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3 days ago | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
The Korean art market is struggling amid adverse economic conditions. The harsh atmosphere was palpable at the past two art fairs in April -- Galleries Art Fair and Art OnO -- and similar concerns loom over the upcoming Art Busan. A gallerist I met at Galleries Art Fair, which ended on Sunday, said people seem to believe the price of art “will be cheaper tomorrow than it is today,” a sentiment also seen regarding the stock market. Galleries Art Fair is the oldest fair in the Korean art market, l
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1 month ago | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
After Expo Chicago was acquired by Frieze, Kiaf Seoul, Expo Chicago collaborate for the first time Some 20 home-grown galleries in South Korea will participate in Expo Chicago 2025 next month as part of the partnership between the two fairs, Kiaf Seoul and Expo Chicago. The art fair’s partnership with Kiaf Seoul, run by the Galleries Association of Korea, was established after Expo Chicago was acquired in 2023 by Frieze. The global platform for modern and contemporary art has operated Frieze Seo
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1 month ago | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
Number of participating galleries will be the largest this year The Galleries Art Fair, Korea’s oldest art fair, will return in April with an unprecedented number of participating galleries. The 43rd edition of the art fair — started in 1979 and is run by the Galleries Association of Korea — will kick off April 16 at Coex in southern Seoul, with 168 galleries taking part, a 12 percent increase from last year. Participating galleries rose as more galleries joined the Galleries Association of Kore
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2 months ago | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Park Yuna |Hong Hee Yoo
Beyond the glitterAn immersive exhibition highlighting work by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, best known for portraits decorated with gold leaf, is taking place through March at Groundseesaw Myeong-dong in Seoul. The 50-minute multimedia show “Gustav Klimt: Timeless Beauty” showcases paintings by Klimt. He was a founder and the first president of the Vienna Secession, a 19th-century artist group that sought a new balance of art and design that was less influenced by state patronage.
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2 months ago | 
asianews.network | Park Yuna
South Korea challenged as Asia’s rising art hub beset by uncertainties, weak Korean won Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
This year has seen a record amount of global attention given to Korean artists. This is according to Lee Ji-yoon, CEO of SUUM Project, a contemporary art curating agency. Mentioning the major events and solo exhibitions taking place across the world, the former managing director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art shed light on Korean art in the global context, focusing on how Korean artists began to assert a presence in the global art scene over the past 30 years. She was givi
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
The second edition of Define Seoul, a design and art fair launched by Art Busan, will expand its scale with special exhibitions and more participating galleries in October in the hip Seoul neighborhood of Seongsu-dong. The design art fair was inaugurated last year as an art fair for collectors that integrates fine art and design. The second edition under the theme of “The Meaning of Simplicity: Attitude Towards life in a Rational Era" is curated by designer Yang Teo, who also curated
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul kicked off Wednesday at Coex in southern Seoul with VIP openings for their third collaboration, bringing a festive mood to the city, albeit in a cautious mode amid concerns of a slowdown in the art market. Some 110 galleries are participating in Frieze Seoul, while 206 are represented at Kiaf Seoul. Frieze Seoul runs through Saturday at Halls C and D while Kiaf Seoul will continue through Sunday at Halls A, B and the Grand Ballroom. A single ticket offers admission to
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
BUSAN – Arte Museum, an immersive media art museum operated by design company d’strict, has unveiled a new media art exhibition centered on nature in Busan, South Korea’s largest port city. The exhibition, which opened in July in the museum’s new 5,600-square-meter space in Yeongdo-gu, is a permanent display with some works being updated annually. The museum is the eighth and largest Arte Museum to date. The show features a series of captivating media artworks, with 16
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
m.koreaherald.com | Park Yuna
Those who purchase art in South Korea can ask for a certificate that guarantees the authenticity of the work, while artists will be guaranteed royalties every time their work is resold in the art market, according to the newly enacted Art Promotion Act. The Art Promotion Act and its enforcement decree partly went into effect Friday, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. While people could ask for a type of document that identify that the artwork is authentic when purchasing
