Global K-Art - K-ARTNOW
Global K-Art
Delivering news on the global expansion of Korean contemporary art.

Latest Spotlights

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.
2024.12.17
Artist_News Artist Chung Hyun Named One of the ‘Editor’s Picks’ at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Chung Hyun, an artist represented by PKM Gallery, was featured on the Editor’s Picks list for Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, held from December 4 to 8.
2024.12.17
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.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990, Musician)

Artists

Artist_News Ik-Joong Kang’s Large-scale Installation ‘Four Temples’ to Be Displayed in Front of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt Ik-Joong Kang, a representative Korean installation artist, has been invited as the first Korean artist to participate in “FIN: Forever Is Now”, the annual international art exhibition. In response, Kang will present his new large-scale installation work, Four Temples (2024), in front of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of Giza, from October 24 to November 16.
2024.10.08
Artist_News Artist Haena Yoo Selected as One of the 20 Artists of “New Talent” Issue by Art in America In the fall issue of the renowned monthly art magazine Art in America, founded in 1913, Korean artist Haena Yoo, born in the 1990s, was featured in the "New Talent".
2024.10.01
Artist_Global K-Art Artist Kyung Lee Selected as the First Artist-in-Residence at Queens College to Support Contemporary Asian Art Artist Kyung Lee has been selected as the first participant in Queens College’s “Artist in Residence” program, established with the support of the Thomas Chen Family/Crystal Windows Fund to promote contemporary Asian art.
2024.09.17
Artist_Global K-Art Haegue Yang’s Installation Sculpture to Be Featured in the New Terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport Artist Haegue Yang will create an aerial sculpture at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 6, scheduled for completion in 2026.
2024.07.30
Artist_Global K-Art Artsy & ARTnews Selected Artist Omyo Cho for ‘The 10 Best Booths’ at Art Basel 2024 Global art platforms Artsy and ARTnews have selected Wooson Gallery’s solo booth by artist Omyo Cho as one of the 10 best booths at this year’s Art Basel.
2024.07.08
Artist_Global K-Art Aritst Haegue Yang Has Participated in Two Projects at Benesse Art Site Naoshima The 13th Benesse Prize winner, Haegue Yang, is featured in a group exhibition at the Benesse House Museum of Art in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture. Celebrating the partnership between Benesse Holdings Inc. and the Singapore Art Museum, which began in 2016 and runs through 2022, the exhibition will feature works by Yang, as well as previous Benesse Prize winners Pannaphan Yodmanee, Zul Mahmod, Amanda Heng, and others, from June 15 through January 5 next year.
2024.06.24

Art Professionals

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.
2024.12.17
Gallery_News “UNBOXING PROJECT,” as a Traveling Gallery, Launches Its Overseas Tour Exhibition from VSF in LA The exhibition project “UNBOXING PROJECT,” curated by Hyunjoo Byeon and art advisor Minjin Chae, has launched its first international tour at Various Small Fires (VSF) in Los Angeles, featuring works by 28 Korean artists.
2024.12.03
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
Museum_Global K-Art Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Names Sunwoo Hwang as Inaugural Korea Foundation Curator of Korean Art and Culture The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has named Sunwoo Hwang its inaugural Korea Foundation Curator of Korean Art and Culture through Korea Foundation (KF).
2024.07.22
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.
2023.11.13

Art Spaces & Events

Art Fair_News ‘Access Bangkok’, the First Korean Art Fair to Expand Internationally The first Korean art fair to venture overseas, ‘Access Bangkok,’ was held from December 5 to 7 at ICONSIAM in Bangkok, Thailand, garnering significant attention.
2024.12.10
Gallery_Exhibition Eunsil Lee’s Solo Exhibition “Treachery Skin” on View Through October 19, 2024, at CYLINDER (FRIEZE No.9 Cork Street) CYLINDER is pleased to present Eunsil Lee's solo exhibition at No.9 Cork Street, which explores the psychological interplay arising when suppressed desires clash with societal norms.
2024.10.15
Art+_News “Forms of the Shadow”, the First Large-scale Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Art in Vienna, Is Held “Forms of the Shadow”, curated by Sunjung Kim, the Artistic Director of the Art Sonje Center, is on view at the Vienna Secession and the Korean Cultural Centre Austria from September 20 to November 17.
2024.10.01
Museum_News MMCA’s Jung Youngsun Solo Exhibition Awarded the ‘Best of the Best’ of the Red Dot Design Award 2024 as the First Korean Museum The exhibition design for landscape architect Jung Youngsun’s solo exhibition "Jung Youngsun: For All That Breathes On Earth," currently on view at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul, has been awarded "Best of the Best" in the Brands & Communication category of the Red Dot Design Award 2024 in Germany.
2024.08.13
Art+_News MCST·KAMS to Host Korean Media Art Exhibition in Paris During the Paris 2024 Olympics The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST), together with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), will host the Korean media art exhibition “Decoding Korea (La Corée Decodée)” at the Grand Palais Immersif in Paris from July 26 to August 25 during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2024.07.15
Gallery_Global K-Art The Page Gallery Has Participated the ‘2024 TEFAF New York’ for the First Time with a Solo Booth by Choi Myoung Young The Page Gallery has participated in ‘TEFAF New York,’ one of the world’s top three art fairs, for the first time with a solo booth by artist Choi Myoung Young.
2024.05.13