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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2025 visibility 15 link 20 artists, 21 galleries

Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market

Expo Chicago returns for its second edition under Frieze ownership from April 24-27, featuring over 170 galleries from 93 cities across 36 countries. The fair includes 50 new exhibitors, a new partnership with the Galleries Association of Korea bringing 20 South Korean galleries, and a curated sector called Contrast. Local stalwarts like Rhona Hoffman and Gray gallery are participating, balancing international growth with Midwestern roots.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 26, 2025 visibility 20 link 6 artists, 10 galleries

Korean galleries took part in Tokyo Gendai as part of collaboration with Art Busan

Art Busan and Tokyo Gendai have partnered on a project called Connect, bringing nine Korean and two Chinese galleries to the 2024 edition of Tokyo Gendai, held September 11-14 at Pacifico Yokohama. The initiative, supported by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), also included a collaborative exhibition at Terrada Art Complex during Tennoz Art Week, featuring artists such as Kim Hongjoo, Lee Bae, and Kim Taek Sang. Fair directors Eri Takane and Seokho Jeong, alongside ArtSG director Shuyin Yang, participated in talks about expanding regional collaboration.

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article news schedule Apr 26, 2026 visibility 23 link 6 artists

Korea’s art market grows, but working conditions for entry-level workers do not

A 20-something intern at a small Seoul gallery, identified as Park, accepted a job paying 1.35 million won ($910) per month after taxes—below South Korea's minimum wage—because she believed early experience was essential for career advancement in the art world. The article, based on interviews with the Korea JoongAng Daily, reveals that many entry-level workers face low pay and precarious conditions, exacerbated by a severe oversupply of arts graduates (48,000 annually) versus only about 3,523 job postings per year on the industry site Art More, leading to reliance on personal connections and informal hiring.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 29, 2025 visibility 11 link 4 artists

The Interview: Sea Art Festival 2025

The 2025 Sea Art Festival, titled 'Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water,' is co-directed by Keumhwa Kim and Bernard Vienat, who were selected through an international open call. The biennial returns to Dadaepo Beach in Busan, South Korea, focusing on outdoor installations and sculptures that engage with the natural landscape and local communities. Kim, founder of Keum Art Projects, and Vienat, founder of art-werk and leader of the (re)connecting.earth biennial, emphasize collaboration with scientists such as paleontologists and bioacoustic researchers to highlight invisible ecological and social structures.

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article news schedule Jun 2, 2025 visibility 8 link 5 artists

Korean Artists Today 2025

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