Artist_News Artist Lee Kang So Awarded the Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit
On November 7, pioneering experimental artist Lee Kang So was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Bogwan Medal) by the Government of the Republic of Korea. The Order of Cultural Merit is the highest honor bestowed by the Korean government, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of culture and the arts.
Artist_News Artist YoungEun Kim Named Winner of ACC’s “2026 ACC Future Prize”
The National Asian Culture Center (ACC), an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and led by Executive director Kim Sangug, has officially announced YoungEun Kim as the recipient of the ‘2026 ACC Future Prize.’
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.
Museum_News MMCAㆍSMA Joint Publication Project – “MMCA Studies X Stedelijk Studies: Generating Production” to Be Published
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA; Director Kim Sunghee) and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (SMA) in the Netherlands will jointly publish “MMCA Studies × Stedelijk Studies: Generating Production” on Monday, 1 December 2025, as the result of a year-long collaborative research and publishing project.
2025.11.11
Museum_News Pre-opening Program Announced for the Upcoming 'SeMA Seo-Seoul Museum of Art,' Scheduled to Open in the First Half of 2026
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), led by Director Choi Eun Ju, will host a pre-opening program titled 《Performance and the Art Museum》 from November 9 (Sun) to December 7 (Sun) at SeMA’s Seosomun Main Branch, its satellite branches, and various venues in Geumcheon-gu, ahead of the official opening of the SeMA Seo-Seoul Museum of Art in the first half of 2026.
Museum_News MMCA × LG Electronics to Host “Connected” Concert Linking Art and Technology
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA, Director Kim Sunghee) will host the new participatory concert MMCA × LG Electronics “Connected” on Wednesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. in the outdoor courtyard of MMCA Seoul.
2025.10.21
Museum_News SeMA Launches Korea’s First Sensory Kits, ‘Modeun Gabang’
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) has unveiled ‘Modeun Gabang,’ the first sensory-based visitor kit permanently available in a Korean museum, and officially opened a new education-focused space, SeMA L, which aims to expand the paradigm of education and accessibility. SeMA L was piloted as an education-exclusive space in 2024.
Nonprofit_News ARKO Opens 2026 Call for Korea’s Largest Arts and Culture Grant Program
The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has opened applications for its 2026 Arts Promotion Fund support programs. Next year’s open call encompasses a total of 26 programs across diverse fields, with a total budget of KRW 61.3 billion.
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.
Biennale_News Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale & Gwangju Biennale Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Establishment in 2024
The Venice Biennale and the Gwangju Biennale are scheduled for 2024. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2025, the Arts Council Korea is planning to hold special exhibitions during the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. The Gwangju Biennale, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, is also preparing various art events.
2024.04.01
Biennale_News 2024 Busan Biennale “Seeing in the Dark” Opens August 17
The 2024 Busan Biennale, hosted by the City of Busan and the Busan Biennale Organizing Committee, announced that it will open on August 17 and run through October 20. The Organizing Committee has confirmed the theme “Seeing in the Dark” and is accelerating preparations for the exhibition, including the selection of exhibitors and works. The exhibition, led by co-curators Vera Mey and Philippe Pirotte, will utilize exhibition venues in the original city center, including the Busan Museum of Contemporary Art and the Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum.
2024.04.01
Biennale_News The 15th Gwangju Biennale “Pansori, a soundscape of the 21st century” Unveils Participating Artists
Gwangju Biennale announced the artists participating in the 15th Gwangju Biennale “Pansori, a soundscape of the 21st century,” which will be held on September 7.
The 15th Gwangju Biennale “Pansori, a soundscape of the 21st century” is an opera-like exhibition about the spaces we live in, from our personal residences to the planet Earth where we are rooted. As landscape is also sound, the exhibition is composed of a narrative that connects musical and visual forms together.
