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Art+_News Most Influential Koreans in the Art World This Year: ArtReview ‘2024 Power 100’ On the 5th, the renowned British art magazine ArtReview unveiled its ‘2024 Power 100’ list. Since 2002, the annual ‘Power 100’ has involved experts from around the globe in an in-depth and comprehensive evaluation to select 100 individuals who have made significant contributions to the global art and cultural scene through their activities and influence.
2024.12.17
Artist_News Artist Chung Hyun Named One of the ‘Editor’s Picks’ at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Chung Hyun, an artist represented by PKM Gallery, was featured on the Editor’s Picks list for Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, held from December 4 to 8.
2024.12.17
Art never stopped a war and never got anybody a job. That was never its function. Art cannot change events, but it can change people. It can affect people so that they are changed.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990, Musician)

Artists

Artist_News Artist Chung Hyun Named One of the ‘Editor’s Picks’ at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Chung Hyun, an artist represented by PKM Gallery, was featured on the Editor’s Picks list for Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, held from December 4 to 8.
2024.12.17
Artist_News Artist Chung Seoyoung Participated in Asia Pacific Triennial 11 One of South Korea’s leading contemporary sculptors, Chung Seoyoung, is participating in the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT11). Held at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane, Australia, APT11 has been underway since November 30 and features 70 artists and collectives from more than 30 countries.
2024.12.10
Artist_News Artist Keem Jiyoung Is Holding Her First Overseas Solo Exhibition, “Breath of the Month” at PHILIPPZOLLINGER The first overseas solo exhibition of Korean artist Keem Jiyoung (b. 1987), “Breath of the Month”, is holding at the PHILIPPZOLLINGER in Zürich, Switzerland, until January 18 next year.
2024.12.03
Artist_News Artist Seulgi Lee Presents Her Performance Work at the 17th Lyon Biennale Seulgi Lee is participating in the 17th Lyon Biennale, “Les voix des fleuves, Crossing the Water,” where she will present her performance SOUPE (2024) on November 8 and December 13, 2024.
2024.11.26
Artist_News Artist Moka Lee Has Been Selected as One of the 10 Artists of “The Artsy Vanguard 2025” The global online art platform Artsy has selected artist Moka Lee as one of the "Artsy Vanguard 2025" artists, highlighting the most promising talents working today. Among the 10 artists chosen this year, Moka Lee is the only Korean artist featured.
2024.11.12
Artist_News Lee Bul’s New Sculpture ‘Long Tail Halo’ Installed on the Facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Four new sculptures from Long Tail Halo, a series by renowned Korean artist Lee Bul, have been installed on the facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York.
2024.11.12

Art Professionals

Nonprofit_Global K-Art Samsung Foundation of Culture Sends Next Generation of Art Professionals to Paris The Samsung Foundation of Culture is opening applications from October 16 to October 27 for Korean artists and art researchers to reside at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris from 2024 to 2025. Those selected will have the opportunity to stay in Paris for six months, during which they will receive support from the Samsung Foundation, including a dedicated studio, activity support, living expenses, and airfare.
2023.10.16
Gallery_Global K-Art Gagosian Hires Head of Operations for Korea A a global contemporary gallery, Gagosian, has appointed Jiyoung Lee to lead its operations in South Korea, aiming to strengthen its presence in the Asian art market. With 15 years of experience in both Western and South Korean galleries, including Sprüth Magers, Esther Schipper, and PKM Gallery, Lee is well suited for this role. She has also organized exhibitions for prominent artists like Barbara Kruger and Andreas Gursky at the Amorepacific Museum of Art in Seoul. Gagosian’s decision to have someone with deep ties to Korea and the local community reflects its commitment to expanding its activities in the region, serving Korean institutions and collectors more effectively.
2023.09.11
Museum_Global K-Art Ocula's Interview with Kyung An, Co-curator of the Guggenheim's Korean Experimental Art Show.. and more The exhibition Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s, opened on September 1 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and will run until January 7 of the following year.
2023.09.04
Museum_Global K-Art Sook-kyung Lee of the Gwangju Biennale and Haeju Kim of the Busan Biennale Are Also Actively Engaged in the International Art Scene Sook-kyung Lee, who served as the artistic director of the Gwangju Biennale 2023 and previously worked as the senior curator of international art at Tate Modern in the UK, has been appointed as the new director of the Whitworth Art Gallery at the University of Manchester in the UK.
2023.07.31
Museum_Global K-Art Korean Curatorial Position at Overseas Art Institutions to Introduce Korean Culture and Art The new Korean curatorial position at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in Washington, D.C. will expand the museum’s Korean programs and collections.
2023.05.08
Biennale_Global K-Art Binna Choi Has Been Appointed as One of the Three Curators of the Hawai‘i Triennial 2025 In numerous international exhibitions, new perspectives and alternative ways of perceiving the world are being presented. Alongside this ongoing trend, Korean art leaders have been incorporating new voices into mainstream art history.
2023.02.06

Art Spaces & Events

Art Fair_News ‘Access Bangkok’, the First Korean Art Fair to Expand Internationally The first Korean art fair to venture overseas, ‘Access Bangkok,’ was held from December 5 to 7 at ICONSIAM in Bangkok, Thailand, garnering significant attention.
2024.12.10
Gallery_Exhibition Eunsil Lee’s Solo Exhibition “Treachery Skin” on View Through October 19, 2024, at CYLINDER (FRIEZE No.9 Cork Street) CYLINDER is pleased to present Eunsil Lee's solo exhibition at No.9 Cork Street, which explores the psychological interplay arising when suppressed desires clash with societal norms.
2024.10.15
Art+_News “Forms of the Shadow”, the First Large-scale Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art in Vienna, Is Held “Forms of the Shadow”, curated by Sunjung Kim, the Artistic Director of the Art Sonje Center, is on view at the Vienna Secession and the Korean Cultural Centre Austria from September 20 to November 17.
2024.10.01
Museum_News MMCA’s Jung Youngsun Solo Exhibition Awarded the ‘Best of the Best’ of the Red Dot Design Award 2024 as the First Korean Museum The exhibition design for landscape architect Jung Youngsun’s solo exhibition "Jung Youngsun: For All That Breathes On Earth," currently on view at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul, has been awarded "Best of the Best" in the Brands & Communication category of the Red Dot Design Award 2024 in Germany.
2024.08.13
Art+_News MCST·KAMS to Host Korean Media Art Exhibition in Paris During the Paris 2024 Olympics The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST), together with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), will host the Korean media art exhibition “Decoding Korea (La Corée Decodée)” at the Grand Palais Immersif in Paris from July 26 to August 25 during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2024.07.15
Gallery_Global K-Art The Page Gallery Has Participated the ‘2024 TEFAF New York’ for the First Time with a Solo Booth by Choi Myoung Young The Page Gallery has participated in ‘TEFAF New York,’ one of the world’s top three art fairs, for the first time with a solo booth by artist Choi Myoung Young.
2024.05.13