Frieze and the Korean Worldwide Artwork Truthful (Kiaf) have introduced exhibitors for his or her respective artwork festivals for 2025 in Seoul, which each open concurrently from September third–seventh within the COEX exhibition middle.
Now in its fourth iteration, Frieze Seoul 2025 will host greater than 120 exhibitors from 30 international locations. This yr’s version additionally options greater than 20 newcomers from across the globe, together with Athens area The Breeder, Hong Kong’s De Sarthe, and New York’s Carvalho Park. The primary galleries part, that includes greater than 80 exhibitors, sees blue-chip galleries comparable to Thaddaeus Ropac, Gagosian, and Hauser & Wirth returning to the truthful, in addition to Korean heavyweights comparable to Kukje Gallery and Gallery Baton.
Different sections on the truthful are Focus Asia, that includes 10 solo displays of rising artists; and Frieze Masters, which is able to host 20 cubicles of works that span the Center Ages to the twentieth century. “The truthful has rapidly develop into an important assembly level for Korean and worldwide audiences,” mentioned the truthful’s director, Patrick Lee. The truthful takes place through the third quarter, when the $200 million acquisition of the Frieze model by an Ari Emmanuel-led enterprise is about to shut. It’s going to additionally coincide with the Armory Present in New York, which Frieze acquired in 2023.
The truthful additionally introduced a program of “Frieze Week” occasions and activations happening throughout the Korean capital. These embody late-night gallery openings, Frieze Dwell, Frieze Movie, and Frieze Music occasions.
Kiaf Seoul, in the meantime, will host 176 exhibitors from over 20 international locations for its twenty fourth version, down from 206 exhibitors finally yr’s truthful. Greater than 120 of the galleries participating are from Korea, and the truthful may even function 22 first-time individuals. These embody Paris’s The Bridge Gallery, Korean area Yoonsun Gallery, and Hong Kong’s Artwork Of Nature Up to date. Along with the principle galleries part, the truthful will host the fourth version of Kiaf PLUS, its curated platform for rising artists and galleries which is able to function 20 individuals together with Seoul’s THEO. The truthful may even host panel discussions, in collaboration with Frieze and Korea Arts Administration Service.
“This yr, Kiaf is specializing in bettering the standard of exhibition content material and refining the collection of collaborating galleries, to proceed our mission of elevating the strongest collection of each worldwide and Korean artwork to our world viewers,” mentioned Sung Hoon Lee, president of the Galleries Affiliation of Korea, which operates the occasion.
