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Artist Ikjung Cho, Who Explores Violence
Artist Ikjung Cho, Who Explores Violence
in Society and the Individual,
Wins 17th DOOSAN Yonkang Art Award
Artist Ikjung Cho, Who Explores Violence in Society and the Individual, Wins 17th DOOSAN Yonkang Art Award
2026.10.20
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“Let's Not Ask Why
“Let's Not Ask Why
2026.10.20
“Let's Not Ask Why
We Loved Each Other"
on View Through November 29, 2026, at Gyeonggi Creation Campus Public Gallery
“Let's Not Ask Why
We Loved Each Other"
on View Through November 29, 2026,
at Gyeonggi Creation Campus Public Gallery
2026.10.20
Art Fair
Art Gwangju 2026:
Art Gwangju 2026:
Exploring New Possibilities for the Regional Art Market in the City of the Gwangju Biennale
Art Gwangju 2026: Exploring New Possibilities for the Regional Art Market in the City of the Gwangju Biennale
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 The 17th Gwangju International Art Fair (Art Gwangju 2026) will take place from October 22 to 25 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju, South Korea. Under the theme “Connecting Gwangju and Jeonnam Through Art, Opening Art Gwangju to Asia,” this year's edition aims to strengthen the regional art ecosystem and expand exchanges with the broader Asian art market.
Art Fair
DIAF 2026:
DIAF 2026:
Expanding Connections Between Daegu’s Gallery Culture and the International Art Market
DIAF 2026: Expanding Connections Between Daegu’s Gallery Culture and the International Art Market
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 The 19th Daegu International Art Fair (DIAF 2026) will take place from October 29 to November 1 at Halls 4, 5, and 6 of EXCO’s East Wing in Daegu, South Korea. This year’s edition will bring together 103 galleries from Korea and abroad, presenting a wide range of works by leading figures in Korean modern and contemporary art as well as internationally active contemporary artists.
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Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language,
Artist
Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language,
An Artistic Practice Rooted in Deaf Experience
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Christine Sun Kim: Transforming Sound and Language into a Visual Language, An Artistic Practice Rooted in Deaf Experience
A Team | 2026.10.20 A Team | 2026.10.20 Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980) is a Korean American artist whose practice explores sound, language, and the structures of communication through drawing, painting, video, installation, and performance. Born in California, Kim is a Deaf artist who has developed a distinctive visual language using American Sign Language (ASL), musical notation, written language, and graphic symbols.
Nonprofit
Culture Station Seoul 284:
Nonprofit
Culture Station Seoul 284:
A Team | 2026.10.20
A Team | 2026.10.20
《Caring by Design》, on view at Culture Station Seoul 284 through November 1, 2026, examines the labor and relationships that sustain the spaces of everyday life. It expands the scope of public design beyond the creation of new places and facilities to include their ongoing maintenance and care.
Culture Station Seoul 284:
《Caring by Design》, The Labor That Sustains Everyday Spaces: Designing Care
Nonprofit
Culture Station Seoul 284:
《Caring by Design》, The Labor That Sustains Everyday Spaces: Designing Care
A Team | 2026.10.20
A Team | 2026.10.20
《Caring by Design》, on view at Culture Station Seoul 284 through November 1, 2026, examines the labor and relationships that sustain the spaces of everyday life. It expands the scope of public design beyond the creation of new places and facilities to include their ongoing maintenance and care.
Museum
《Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural》 — A Pioneer of Media Art Who Explored Technology and Human Identity Long Before AI Became Part of Everyday Life
Museum《Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural》 — A Pioneer of Media Art Who Explored Technology and Human Identity Long Before AI Became Part of Everyday Life
A Team | 2026.10.13 A Team | 2026.10.13 The Seoul Museum of Art will present 《Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural》, a solo exhibition by the American media artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson (b. 1941), at its Seosomun Main Branch from October 21, 2026, to February 21, 2027.
Museum
Busan Scraps Plans for a Centre Pompidou Branch: What the Cancellation Reveals About South Korea's Museum Internationalization Strategy
MuseumBusan Scraps Plans for a Centre Pompidou Branch: What the Cancellation Reveals About South Korea's Museum Internationalization Strategy
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.20 Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.20 On October 14, 2026, Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo announced at a press conference that the city would abandon its plans to establish a branch of the Centre Pompidou in Igidae. The city cited concerns over environmental damage, difficulties in safeguarding the public interest under the proposed contractual arrangements, substantial financial burdens, and insufficient integration with the local art ecosystem.
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (19):
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.13
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.13
Contemporary art today encompasses a wide range of cultures, histories, and social experiences. Artists from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa are active in international biennials, museums, galleries, and art markets. Histories and cultures that received insufficient attention within Western-centered accounts of art history have also become important subjects of contemporary art.
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and
the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (19):
Global Standards (II) — Diversity or Standardization?
Art Theory
The Conditions of the Post-Contemporary and the Future of Korean Contemporary Art (19):
Global Standards (II)
— Diversity or Standardization?
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.13
Jay Jongho Kim | Editor in Chief | 2026.10.13
Contemporary art today encompasses a wide range of cultures, histories, and social experiences. Artists from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa are active in international biennials, museums, galleries, and art markets. Histories and cultures that received insufficient attention within Western-centered accounts of art history have also become important subjects of contemporary art.
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