Frieze Seoul 2025

The painter of uncanny everyday life meets the chronicler of urban change to discuss time and erasure

Raised in the Korean capital, singer Crush produced a ‘special moment’ for his hometown at Frieze Music in collaboration with BMW

Exhibitors saw strong sales and galleries and visitors alike reported an optimistic energy and a growing appreciation of Seoul’s international significance 

The musician and collector feels ‘surrounded by the voices of artists’, enjoying works by Lee Jin-woo and Alicja Kwade

From durational pole dancing to funereal processions, two works that embody the idea that ‘performance can happen anywhere, anytime’

The Seoul-based artist, showing in Focus Asia supported by Stone Island, uses pencil drawing to explore the past loss and the familiar present

The fourth edition of the fair has opened at COEX – here are some early highlights, including a visit from South Korea’s First Lady

The Tokyo-based gallery was awarded for its presentation featuring Ryoko Aoki, Yoko Daihara, Shinro Ohtake, Aki Sasamoto, Gozo Yoshimasu and Stella Zhong

The Indonesian gallery was awarded for their solo presentation of new works by Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

Print Bakery presents an original collection of plates and moon jars, created in collaboration with contemporary artists and raising funds for UNICEF

The patron and member of the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee at Tate Modern picks Anicka Yi, Lee Bae and more 

The chief curator at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art picks Yeesookyung’s take on Joseon-dynasty and a Lotus Kang sculpture

In collaboration with Arts Council Korea (ARKO), Frieze Seoul 2025 will open up the city's artist-led spaces and histories

From an exhibition inspired by the K-beauty empire to a face-off between Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries and Hong Jin-hwon