Art Fairs ‘No Satellite Fairs for Us Anymore’: Some International Dealers Blast Kiaf Organizers, Saying Frieze Overshadowed the Local Seoul Art Fair Kiaf banked on its association with Frieze, and many international galleries bought in. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 7, 2022
Pop Culture Korean Celebrities Showed Up in Full Force for Frieze Seoul—and Some of Them Actually Came to Look at the Art Here's a rundown of who we saw. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 2, 2022
Art Fairs With a Little Help From Frieze Seoul, Longstanding Korean Art Fair KIAF Comes Roaring Back Players in the market hope to make Seoul into the art world's new Hong Kong. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 2, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Seoul’s Institutional Landscape Is as Good as Its Flourishing Commercial Scene. Here Are 7 Star-Powered Museum Shows to Add to Your Calendar From a major Asian debut for Hito Steyerl to up-and-coming nonprofit spaces, these are the shows you need to know. By Vivienne Chow & Naomi Rea, Aug 30, 2022
Artnet News Pro Young, Green Collectors Are Driving the Art Market Explosion in South Korea. But Could a Growing Interest in Speculative Buying Be a Slippery Slope? "It’s not just rich people who are collecting art," said one expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 30, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy And Why: Korean Collector Lyu Jihye Hopes More Local Artists Will Be Discovered During Frieze’s Seoul Launch The collector is developing projects that allow her to support artists in her own unique way. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro It’s Boom Time for Seoul’s Flourishing Art Market. Here Is Why the Art-Market Gold Rush in South Korea Is Here to Stay It is unnecessary to see Seoul, Hong Kong, and other Asian cities as a “rivalry or a zero-sum game,” according to an expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 29, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Here Are 7 Gallery Shows Not to Miss in Seoul This Week, From Historical Korean Monochromes to Ethereal VR Environments As Frieze debuts in Seoul, this is what's on our radar in the South Korean city. By Vivienne Chow & Naomi Rea, Aug 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro Etsu Egami Is a Breakout Star at Auction—and She’s Not Even 30. Her Supporters Are Scared All That Success Could Backfire Within the space of seven short years, Egami has gone from an unknown talent to a market force. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 22, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s First Auction in Singapore in 15 Years Hopes to Exceed $10 Million—and Reignite Interest in Southeast Asian Art The auctioneer began offering the category in Singapore way back in 1996. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro Western Galleries Are Scooping Up Female Chinese Artists Born in the 1990s. Here’s Who You Need to Know, and Why They Matter Meet five artists whose markets are on the rise. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 15, 2022
On View In Pictures: See How Two Summer Exhibitions in Yorkshire and Antibes Allow Jaume Plensa to Present His Crowd-Pleasing Sculptures in a New Light Both shows use the artist's drawings to contextualize his monumental sculptures. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 4, 2022
Art World ‘I’ve Enjoyed My Whole Life, Frankly’: Artist Peter Saul on How He’s Savoring the Fruits of His Unrepentantly Eccentric Career at Age 87 The American painter proves his creative spark is still strong in a new show at Michael Werner Gallery in London. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 3, 2022
Art Fairs ‘The Public Is Ready’: A New Art Fair in a 5-Star Hotel in Warsaw Hopes to Draw In Poland’s Bright, Young Base of Collectors An iconic art deco building will host the inaugural fair as the war thunders on next door in Ukraine. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 1, 2022
Art World South Korea’s New President Has Ordered a $3.7 Billion Investment in the Arts to Make the Country Even More ‘Culturally Attractive’ The administration's plans include transforming a former presidential home into a cultural complex akin to Versailles. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 22, 2022