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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.
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_Global K-Art Artist Choi Jeong Hwa Participates “When Forms Come Alive” at Hayward Gallery Choi Jeong Hwa is the only Korean artist among the 21 artists invited to participate in the group exhibition “When Forms Come Alive” at the Hayward Gallery in London, which opens on February 7.
2024.02.05
Artist_News Korea’s First-generation Woman Sculptor Kim Yun Shin Is Represented by Kukje Gallery and Lehmann Maupin Kukje Gallery and Lehmann Maupin announced their co-representation of Korea’s first-generation woman sculptor Kim Yun Shin (b. 1935). Kukje Gallery, committed to introducing Korean artists to a global audience over the past four decades, and Lehmann Maupin, known for showcasing international artists across various locations, will collaborate to present Kim’s practice to the broader art community. This co-representation marks the artist’s first-ever partnership with a commercial gallery.
2024.01.29
Artist_Global K-Art The Samsung Foundation of Culture Selected Two Korean Artists as Residents at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris for 2024 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Samsung Foundation of Culture’s residency program at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, which was suspended for three years, has resumed. The Foundation has selected Minsook Kang and Jeehee Park as resident artists for 2024 at Cité Internationale des Arts. Kang will participate in the foundation’s residency program from March to August 2024, while Park is scheduled to be in residence from September 2024 to February 2025.
2023.12.18
Artist_Global K-Art Spain’s Han Nefkens Foundation Grants Award to Korean Video Artist Eunhee Lee and Lebanese Artist Alaa Mansour On November 21, the Han Nefkens Foundation awarded Eunhee Lee, a Korean experimental video artist and documentary filmmaker, with the Loop Barcelona Video Art Production Grant of USD 15,000, and Alaa Mansour, a Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and archivist, received the Fundació Antoni Tàpies Video Art Production Grant, also valued at USD 15,000.
2023.12.04
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Contemporary Artist Lee Bul’s Installation to Be Featured at the Met’s Facade in 2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), one of the world’s top five art museums, will showcase installations by the renowned Korean artist Lee Bul on its prominent facade, starting in September next year.
2023.12.04
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Artist Lee Ufan Holds Largest Retrospective Ever in Germany Those interested in Korean contemporary art would have heard the name Lee Ufan, the acclaimed South Korean artist. He holds a significant place in the history of contemporary art and is one of the highest-priced artists in South Korea’s art auction market.
2023.11.06

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