Artist_Global K-Art 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.
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.
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.
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Art Fair_Global K-Art Frieze Los Angeles 2026, Kukje Gallery · Gallery Hyundai · Johyun Gallery Participate
Frieze Los Angeles will be held from February 26 to March 1, 2026, at Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles, California. Now in its seventh edition since its launch in 2019, the fair has established itself as the largest contemporary art platform on the U.S. West Coast, with more than 95 international galleries participating.
2026.02.24
Museum_Global K-Art 《Treasures of Korea: Collected, Cherished, Shared》, The Lee Kun-hee Collection Touring Exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
A special exhibition of Korean art,《Treasures of Korea: Collected, Cherished, Shared》, is currently on view at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. This exhibition marks the first stop of an international tour based on the collection donated by the late Lee Kun-hee. It is jointly organized and presented by the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.
2026.01.20
Nonprofit_Global K-Art Space ZeroOne, New York: A New Platform Expanding Korean Contemporary Art
Located in Tribeca, New York, Space ZeroOne is a non-profit exhibition space established by the Hanwha Foundation of Culture. The institution positions itself as a global platform for emerging Korean artists seeking to engage with the international stage, with the long-term aim of connecting experimental practices in Korean contemporary art to the broader global art ecosystem.
2026.01.06
Gallery_Global K-Art 《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, "The winter sea the eyes have seen is wider than itself."
Tina Kim Gallery is presenting《Kang Seok Ho: Hold Still》, the gallery’s second solo exhibition of the late Korean artist, currently on view from November 20, 2025 through January 24, 2026. Bringing together Kang’s ‘Couple’ and ‘Nude’ paintings—created between the mid-2010s and 2021—the exhibition traces the artist’s sustained engagement with the human figure as a site for exploring painterly surface, materiality, and form.
2025.12.23
Biennale_News The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale Selected for Artforum's 'TOP TEN 2025'
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, which concluded to great acclaim on November 23, has been selected for Artforum’s ‘TOP TEN 2025,’ the annual list published by the leading American contemporary art magazine.
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