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Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang’s Solo Exhibition《Leap Year》 on View Through January 18, 2026, at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich A large-scale solo exhibition by Korean artist Haegue Yang is currently on view at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Zurich, Switzerland. Opening on September 27, 2025, and running through January 18, 2026, the exhibition brings together more than twenty years of Yang’s major works alongside new commissions. Structured as a retrospective, the show serves as the final stop in her European tour following presentations at the Hayward Gallery in London and Kunsthal Rotterdam.
2025.11.11
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Artist Ayoung Kim Unveils New M+ Facade Commission ― "Dancer in the Mirror Field": A Speculative Fiction Film on Technology, Labour, and Identity M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture located in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, announces the upcoming M+ Facade commission Dancer in the Mirror Field (2025) by Korean artist Ayoung Kim (b. 1979).
2025.10.28
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2025.10.07

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Museum_Exhibition Ayoung Kim’s First Solo Exhibition in the U.S. “Delivery Dancer Codex” on View Through March 16, 2026, at MoMA PS1 Ayoung Kim’s global exploits continue at her first solo exhibition in the U.S., 《Delivery Dancer Codex》 at MoMA PS1, on view through March 16, 2026.
2025.11.18
Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang’s Solo Exhibition《Leap Year》 on View Through January 18, 2026, at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich A large-scale solo exhibition by Korean artist Haegue Yang is currently on view at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Zurich, Switzerland. Opening on September 27, 2025, and running through January 18, 2026, the exhibition brings together more than twenty years of Yang’s major works alongside new commissions. Structured as a retrospective, the show serves as the final stop in her European tour following presentations at the Hayward Gallery in London and Kunsthal Rotterdam.
2025.11.11
Nonprofit_News ARKO Supports Korean Artists’ Participation in the New Museum’s NEW INC Program The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) will begin supporting Korean artists participating in the NEW INC program, an international residency and cultural incubator run by the New Museum in New York, starting in 2025.
2025.11.04
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Artist Ayoung Kim Unveils New M+ Facade Commission ― "Dancer in the Mirror Field": A Speculative Fiction Film on Technology, Labour, and Identity M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture located in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, announces the upcoming M+ Facade commission Dancer in the Mirror Field (2025) by Korean artist Ayoung Kim (b. 1979).
2025.10.28
Artist_News Artist Haegue Yang Appointed as the New Chair of the Board of KUNST-WERKE BERLIN e. V. Korean contemporary artist Haegue Yang, one of the country’s leading figures, has been announced as the new Chair of the Executive Board of KUNST-WERKE (KW) BERLIN.
2025.10.28
Artist_News Artist Hoonida Kim Received an Honorary Mention at the ‘Prix Ars Electronica 2025’ Media artist Hoonida Kim’s work Fine-Tuning Human Sense 2.0 has received an Honorary Mention in the Artificial Life and Artificial Intelligence category at the Prix Ars Electronica, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in media art.
2025.10.28

Art Professionals

Art+_News The Art Institute of Chicago Names Yeonsoo Chee as Inaugural Korea Foundation Curator of Korean Art The Korea Foundation (KF) announced that Yeonsoo Chee has been appointed as the first KF-endowed Curator of Korean Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC).
2025.07.15
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.
2025.04.01
Art+_News Emma Son, Senior Director of Lehmann Maupin Seoul, Promoted to Global Partner On the 6th, Emma Son, Senior Director of Lehmann Maupin Seoul, was promoted to Global Partner at Lehmann Maupin. The role of a partner involves making all key decisions for the gallery in collaboration with senior directors through strategic meetings.
2025.03.18
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
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Gallery_Global K-Art Kukje Gallery Presents Artworks by Haegue Yang and Daniel Boyd in the ‘Encounters’ Sector of the 2024 Art Basel Hong Kong Kukje Gallery presents artworks by two international artists: Haegue Yang and Daniel Boyd, in the ‘Encounter’ sector of 2024 Art Basel Hong Kong. Haegue Yang’s Contingent Spheres will be on display in the center of the fairgrounds, while Daniel Boyd’s installation Doan will welcome visitors at the Pacific Place, a large shopping complex near the fairgrounds, as part of the off-site Encounters.
2024.03.25
Biennale_News “Lee Bae - La Maison de la Lune Brûlée”, a Collateral Event of the 60th Venice Biennale, on View from April 20 at Wilmotte Foundation The Wilmotte Foundation will host from April 20 to November 24, 2024, the Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale entitled “Lee Bae – La Maison de la Lune Brûlée”.
2024.03.18
Museum_Global K-Art “Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea 1960s-1970s”, Co-organized by MMCA and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Travels to the Hammer Museum in LA “Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea 1960s-1970s,” an exhibition co-organized by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, travels to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles from February 11 to May 12, 2024, after exhibitions in Seoul and New York.
2024.03.04
Gallery_Global K-Art Art Basel Hong Kong and Art SG Announces Exhibitor Lineup for 2024 Edition Art Basel Hong Kong is set to return to its pre-pandemic scale in March 2024, featuring 242 galleries from 40 countries and regions across different continents. This represents a significant increase from the 2023 edition, with a 37 percent rise in exhibitors, marking a return to the fair’s 2019 numbers. Over half of the participating galleries have exhibition spaces in Asia, and the event will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from March 26 to 30, with VIP preview days on March 26 and 27.
2023.11.27
Museum_Global K-Art The New York Times Highlights Five U.S. Museums Spotlighting Korean Art This Fall While many American art museums highlight Asian art, many mainly focus on Chinese and Japanese art. But this is now changing.
2023.10.30
Museum_Global K-Art Hyunsoo Woo Discusses the Impact and Influence Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Korean Art Showcase The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989 is the most extensive exhibition of Korean contemporary art ever held in North America, showcased at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The exhibition was co-curated by Hyunsoo Woo, who began her curatorial journey in the U.S. in 1996 and was appointed deputy director at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2021. While the inception of this exhibition can be traced back to 2014, the unforeseen delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic only served to amplify anticipation within the American art community. Woo credits the surging interest in Korean art and culture, in part, to the global acclaim of Korean pop culture. This encompasses not only K-pop and the meteoric rise of groups like BTS and Blackpink but also internationally acclaimed films such as Parasite and Minari.
2023.10.23