Artist_News MMCA Announced Four Finalists for “Korea Artist Prize 2026”
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA; Director Kim Sunghee), in collaboration with the SBS Foundation, has selected four artists—Lee Hai Min Sun, Hong Jin-hwon, Lee Jungwoo, and Jeon Hyunsun—as the sponsored artists for 《Korea Artist Prize 2026》.
2026.01.27
Artist_News Artist Ayoung Kim Wins ‘2026 CHANEL Next Prize’
Ayoung Kim, who has garnered international acclaim for her innovative media art practice that employs fiction as a critical lens to interrogate the present, has been selected as the only Korean recipient of the ‘2026 CHANEL Next Prize.’
Museum_News Unveiling of MMCA 2026 Line-up and Major Project
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA; Director Kim Sunghee) held a press conference on 6 January, and announced its exhibition plans for 2026 together with major initiatives.
2026.01.20
Museum_News MMCA Surpasses 3.37 Million Visitors in 2025
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) announced that the number of visitors in 2025 surpassed 3.37 million (as of December 20, 2025), marking the highest attendance in the museum’s history since its opening.
Museum_News Seoul Museum of Art Unveils Its 2026 Exhibition Plans
The Seoul Museum of Art (Director: Choi Eun Ju) has announced its major exhibitions for 2026. Building on its operational achievements in 2025, the museum will organize and operate its programs in 2026 under the institutional theme of “Creation” and the exhibition theme of “Technology.”
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Nonprofit_News SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation Unveils SONGEUN’s Exhibition Line-up of 2026
The SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation marks the 25th anniversary of the SONGEUN Art Award and the 5th anniversary of the opening of its new building by revisiting the meaning embedded in the name “SONGEUN (松隱).” To this end, the foundation will present a series of exhibitions featuring contemporary Korean artists in 2026.
Nonprofit_News ARKO Opens 2026 Call for Korea’s Largest Arts and Culture Grant Program
The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has opened applications for its 2026 Arts Promotion Fund support programs. Next year’s open call encompasses a total of 26 programs across diverse fields, with a total budget of KRW 61.3 billion.
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.
Biennale_News See Art Festival 2025 “Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water” Opens on September 27
The Busan Biennale Organizing Committee has announced that the Sea Art Festival 2025 will take place under the theme 《Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water》 at Dadaepo Beach and its surrounding areas from September 27 to November 2, spanning a total of 37 days.
Art Market_News South Korea’s MCST Plans to Implement Art Policies for the Continued Growth of the Korean Art Market, Which Exceeded 1 Trillion KRW in 2022
Over the past year, many local experts predicted that the size of the Korean art market would surpass 1 trillion KRW (Korean won) in 2022. This speculation has turned out to be true, as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) announced on January 4, 2023, that the size of the art market in 2022 was estimated to be 1.0377 trillion KRW (approximately $1 billion USD).
Gallery_News Korea’s First Sculpture-Dedicated Gallery ‘Space Tone’ Opens in Hapjeong, Seoul
Korea’s first sculpture- dedicated gallery, Space Tone (S.tone), has opened in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. While most sculpture-dedicated venues in Korea are located on the outskirts of Seoul due to the scale and weight of the works, Space Tone stands out as a space situated in the heart of the city—offering visitors the opportunity to encounter sculpture naturally in their everyday lives.
Gallery_News Gallery Hyundai Selected Among “The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025”
Gallery Hyundai’s booth (G13) at Art Basel 2025 has been selected by Artsy as one of “The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025.” The featured presentation is a solo booth dedicated to Seung-taek Lee, a pioneering figure in Korean experimental art, and is the only solo presentation among the ten selected booths.
2025.07.01
Gallery_News ‘Frieze House Seoul,’ a New Exhibition Platform, to Open This September
The global art fair Frieze is set to open a new exhibition platform, Frieze House Seoul, this September in the Yaksu-dong in Seoul. Modeled after No.9 Cork Street, Frieze’s permanent exhibition space in London, this venue will host a year-round program of curated exhibitions, performances, and short-term residencies.
Auction_News Seoul Auction to Host ‘Connect Seoul 2024’ During Frieze·Kiaf Seoul Week
Seoul Auctions hosts ‘Connect Seoul 2024,’ a series of exhibitions and events from August 24 to September 13 at its Gangnam Center, to coincide with Frieze-Kiaf Seoul Week. Connect Seoul consists of two special exhibitions highlighting major Korean and international artists of modern and contemporary art, a group exhibition of media art, and a preview of upcoming auctions.
2024.09.03
Auction_News SBI Art Auction to Host Its First Overseas Auction Preview at Art Chosun Space in Seoul
Japan’s SBI Art Auction will present its first overseas auction preview, "Early Highlight Viewing in Seoul," from October 1 to 6 at Art Chosun Space (ACS) in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. The preview is part of the "68th SBI Art Auction | MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" to be held on October 25 and 26.
2024.08.13
Auction_News Global Auction House Phillips Appoints Lim Yeon-ah to Lead the Korean office
On the 5th, Phillips, one of the world’s top three auction houses, appointed Lim Yeon-ah as the head of its Korean office.
Since joining Phillips in 2020, she has overseen Phillips exhibitions during the Frieze Seoul art fair over the past two years.
Auction_News Christie’s First Exhibition in South Korea, What Does This Mean for the Local Art Market?
The booming Korean art market attracts many international art galleries and art fairs to Seoul. World-renowned galleries, including König Galerie, Thaddeus Ropac, and Gladstone Gallery, have opened a branch in Seoul, and Frieze has partnered with Kiaf SEOUL to hold art fairs in Seoul for five years from this year.
Art Fair_News FRIEZE’s Top Exhibitions of 2022: The Busan Biennale 2022, Sung Hwan Kim’s Solo Exhibition, and More
The year 2023 has arrived, and the art world is analyzing the keywords and trends that characterized the art world in 2022. It is impossible to discuss the Korean art world of 2022 without mentioning Kiaf and Frieze Seoul’s joint art fair, as many of the events in the country revolved around this inaugural edition. For thematic shows, Sculptural Impulse at the Seoul Museum of Art was frequently mentioned as the most noteworthy contemporary art exhibition, while MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2022: Choe U-Ram – Little Ark was one of the most mentioned solo exhibitions last year.
2023.01.09
Art Fair_News Frieze Reveals the Participants of the Very First Frieze Seoul
Frieze Seoul is approaching in just two months. As one of the largest global art fairs, Frieze has been making its way to Asia and announced its entry into South Korea last year. And finally, the inaugural edition of the fair’s programs and gallery list was revealed on June 29.
2022.11.07
Art Fair_News Art Basel’s Swiss Fair Returned "In Person"
Art Basel, one of the world’s largest international art fairs, was held from September 24 to 26 in Messe Basel, Switzerland. Originally scheduled for June, Art Basel in Basel canceled last year’s edition and postponed this year’s fair to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art+_News Art Service Industry Reporting System to Take Effect This July
With the enforcement of the Art Promotion Act, South Korea’s art distribution sector—previously operated as a free profession without separate qualification requirements—will be incorporated into a formal regulatory framework starting this year.
2026.01.13
Art+_News First Overseas Exhibition of the “Lee Kun-hee Collection” Surpasses 15,000 Visitors Within One Month of Opening
Titled 《Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared》, the first overseas touring exhibition of the Lee Kun-hee Collection—donated by the late Lee Kun-hee, former chairman of Samsung Group—has attracted strong local interest, surpassing 15,000 visitors within its first month since opening at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.
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