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Art+_News Tina Kim Named to Observer’s ‘2025 Art Power Index’ Tina Kim, founder and owner of Tina Kim Gallery in New York, has been named to the ‘2025 Art Power Index’ announced by the New York Observer.
2025.12.02
Artist_Global K-Art 《Sun Woo: Shelter》― An Affective Field Interpreting the Contemporary Through Everyday Objects, Memory, and Technological Residue Korean-Canadian artist Sun Woo presents her solo exhibition 《Shelter》 at Gallery Vacancy in Shanghai from November 14 to December 27, 2025. This marks the artist’s first solo project with the gallery and signals a significant turning point in her practice, where the sensory structures of contemporary life—embodied through notions of the body, labor, and technology—are condensed into a sculptural, immersive environment.
2025.11.25

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Artist_Global K-Art 《Sun Woo: Shelter》― An Affective Field Interpreting the Contemporary Through Everyday Objects, Memory, and Technological Residue Korean-Canadian artist Sun Woo presents her solo exhibition 《Shelter》 at Gallery Vacancy in Shanghai from November 14 to December 27, 2025. This marks the artist’s first solo project with the gallery and signals a significant turning point in her practice, where the sensory structures of contemporary life—embodied through notions of the body, labor, and technology—are condensed into a sculptural, immersive environment.
2025.11.25
Artist_News J. Park’s New Work ‘Code of the Eternal’ Installed in Front of the Egyptian Pyramids J. Park’s new land art work, Code of the Eternal, has been installed in the Giza Desert southwest of Cairo, Egypt, home to the UNESCO World Heritage stone pyramids.
2025.11.25
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

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Art+_News Tina Kim Named to Observer’s ‘2025 Art Power Index’ Tina Kim, founder and owner of Tina Kim Gallery in New York, has been named to the ‘2025 Art Power Index’ announced by the New York Observer.
2025.12.02
Art+_News Artistic Director Sunjung Kim Becomes First Asian Member to Join the K11 Art Foundation International Council Sunjung Kim, Artistic Director of Art Sonje Center, has been appointed as the first East Asian member of the K11 Art Foundation International Council.
2025.11.25
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
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Biennale_Art Focus The History of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and Its 2024 Exhibition The Korean Pavilion of the Venice Biennale was the last one to be built in Giardini Park in 1995 when more than 23 countries were waiting for the opportunity to establish a national pavilion in the area. The 2024 Korean Pavilion exhibition, co-curated by Jacob Fabricius and Seolhui Lee, will showcase the works of artist Koo Jeong A.
2023.04.03
Gallery_Global K-Art Gallery Hyundai Participates in Art Basel in Switzerland after 15 Years since 2008 Gallery Hyundai has been introducing the works of Korean modern and contemporary artists to the global stage, and it will be taking part in Art Basel in Basel this year for the first time since 2008.
2023.03.06
Gallery_Global K-Art Korean Art Galleries Participating in International Art Fairs in the First Half of 2023 Some people who first entered the art market after Frieze Seoul regarded the art fair as an event similar to museum exhibitions. Art fairs, which are held for a short period of time with the main purpose of making sales, and museum exhibitions, which are held to educate the public about art, are very different in nature.
2022.12.05
Museum_Global K-Art International Art Museums to Explore Modern and Contemporary Korean Art South Korean pop culture has become a source of soft power, spreading its reach worldwide. This wave has also increased global interest in Korean art. The global presence of Korean contemporary art has prompted numerous art institutions around the world to highlight the artistic world of a leading Korean artist and organize exhibitions that survey the contemporary art history of South Korea.
2022.11.21
Museum_Global K-Art Philadelphia Museum of Art to Hold a Major Exhibition on Korean Contemporary Art in October 2023 The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest art museums in the United States, will from October 2023 hold a major exhibition surveying Korean contemporary art.
2022.09.19
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.
2022.05.16