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Art Fair_Global K-Art "Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation" Mapping the International Landscape of Asian Photography On April 24, 2026, the talk session ”Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation” was held at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The session was organized as part of the official program of AIPAD The Photography Show, one of the world’s leading photography events.
2026.04.28
Artist_Global K-Art Anna Park’s First Solo Exhibition at Lehmann Maupin London: Contemporary Drawing that Disturbs Archetypes of Femininity Anna Park’s work exemplifies a mode of contemporary drawing in which abstraction and figuration, impulsive gesture and meticulous description, playfulness and critique operate simultaneously within a single pictorial field.
2026.04.14

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Artist_Global K-Art The Samsung Foundation of Culture Selected Two Korean Artists as Residents at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris for 2024 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Samsung Foundation of Culture’s residency program at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, which was suspended for three years, has resumed. The Foundation has selected Minsook Kang and Jeehee Park as resident artists for 2024 at Cité Internationale des Arts. Kang will participate in the foundation’s residency program from March to August 2024, while Park is scheduled to be in residence from September 2024 to February 2025.
2023.12.18
Artist_Global K-Art Spain’s Han Nefkens Foundation Grants Award to Korean Video Artist Eunhee Lee and Lebanese Artist Alaa Mansour On November 21, the Han Nefkens Foundation awarded Eunhee Lee, a Korean experimental video artist and documentary filmmaker, with the Loop Barcelona Video Art Production Grant of USD 15,000, and Alaa Mansour, a Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and archivist, received the Fundació Antoni Tàpies Video Art Production Grant, also valued at USD 15,000.
2023.12.04
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Contemporary Artist Lee Bul’s Installation to Be Featured at the Met’s Facade in 2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), one of the world’s top five art museums, will showcase installations by the renowned Korean artist Lee Bul on its prominent facade, starting in September next year.
2023.12.04
Artist_Global K-Art Korean Artist Lee Ufan Holds Largest Retrospective Ever in Germany Those interested in Korean contemporary art would have heard the name Lee Ufan, the acclaimed South Korean artist. He holds a significant place in the history of contemporary art and is one of the highest-priced artists in South Korea’s art auction market.
2023.11.06
Artist_Global K-Art The Gold Art Prize Announces a Second Set of Winners from the Asian Diaspora The Gold Art Prize has recently announced its second set of winners, granting $25,000 to five artists of Asian descent selected based on this year’s theme of “Technology and the Body.” The recipients include Tishan Hsu, Mire Lee, Gala Porras-Kim, WangShui, and the team of Enzo Camacho and Amy Lien. Founded in 2021, the Gold Art Prize supports artists from the Asian diaspora, providing them with a platform for recognition and guidance through the Gold House Futures program.
2023.10.23
Artist_Global K-Art Artist Jung Kangja Spotlighted in Frieze Masters in London Frieze Masters 2023 (October 11-15), held in London, made efforts to rediscover historically overlooked female artists. Its AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research, and Exhibitions) section brought together lesser-known female artists who worked between 1880 and 1980, such as Fay King Gold, Vera Molnár, and Tarsila do Amaral, alongside artists who have received acclaim in recent years.
2023.10.16

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Nonprofit_News ACC Original Production ‘The Forgotten War’ Wins Special Jury Award at SXSW, World’s Largest Content Festival The National Asian Culture Center (ACC, President Kim Sangug), under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced that The Forgotten War, planned and produced by the ACC, received the Special Jury Award in the XR Experience Competition at the “2026 South by Southwest (SXSW)” held in the United States on March 18 (local time).
2026.04.14
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
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Art Fair_Global K-Art "Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation" Mapping the International Landscape of Asian Photography On April 24, 2026, the talk session ”Bridge to Asia: Asian Photography in Global Circulation” was held at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The session was organized as part of the official program of AIPAD The Photography Show, one of the world’s leading photography events.
2026.04.28
Nonprofit_Exhibition “Still/ Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances” on View Through June 5, 2026, at Korean Cultural Center in Italy The SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation presents the traveling exhibition 《Still/Moving: Korean Video Art Based on Performances》 at the Korean Cultural Center in Italy through June 5. Organized to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the SONGEUN Art Award, this exhibition focuses on the moment when works by video- and performance-based artists—whom SONGEUN has discovered and supported over the years—encounter new audiences across different regions and come to life once again.
2026.04.28
Nonprofit_News Korean Performances Officially Invited to the 2026 Festival d’Avignon After 28 Years As Korean has been selected as the guest language of the 80th Festival d’Avignon, the festival’s board announced on the 8th that a total of nine works by seven Korean performing arts groups have been selected for the official program (IN). This marks the first time in approximately 28 years that Korean works have been officially invited, since “Désir d’Asie” in 1998.
2026.04.21
Art Fair_Global K-Art Gana Art Becomes the First Korean Gallery to Participate in New York’s "AIPAD Photography Show" Gana Art will become the first Korean gallery to participate in “The Photography Show presented by AIPAD”, to be held in April 2026 at Park Avenue Armory in New York. This participation marks a key moment for Korean photography as it enters the U.S. photography scene and is introduced and evaluated in earnest.
2026.03.31
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