Biennale_News Korean Art Exhibition Plans in Conjunction with the 60th Venice Biennale Are Unveiled
On January 31, Arts Council Korea held a joint press conference on the Korean art exhibitions to be held during the 60th Venice Biennale. A total of seven institutions, foundations, galleries, and organizations jointly participated in the press conference, starting with the announcement of the plans for the 30th anniversary special exhibition of the Korean Pavilion by the ARKO Art Center, which is affiliated with the Arts Council Korea, followed by the announcement of the plans for the four parallel exhibitions officially selected by the Venice Biennale Foundation (Gwangju Biennale, Yoo Youngkuk Art Foundation, Korean Research Institute of Contemporary Art, and Hansol Cultural Foundation) and the two exhibitions to be held in Venice (Gallery Hyundai and Nine Dragon Heads). This is the first time that the public and private organizations have jointly announced exhibition plans.
2024.02.12
Biennale_News Gwangju Biennale's New Exhibition Hall Set to Open in 2027
The new exhibition hall for the Gwangju Biennale will be developed as an open cultural space accessible to citizens. Gwangju City has announced the selection of the winning design, “Landscape of Communication and Cultural Imagination,” by a jury of university professors and architects for constructing the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall. The winning design, submitted jointly by Tomoon Architects & Engineers, USD Space, and Regaon Architects & Planners, proposed an open cultural convergence exhibition hall with an international reputation for the Gwangju Biennale.
Art Market_News South Korea’s MCST Plans to Implement Art Policies for the Continued Growth of the Korean Art Market, Which Exceeded 1 Trillion KRW in 2022
Over the past year, many local experts predicted that the size of the Korean art market would surpass 1 trillion KRW (Korean won) in 2022. This speculation has turned out to be true, as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) announced on January 4, 2023, that the size of the art market in 2022 was estimated to be 1.0377 trillion KRW (approximately $1 billion USD).
Gallery_News Korea’s First Sculpture-Dedicated Gallery ‘Space Tone’ Opens in Hapjeong, Seoul
Korea’s first sculpture- dedicated gallery, Space Tone (S.tone), has opened in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. While most sculpture-dedicated venues in Korea are located on the outskirts of Seoul due to the scale and weight of the works, Space Tone stands out as a space situated in the heart of the city—offering visitors the opportunity to encounter sculpture naturally in their everyday lives.
2025.11.18
Gallery_News Five Young Galleries to Watch in Seoul, Picked by ARTnews
On September 1, ARTnews, the American art magazine, spotlighted five emerging Seoul galleries to watch. Unlike the city’s more traditional galleries, these new spaces stand out for their distinctive sense of place and independent programs. The ARTnews highlighted PS CENTER, WWNN, Shower, Sangheeut, and Xlarge.
Gallery_News Gallery Hyundai Selected Among “The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025”
Gallery Hyundai’s booth (G13) at Art Basel 2025 has been selected by Artsy as one of “The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025.” The featured presentation is a solo booth dedicated to Seung-taek Lee, a pioneering figure in Korean experimental art, and is the only solo presentation among the ten selected booths.
2025.07.01
Gallery_News ‘Frieze House Seoul,’ a New Exhibition Platform, to Open This September
The global art fair Frieze is set to open a new exhibition platform, Frieze House Seoul, this September in the Yaksu-dong in Seoul. Modeled after No.9 Cork Street, Frieze’s permanent exhibition space in London, this venue will host a year-round program of curated exhibitions, performances, and short-term residencies.
Auction_News Seoul Auction to Host ‘Connect Seoul 2024’ During Frieze·Kiaf Seoul Week
Seoul Auctions hosts ‘Connect Seoul 2024,’ a series of exhibitions and events from August 24 to September 13 at its Gangnam Center, to coincide with Frieze-Kiaf Seoul Week. Connect Seoul consists of two special exhibitions highlighting major Korean and international artists of modern and contemporary art, a group exhibition of media art, and a preview of upcoming auctions.
