Frieze Seoul 2026 announces its fifth edition with over 125 galleries from 30 countries, returning to COEX in Gangnam from September 2–5 in partnership with Kiaf SEOUL. Hong Kong debuts its first permanent Yayoi Kusama outdoor sculpture, a three-meter-tall green polka-dotted pumpkin at The Twins Tower I in Kai Tak. The Taishin Arts Awards names Indigenous Taiwanese performance collective TAI Body Theatre as Grand Prize winner for their work qaqay (2025). Iranian German artist Natascha Sadr Haghighian wins the inaugural LVM Insurance Art Prize for Public Art for her installation 86° WALTER HALİT (2025).
These developments highlight the expanding reach of Asian art hubs—Seoul and Hong Kong—as destinations for major international art fairs and public art commissions. The Taishin Arts Awards underscores Taiwan's support for Indigenous and community-based performance, while the new LVM Insurance Art Prize signals growing corporate investment in politically engaged public art. Together, the stories reflect a dynamic, globally connected art ecosystem with strong regional roots.