
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Culture Station Seoul 284:
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Culture Station Seoul 284:
A Team | 2026.10.20
A Team | 2026.10.20
《Caring by Design》, on view at Culture Station Seoul 284 through November 1, 2026, examines the labor and relationships that sustain the spaces of everyday life. It expands the scope of public design beyond the creation of new places and facilities to include their ongoing maintenance and care.
Culture Station Seoul 284:
《Caring by Design》, The Labor That Sustains Everyday Spaces: Designing Care
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Culture Station Seoul 284:
《Caring by Design》, The Labor That Sustains Everyday Spaces: Designing Care
A Team | 2026.10.20
A Team | 2026.10.20
《Caring by Design》, on view at Culture Station Seoul 284 through November 1, 2026, examines the labor and relationships that sustain the spaces of everyday life. It expands the scope of public design beyond the creation of new places and facilities to include their ongoing maintenance and care.
Biennale
Special Interview with Jessie Kleemann: Women’s Work and Memory in Kamiit, Kalaallit Illuutaat Pavilion at the 16th Gwangju Biennale
Special Interview with Jessie Kleemann: Women’s Work and Memory in Kamiit, Kalaallit Illuutaat Pavilion at the 16th Gwangju Biennale
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27 Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27 K-ARTNOW conducted a special written interview with Jessie Kleemann, a Greenland-born, Denmark-based artist participating in Kalaallit Illuutaat (Greenlandic House), a pavilion of the 16th Gwangju Biennale.
Biennale
Jessie Kleemann's 《Kamiit Walking》 at the Gwangju Biennale: Life, Labor, and Communal Memory in Boots Inherited from Family
Jessie Kleemann's 《Kamiit Walking》 at the Gwangju Biennale: Life, Labor, and Communal Memory in Boots Inherited from Family
A Team | 2026.10.27 A Team | 2026.10.27 At Huigyeongru in Gwangju, a path made of coffee grounds has been laid out, and brightly colored boots are placed along it.
Museum
Busan Scraps Plans for a Centre Pompidou Branch: What the Cancellation Reveals About South Korea's Museum Internationalization Strategy
MuseumBusan Scraps Plans for a Centre Pompidou Branch: What the Cancellation Reveals About South Korea's Museum Internationalization Strategy
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.20 Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.20 On October 14, 2026, Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo announced at a press conference that the city would abandon its plans to establish a branch of the Centre Pompidou in Igidae. The city cited concerns over environmental damage, difficulties in safeguarding the public interest under the proposed contractual arrangements, substantial financial burdens, and insufficient integration with the local art ecosystem.
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (20):
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27
In “Global Standards (I),” we examined the forms, institutions, discourses, and systems of circulation shared across global contemporary art through the framework of the “globalization of form and localization of content.” “Global Standards (II)” explored how the expansion of international participation can also lead to the standardization of artistic expression and the criteria by which art is evaluated.
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and
the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (20):
Global Standards (III) — Korea as a Site of Production
in Global Contemporary Art: The Conditions
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (20):
Global Standards (III)
— Korea as a Site of Production in Global Contemporary Art: The Conditions
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.27
In “Global Standards (I),” we examined the forms, institutions, discourses, and systems of circulation shared across global contemporary art through the framework of the “globalization of form and localization of content.” “Global Standards (II)” explored how the expansion of international participation can also lead to the standardization of artistic expression and the criteria by which art is evaluated.
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