2024.09.03
Auction_News SBI Art Auction to Host Its First Overseas Auction Preview at Art Chosun Space in Seoul
Japan’s SBI Art Auction will present its first overseas auction preview, "Early Highlight Viewing in Seoul," from October 1 to 6 at Art Chosun Space (ACS) in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. The preview is part of the "68th SBI Art Auction | MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" to be held on October 25 and 26.
2024.08.13
Auction_News Global Auction House Phillips Appoints Lim Yeon-ah to Lead the Korean office
On the 5th, Phillips, one of the world’s top three auction houses, appointed Lim Yeon-ah as the head of its Korean office.
Since joining Phillips in 2020, she has overseen Phillips exhibitions during the Frieze Seoul art fair over the past two years.
Auction_News Christie’s First Exhibition in South Korea, What Does This Mean for the Local Art Market?
The booming Korean art market attracts many international art galleries and art fairs to Seoul. World-renowned galleries, including König Galerie, Thaddeus Ropac, and Gladstone Gallery, have opened a branch in Seoul, and Frieze has partnered with Kiaf SEOUL to hold art fairs in Seoul for five years from this year.
Art Fair_News Highlights to Watch at ‘Kiaf SEOUL 2025’
From September 3 to 7, Kiaf SEOUL 2025, the largest art fair in Korea, will take place at COEX in Seoul. This year’s edition brings together 175 galleries from over 20 countries.
2025.09.02
Art Fair_News 10 Must-See Artists Selected by ‘Frieze Seoul 2025’
At Frieze Seoul 2025, a wide range of solo presentations will unfold across the Galleries, Focus Asia, and Masters sections. The fair will not only highlight the breadth of historically significant artists’ careers but also spotlight bold new works and large-scale installations by emerging talents.
2025.09.02
Art Fair_News An Open Platform for Artistic Discourse at ‘Kiaf·Frieze Seoul 2025’
At Korea’s largest art fairs, Kiaf·Frieze Seoul 2025, an open platform for artistic discourse, the “Kiaf x KAMS x Frieze Seoul Talk Program”, will take place from September 4 to 6 at Studio 159 on the 2nd floor of COEX, Seoul.
2025.09.02
Art Fair_News How to Enjoy ‘Frieze Seoul 2025’ to the Fullest
The fourth edition of the Frieze Seoul returns to COEX in the city’s Gangnam neighbourhood from 3 – 6 September, and, in keeping with previous editions, will feature an expansive programme of live art and performance, film, talks and artist projects alongside presentations from 120 galleries.
2025.08.26
Art Fair_News ‘Kiaf SEOUL 2025’ to Unfold as a Vibrant Art Festival
Kiaf SEOUL 2025, Korea’s largest art fair, will take place from Wednesday, September 3 to Sunday, September 7 at COEX in Gangnam, Seoul. During Kiaf Art Week, Kiaf will collaborate with Frieze Seoul as well as domestic and international art institutions to present a wide range of programs, offering audiences a unique opportunity to engage with art.
2025.08.26
Art Fair_News Korean Galleries Make Strong Statement at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 Amid Market Slowdown
Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 officially opened on March 26 with a VIP preview at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, drawing attention as Asia’s largest art fair resumes at full scale. Despite a global art market slowdown, Korean galleries are showing remarkable presence and vitality at this year’s event.
Art+_News KAIST’s ‘AI Nüshu’ Project Honored at Prix Ars Electronica 2025
On October 10, a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) was awarded the Honorary Mention in the Digital Humanity category at the Prix Ars Electronica 2025, the world’s most prestigious media art festival, for their project AI Nüshu (女书), which reinterprets Nüshu (the world’s only women’s script) through artificial intelligence.
2025.10.21
Art+_News BTS’s RM Becomes the First K-pop Star to Collaborate with the SFMOMA
Global K-pop group BTS’s RM will showcase his personal art collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from October 2026 to February 2027. This marks the first collaboration between SFMOMA and a K-pop artist.
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