Meanwhile, the city’s not-to-be-missed museum group shows were: “Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists,” featuring 130 works in diverse media by female artists from 11 Asian countries, at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art; “Portrait of a Collection: Selected Works from the Pinault Collection,” including more than 60 contemporary artworks from the celebrated collection, at the SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation; and “Dream Screen,” the 2024 Art Spectrum exhibition with 26 Millennial and post-Millennial Asian artists from 11 countries exploring corporeal experiences mediated through screens.
It was the art fairs, however, that attracted curators, critics, and collectors to Seoul during the first week of September. Featuring nearly 120 influential art galleries from across Asia and beyond, the third edition of Frieze Seoul was primarily focused on contemporary art, with a Frieze Masters section dedicated to art from antiquity through to the 20th century.
Kiaf SEOUL brought together 206 galleries from 22 countries and territories, offering a comprehensive showcase of contemporary art from local and international artists.
“This year’s Frieze Seoul has firmly established itself as a cornerstone event in the global art calendar, attracting exceptional energy and enthusiasm from both local and international visitors,” Patrick Lee, Director of Frieze Seoul, told Art & Object. “Our collaboration with Kiaf and the synergy with the Gwangju and Busan biennials have fostered a vibrant cultural dialogue. Together, these events have highlighted the depth and diversity of the Korean art scene.”