Artist_Global K-Art Aritst Haegue Yang Has Participated in Two Projects at Benesse Art Site Naoshima
The 13th Benesse Prize winner, Haegue Yang, is featured in a group exhibition at the Benesse House Museum of Art in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture. Celebrating the partnership between Benesse Holdings Inc. and the Singapore Art Museum, which began in 2016 and runs through 2022, the exhibition will feature works by Yang, as well as previous Benesse Prize winners Pannaphan Yodmanee, Zul Mahmod, Amanda Heng, and others, from June 15 through January 5 next year.
Artist_Global K-Art Ocula Interview: Chung Seoyoung on the Density of Objects
Chung Seoyoung, who has been creating sculptural installations using unorthodox materials, employing commonplace and industrial objects, had interview with the contemporary art media and platform Ocula about her oeuvre.
Artist_Global K-Art Artworks by Korean Artists Jungju An & Sojung Jun Selected for Stedelijk Museum Collection
As part of ‘SONGEUN x STEDELIJK: Video Club’, a collaboration between the SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, artworks by Korean artists Jungju An and Sojung Jun have been selected for the Stedelijk Museum’s collection.
Nonprofit_News ACC Original Production ‘The Forgotten War’ Wins Special Jury Award at SXSW, World’s Largest Content Festival
The National Asian Culture Center (ACC, President Kim Sangug), under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced that The Forgotten War, planned and produced by the ACC, received the Special Jury Award in the XR Experience Competition at the “2026 South by Southwest (SXSW)” held in the United States on March 18 (local time).
Biennale_News Binna Choi Appointed as Artistic Director for the 61st Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion
The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has appointed curator Binna Choi as the Artistic Director for the Korean Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in 2026.
Binna Choi previously served as a curator for the 2016 Gwangju Biennale and as a co-artistic director for the 2022 Singapore Biennale. She was the Director of Casco Art Institute in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2023. She is currently serving as a co-artistic director for the Hawai‘i Triennial 2025, which runs until May 4 this year.
2025.05.06
Art+_News Hyundai Blue Prize+ 2025 Calls for Emerging Curators
On March 20th, the open call for Hyundai Blue Prize+ began, supporting emerging curators. This year's open call has expanded eligibility, allowing any emerging curators residing in Asia or working with themes related to Asia to apply.
Nonprofit_Exhibition “Still/ Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances” on View Through June 5, 2026, at Korean Cultural Center in Italy
The SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation presents the traveling exhibition 《Still/Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances》 at the Korean Cultural Center in Italy through June 5. Organized to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the SONGEUN Art Award, this exhibition focuses on the moment when works by video- and performance-based artists—whom SONGEUN has discovered and supported over the years—encounter new audiences across different regions and come to life once again.
2026.04.28
Nonprofit_News Korean Performances Officially Invited to the 2026 Festival d’Avignon After 28 Years
As Korean has been selected as the guest language of the 80th Festival d’Avignon, the festival’s board announced on the 8th that a total of nine works by seven Korean performing arts groups have been selected for the official program (IN). This marks the first time in approximately 28 years that Korean works have been officially invited, since “Désir d’Asie” in 1998.
2026.04.21
Art Fair_Global K-Art Gana Art Becomes the First Korean Gallery to Participate in New York’s "AIPAD Photography Show"
Gana Art will become the first Korean gallery to participate in “The Photography Show presented by AIPAD”, to be held in April 2026 at Park Avenue Armory in New York. This participation marks a key moment for Korean photography as it enters the U.S. photography scene and is introduced and evaluated in earnest.
2026.03.31
Art Fair_Global K-Art Frieze Los Angeles 2026, Kukje Gallery · Gallery Hyundai · Johyun Gallery Participate
Frieze Los Angeles will be held from February 26 to March 1, 2026, at Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles, California. Now in its seventh edition since its launch in 2019, the fair has established itself as the largest contemporary art platform on the U.S. West Coast, with more than 95 international galleries participating.
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