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Nonprofit_Global K-Art Space ZeroOne, New York: A New Platform Expanding Korean Contemporary Art Located in Tribeca, New York, Space ZeroOne is a non-profit exhibition space established by the Hanwha Foundation of Culture. The institution positions itself as a global platform for emerging Korean artists seeking to engage with the international stage, with the long-term aim of connecting experimental practices in Korean contemporary art to the broader global art ecosystem.
2026.01.06
Gallery_Global K-Art 《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, "The winter sea the eyes have seen is wider than itself." Tina Kim Gallery is presenting《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, the gallery’s second solo exhibition of the late Korean artist, currently on view from November 20, 2025 through January 24, 2026. Bringing together Kang’s ‘Couple’ and ‘Nude’ paintings—created between the mid-2010s and 2021—the exhibition traces the artist’s sustained engagement with the human figure as a site for exploring painterly surface, materiality, and form.
2025.12.23

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Artist_News Ayoung Kim Selected for “Art That Defined 2025” by Renowned Global Curators Ayoung Kim’s signature ‘Delivery Dancers’ series, which garnered significant attention across the global art scene through her active practice last year, has been selected as one of the works defining art in 2025.
2026.01.06
Artist_News Haegue Yang Unveils Large-Scale Commission for the Inauguration of Taichung Art Museum Haegue Yang presents Liquid Votive – Tree Shade Triad (2025, hereafter Liquid Votive) as the inaugural commission for the TcAM Art Commission at the newly-opened Taichung Art Museum within the Taichung Green Museumbrary, Taiwan.
2025.12.23
Artist_News Ayoung Kim & Christine Sun Kim Newly Named to ArtReview’s ‘2025 Power 100’ The British contemporary art magazine ArtReview has announced its ‘Power 100’ list for 2025, with artists Ayoung Kim and Christine Sun Kim newly entering the ranking at No. 77 and No. 34, respectively.
2025.12.16
Artist_News Minjeong An Becomes the Youngest Korean Artist to Enter MoMA’s Permanent Collection A work by Korean artist Minjeong An (b. 1981), Self-Portrait_Rachaph (2024), has been newly acquired for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Minjeong An is the youngest Korean artist ever to be included in MoMA’s permanent collection.
2025.12.16
Artist_Global K-Art Do Ho Suh’s〈Some/One〉at "Art Basel Miami Beach 2025" At Lehmann Maupin’s booth at last week’s “Art Basel Miami Beach 2025”, Do Ho Suh’s seminal work Some/One (2014) made an immediate visual impact. The work was acquired by a collector on the fair’s second day for 1 million USD and is reportedly destined as a promised gift to a major American museum. Another version of this piece is known to be in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum.
2025.12.09
Artist_News Artist Lee Ufan Wins ‘32nd Wolfgang Hahn Prize’ Renowned Korean contemporary artist Lee Ufan has been selected as the recipient of the 32nd Wolfgang Hahn Prize, awarded by the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. This marks the second time a Korean artist has received the award, following Haegue Yang’s win in 2018.
2025.12.09

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Art+_News Art Basel’s Global Head of Relations Irene Kim Appointed Head of US Arts & Culture for Chanel Irene Kim, who for the last three years was the global head of VIP relations for Art Basel, has left the fair to join Chanel as head of the luxury brand’s US arts and culture division. Kim is the first person to hold the position.
2025.02.11
Art+_News Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Appoints Dr. Soyoung Lee as Director and CEO On the 14th, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco announced that Korean curator Soyoung Lee has been appointed as the next Director and CEO of the museum. This marks the first time a Korean curator has been named to lead a major museum in the United States.
2025.01.28
Art+_News San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Abruptly Dismisses Korean Chief Curator Ju Eunji The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has abruptly dismissed its Korean chief curator, Ju Eunji. On the 17th (local time), the museum announced that Ju had been removed from her duties due to "workplace misconduct" in accordance with internal regulations.
2024.12.24
Art+_Global K-Art 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
Art+_News “Braiding Sweetgrass,” an Exhibition of Korean and Thai Artists Curated by Independent Curator Nayun Lee, held at Mana Art Gallery in Bangkok The exhibition “Braiding Sweetgrass”, curated by Independent curator Nayun Lee, will be held at Mana Art Gallery in Bangkok from November 22 to December 8. This exhibition provides a space to reflect on and imagine coexistence between humans and non-humans through the works of five artists from Korea and Thailand.
2024.11.19
Art Fair_News Director Kim Jeong Eun Appointed to Lead 'T3 PHOTO ASIA’ Art Fair in Tokyo, Japan Kim Jeong Eun has been appointed as the Fair Director of ‘T3 PHOTO AISA’, which will be held at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu in Japan from October 18 to October 21.
2024.10.08
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Nonprofit_Global K-Art Space ZeroOne, New York: A New Platform Expanding Korean Contemporary Art Located in Tribeca, New York, Space ZeroOne is a non-profit exhibition space established by the Hanwha Foundation of Culture. The institution positions itself as a global platform for emerging Korean artists seeking to engage with the international stage, with the long-term aim of connecting experimental practices in Korean contemporary art to the broader global art ecosystem.
2026.01.06
Gallery_Global K-Art 《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, "The winter sea the eyes have seen is wider than itself." Tina Kim Gallery is presenting《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, the gallery’s second solo exhibition of the late Korean artist, currently on view from November 20, 2025 through January 24, 2026. Bringing together Kang’s ‘Couple’ and ‘Nude’ paintings—created between the mid-2010s and 2021—the exhibition traces the artist’s sustained engagement with the human figure as a site for exploring painterly surface, materiality, and form.
2025.12.23
Biennale_News The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Selected for Artforum's 'TOP TEN 2025' The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, which concluded to great acclaim on November 23, has been selected for Artforum’s ‘TOP TEN 2025,’ the annual list published by the leading American contemporary art magazine.
2025.12.09
Art+_News Genesis Announces a New Partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Genesis announces a new multi-year partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to expand its art initiatives across leading art institutions.
2025.11.25
Museum_Global K-Art 《Kitsch & Pop: Korean Pop Art Now》 《Kitsch & Pop: Korean Pop Art Now》 is an exhibition that re-examines the formation and development of Korean Pop Art through the lens of contemporary art. Organized by the Seoul Museum of Art and presented at the Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong, the exhibition runs from October 2 to November 22,
2025.10.07
Nonprofit_News Korean Selected as the Official Guest Language for the 2026 Festival d’Avignon Korean has been selected as the official guest language for next year’s Festival d’Avignon, the world’s largest performing arts festival held annually in Avignon, France. This marks the first time an Asian language has been chosen, and the only instance in which a single national language has received this distinction.
2025.08.12