Frieze and Kiaf to Return to Seoul with Even More Galleries By Michael Irwin Seoul 7 June 2023 Both fairs have expanded their supplementary sectors, Kiaf Plus and Frieze Masters. Kiaf SEOUL 2022. Courtesy Kiaf SEOUL. In September, veteran Korean art fair Kiaf Seoul and the new Frieze Seoul will return for their second joint appearance at the Coex Convention & Exhibition Center. Both fairs have announced new additions to their line-ups. Frieze Seoul’s second edition will feature…Read More
The Best Booths at Art Basel Hong Kong, Where Poignant Artworks Explore Various Crises BY REENA DEVI March 22, 2023 4:22am The scene at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023. MAXIMILÍANO DURÓN/ARTNEWS Art Basel Hong Kong launched its first quarantine-free edition since 2019, with two VIP preview days beginning March 21, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Reportedly its largest edition since the pandemic, with 177 exhibitors from 32 countries and territories participating in the 2023 edition, there is a…Read More
Hong Kong galleries thrive despite lockdowns and crackdowns Dealers were expanding old spaces and opening new ones as the city’s art market surpassed London’s Primrose Riordan in Hong Kong MARCH 16 2023 Opening a gallery in Hong Kong early last year seemed unwise. At the time, the former British colony was reeling from the world’s deadliest Covid outbreak, and a now-scrapped weeks-long quarantine inspired an exodus of residents. The gloom, heightened by the city’s isolation from the rest of…Read More
