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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Museum_Global K-Art What It Means to Have A Curatorship for Korean Art at The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), one of the world’s top five museums, has established a dedicated curator position for Korean art. Supported by the Korea Foundation (KF) and the Samsung Cultural Foundation, this marks its first permanent role for a Korean art curator at an overseas art institution. Eleanor Soo-ah Hyun, also known as Hyun Soo-ah in Korea, has been appointed as the first Korean art curator at The Met.
Gallery_Global K-Art Gallery Baton Introducing Eight Korean Artists at Frieze’s No. 9 Cork Street in London
Gallery Baton presents INDEXING THE NATURE: FROM NEAR AND FAR AWAY, a group exhibition at No. 9 Cork Street in London until May 23, 2022. The exhibition is a group show of eight Korean and five overseas artists who work in various genres. The gallery has gathered artworks inspired by nature.
Museum_Global K-Art Korean Avant-Garde Art to be Introduced on International Stages
This year, the recent rapid growth in the South Korean art market has begun to draw a lot of attention from the international art world. Big-name international galleries have been announcing their plans on opening outposts in Seoul, and Frieze will be holding its Seoul art fair next year.
2021.12.27
Art Fair_Global K-Art Korean Art in the Spotlight at London’s Frieze 2021
Frieze, one of the world’s top three art fairs, was held at Regent Park in London from October 13 to 17. Frieze London and Frieze Masters, which are held side by side, had a total of 276 participating galleries from 39 countries this year.
