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.
Artist_News Artist Hoonida Kim Received an Honorary Mention at the ‘Prix Ars Electronica 2025’
Media artist Hoonida Kim’s work Fine-Tuning Human Sense 2.0 has received an Honorary Mention in the Artificial Life and Artificial Intelligence category at the Prix Ars Electronica, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in media art.
2025.10.28
Art+_Global K-Art 「The Art Newspaper」 “Korean Artists Today 2025” ― Korean Contemporary Art Capturing the World’s Attention
In June 2025, the international art journal 「The Art Newspaper」 published a special feature titled “Korean Artists Today 2025.” Produced in collaboration with theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and theKorea Arts Management Service (KAMS) , the project goes beyond national promotion; it aims to present the current landscape of Korean contemporary art and the individual worlds of its artists to a global readership.
Artist_Global K-Art Koo Jeong A, A Sensory Landscape at LUMA Arles —《LAND OF OUSSS [KANGSE]》
LUMA Arles in southern France presents Koo Jeong A’s solo exhibition《LAND OF OUSSS [KANGSE]》. The exhibition runs from July 5, 2025, to January 4, 2026, occupying the East Gallery on Level 0 of the Tower and the Glassroom on Level -2. Bringing together works from 2007 to the present, this is the artist’s most extensive presentation in France to date, featuring sculptures, olfactory installations, phosphorescent paintings, and ink drawings.
Artist_Global K-Art Geumhyung Jeong: Questioning the Boundary between Machines and Desire《Toys, Selected》at Canal Projects, New York
The solo exhibition《Toys, Selected》by Korean artist Geumhyung Jeong, currently on view at the non-profit contemporary art institution Canal Projects in New York’s Lower East Side, continues to draw sustained attention. Originally opened on May 9, 2025, the exhibition has been extended until November 22, allowing for an even richer audience experience.
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).
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.
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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
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.
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