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Nonprofit_Global K-Art siren eun young jung’s Solo Exhibition《resistant theatre》:
Korea’s Yeoseong Gukgeuk,
a Popular Theatre That Disappeared from the Stage,
Reemerges in Stuttgart as a New Theatre of Resistance siren eun young jung’s Solo Exhibition《resistant theatre》: Korea’s Yeoseong Gukgeuk, a Popular Theatre That Disappeared from the Stage, Reemerges in Stuttgart as a New Theatre of Resistance 2026.07.21
Art+_Global K-Art Korean Media Art’s Continued
Global Achievements at Prix Ars Electronica Korean Media Art’s Continued Global Achievements at Prix Ars Electronica 2026.07.07
Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang Reclaims Isang Yun Through
Contemporary Art: A Crossroads of Korean
Modern and Contemporary Art Created by
MOCA and the LA Philharmonic Haegue Yang Reclaims Isang Yun Through Contemporary Art: A Crossroads of Korean Modern and Contemporary Art Created by MOCA and the LA Philharmonic 2026.06.23
Artist_Global K-Art Lee Kang So Opens Another Genealogy of
Korean Contemporary Art Beyond Dansaekhwa:
《A Field of Becoming》 in New York and the Transition
of Korean Art Lee Kang So Opens Another Genealogy of Korean Contemporary Art Beyond Dansaekhwa: 《A Field of Becoming》in New York and the Transition of Korean Art 2026.06.09
Museum_Global K-Art 《Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now》 on View
at M+ through August 9, 2026:
Lee Bul Expands the Global Narrative of
Korean Contemporary Art at Hong Kong’s M+ 《Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now》 on View at M+ through August 9, 2026: Lee Bul Expands the Global Narrative of Korean Contemporary Art at Hong Kong’s M+ 2026.05.26
Artist_Global K-Art Mire Lee: Mechanical Organisms
at the Threshold of Body and Sensation,
《THE (PSYCHO)SOMATIC ZONE》
at IAC Villeurbanne, France Mire Lee: Mechanical Organisms at the Threshold of Body and Sensation,《THE (PSYCHO)SOMATIC ZONE》at IAC Villeurbanne, France 2026.05.12
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Nonprofit_Global K-Art siren eun young jung’s Solo Exhibition《resistant theatre》: Korea’s Yeoseong Gukgeuk, a Popular Theatre That Disappeared from the Stage, Reemerges in Stuttgart as a New Theatre of Resistance Yeoseong Gukgeuk was a Korean musical theatre genre in which women performed all roles, including male characters. Emerging in the late 1940s and reaching the height of its popularity during the 1950s, it drew on Pansori and Changgeuk and combined singing, acting, dance, costumes, and elaborate stage design.
2026.07.21
Art+_Global K-Art Korean Media Art’s Continued Global Achievements at Prix Ars Electronica Korean artists have once again been honored at Prix Ars Electronica, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the field of media art.
2026.07.07
Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang Reclaims Isang Yun Through Contemporary Art: A Crossroads of Korean Modern and Contemporary Art Created by MOCA and the LA Philharmonic
2026.06.23
Artist_Global K-Art Lee Kang So Opens Another Genealogy of Korean Contemporary Art Beyond Dansaekhwa:《A Field of Becoming》in New York and the Transition of Korean Art
2026.06.09
Museum_Global K-Art 《Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now》on View at M+ through August 9, 2026: Lee Bul Expands the Global Narrative of Korean Contemporary Art at Hong Kong’s M+
2026.05.26
Artist_Global K-Art Mire Lee: Mechanical Organisms at the Threshold of Body and Sensation,《THE (PSYCHO)SOMATIC ZONE》at IAC Villeurbanne, France
2026.05.12

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Nonprofit_Global K-Art siren eun young jung’s Solo Exhibition《resistant theatre》: Korea’s Yeoseong Gukgeuk, a Popular Theatre That Disappeared from the Stage, Reemerges in Stuttgart as a New Theatre of Resistance Yeoseong Gukgeuk was a Korean musical theatre genre in which women performed all roles, including male characters. Emerging in the late 1940s and reaching the height of its popularity during the 1950s, it drew on Pansori and Changgeuk and combined singing, acting, dance, costumes, and elaborate stage design.
2026.07.21
Art+_Global K-Art Korean Media Art’s Continued Global Achievements at Prix Ars Electronica Korean artists have once again been honored at Prix Ars Electronica, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the field of media art.
2026.07.07
Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang Reclaims Isang Yun Through Contemporary Art: A Crossroads of Korean Modern and Contemporary Art Created by MOCA and the LA Philharmonic The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is presenting《Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous》from February 24 through August 2, 2026. More than a conventional museum exhibition, the project was developed in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, creating a unique dialogue between the installation practice of Korean artist Haegue Yang and the music of Korean-born composer Isang Yun (1917–1995).
2026.06.23
Artist_Global K-Art Lee Kang So Opens Another Genealogy of Korean Contemporary Art Beyond Dansaekhwa:《A Field of Becoming》in New York and the Transition of Korean Art When Korean art is introduced to the international art world, the first movement that often comes to mind is Dansaekhwa. Artists such as Park Seo-Bo, Yun Hyong-keun, Chung Sang-Hwa, Ha Chong-Hyun, and Lee Ufan have come to represent a dominant international narrative of Korean modern and contemporary art over the past decade.
2026.06.09
Museum_Global K-Art 《Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now》on View at M+ through August 9, 2026: Lee Bul Expands the Global Narrative of Korean Contemporary Art at Hong Kong’s M+ M+, Hong Kong, is presenting《Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now》, a major solo exhibition by Lee Bul, one of the leading figures in Korean contemporary art, through August 9, 2026. The exhibition opened on March 14, 2026, and is on view at West Gallery, L2, at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong.
2026.05.26
Artist_News Artist Jongjin Park Wins the ‘Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026’ Jongjin Park has been selected as the final winner of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026. Established in 2016, the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize was launched with the aim of carrying forward the spirit of craftsmanship rooted in Loewe, which began as a leather workshop in 1846. Now in its eleventh edition, the award has played a significant role in repositioning craft within contemporary artistic discourse by highlighting works that reinterpret traditional craft techniques through each artist’s own distinctive methods.
2026.05.19

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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+_Art Focus 5 Koreans and People of Korean Descent Who Have Influenced the Global Contemporary Art Scene The art world is intertwined in a very complex network. Artists, museums, galleries, auction houses, nonprofit art organizations, related experts, collectors and art appreciators, and even government agencies are the members that form this complicated and tangled universe.
2022.12.12
Museum_Global K-Art International Curators of Korean Descent Who Are Remapping the Art World Curatorial practice now seeks to break down fixed ideas and introduce new ways of experiencing art. It now includes not only caring for artworks and displaying objects but also creative activities such as organizing exhibitions that connect different contexts and cultures.
2022.06.06

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Biennale_News Opening of the Korean Pavilion “Liberation Space: Fortress/Nest” at the 61st Venice Biennale On May 9, the Korean Pavilion exhibition 《Liberation Space: Fortress/Nest》 at the 61st Venice Biennale was unveiled. The exhibition is curated by artistic director Binna Choi and features works by artists Hyeree Ro and Goen Choi.
2026.05.12
Art Fair_Global K-Art "Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation" Mapping the International Landscape of Asian Photography On April 24, 2026, the talk session ”Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation” was held at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The session was organized as part of the official program of AIPAD The Photography Show, one of the world’s leading photography events.
2026.04.28
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.
2026.02.24