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Frieze is a media and events company that comprises three publications, frieze magazine, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week; and four international art fairs, Frieze London, Frieze LA, Frieze New York and Frieze Masters; regular talks and summits, led by frieze editors; and frieze.com - the definitive resource for contemporary art and culture.

06/09/2026

‘We Koreans have very fidgety hands. I think all our creativity and skills come from this DNA.’⁠
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The Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation is dedicated to keeping Korean traditions of making alive in the 21st century. At the foundation’s beautiful building in Seoul's Seochon district, Hyeyoung Cho tells Frieze's Matthew McLean, about the new Material Practice section she has curated for Frieze Seoul 2026. ⁠
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Supported by LG U+, the section highlights Korean and international practices that engage making and material, with galleries from across Asia and the rest of the world and including a showcase by Arumjigi.⁠
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Cho explains that these techniques of making are vital cultural legacies in Korea, and their preservation was seen as a national imperative in the 20th century. ‘After the Korean War, we were literally left with nothing. And so the country had to rebuild itself.’⁠
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Watch the video for more… or go to the Frieze YouTube at the link in bio to watch all the Art:LIVE stories from Frieze Seoul 2026.⁠
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05/09/2026

Does getting closer to art change the way you see it?

Against the backdrop of Frieze Seoul, my Frieze Connect membership gave me the chance to find out, taking me beyond the fair and closer to the artists, curators and ideas shaping contemporary art.

From discovering green mago at THEO and joining a curator-led walkthrough of Wifredo Lam at K&L Museum, to stepping inside the studios of artists Lee Kwang-Ho and Gwon Osang, each experience unlocked a different perspective.

During the biggest week for art in Seoul, getting closer to the people and ideas behind the work opened my eyes to something new and gave me a deeper understanding of what I was seeing. These experiences are just a taste of what Frieze Connect offers its members year-round, beyond the fairs.

Discover more about Frieze Connect membership at frieze.com/frieze-connect or via the link in bio.


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05/09/2026

Spotlight revisits art history through the lens of 20th-century artists whose singular visions took shape amid turbulent histories across the world.
 
Curated by Wonseok Koh (director of Line Cultural Foundation), the section brings together 15 artists from Asia and Europe to trace an alternative genealogy of art history. These artists’ practices evolved through the socio-historical transformations of the 20th century, which serve as the conceptual framework for the section.
 
Hit the link in bio to learn more about our Spotlight section 🔗
 
Frieze Seoul, COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, from 2–5 September 2026, in partnership with Kiaf SEOUL.
 
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05/09/2026

'Be patient. Even a blade of grass casts a shadow’, Paul Cox's recounts his father told him. ⁠
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As he tells in this video made at Frieze Seoul 2026, the effects of that advice are shown in the Shinsegae Lounge at the fair, where 'The Monumental Everyday' brings together 336 works by the French artist: the result of years of a near-daily practice and attention to the simple beauty of everyday life. ⁠
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As curator Valentina Buzzi explains, this philosophy is shared by Shinsegae Group, as ‘one of the first Korean retailers to bring art into its spaces’ so that 'people go every day to appreciate small moments of community.' ⁠
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Headline Partner, Frieze Seoul — Shinsegae Group
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At Frieze Seoul 2026, Kazakhstan-born, Berlin-based artist Gulnur Mukazhanova is presenting a triptych of works from her...
04/09/2026

At Frieze Seoul 2026, Kazakhstan-born, Berlin-based artist Gulnur Mukazhanova is presenting a triptych of works from her series ‘Bosağa’ (2021–ongoing), to launch her two-part collaboration with Turkish Airlines. ⁠
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‘Bosağa’ is a word in Kazakh and related languages meaning ‘threshold’. The idea of a portal offering a transition between inner and outer worlds, or across time and space, is central to Mukazhanova’s practice. Inspired by her ancestral traditions, the artist combines hand-felted wool – a material vital to the nomadic Kazakh people – with fragments from her extensive collection of fabrics, gathered on travels across Asia. ⁠
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For Seoul, the artist has selected artworks that include the motif of clouds. In many Asian artistic traditions, clouds are associated with auspicious symbolism; for Mukazhanova, they also invite viewers to reflect on the border between internal and external realities. ⁠
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This collaboration, with its combination of tradition and innovation, its meeting of diverse cultures and its emblem of the sky as a site of possibilities, reflects Turkish Airlines’ invitation to ‘Widen Your World’.

04/09/2026

The inaugural ‘Material Practice’ section design brings, contemporary art and tradition to
 
This year, for its fifth edition, Frieze Seoul looks beyond its established focus on fine art by incorporating a broader range of practices and histories. Visit the new section, curated by Hyeyoung Cho, at the fair to explore the exchange between contemporary art and Korean heritage.
 
Hit the link in bio to learn more about our Material Practice section 🔗
 
Frieze Seoul, COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, from 2–5 September 2026, in partnership with Kiaf SEOUL.
 
Material Practice is sponsored by
 
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Terri Kim and In Jeon, collectively known as Yagwang, are the winners of this year’s Frieze Seoul Artist Award. Their co...
04/09/2026

Terri Kim and In Jeon, collectively known as Yagwang, are the winners of this year’s Frieze Seoul Artist Award.

Their commission, ‘Facade Zone’ (2026), is a site-specific sculptural installation that explores the unseen mechanisms of sites of display. Its wooden structure alludes to the construction of the fair’s gallery stands. Within it, is a semi-transparent latex sculpture based on figures from Korean Buddhist iconography. As light penetrates this, it casts shifting shadows along the walls. The fluidity of these forms as they bend and deform around the work investigates what the artists describe as ‘trans’ – a state of sculptural transition that reflects the condition of objects as they shift into another phase of being.

Supported by bvlgari for the fourth year, the Frieze Artist Award offers a South Korea-based artist the opportunity to realize a new commission at a pivotal moment in their career. Yagwang’s new work will be presented at Frieze Seoul at COEX, 2 – 5 September 2026.



김태리와 전인, 두 아티스트로 구성된 콜렉티브 야광]이 올해의 ‘프리즈 서울 아티스트 어워드’ 수상자로 선정되었습니다.
야광의 커미션 신작(2026)은 전시 공간 이면의 보이지 않는구조와 작동 방식을 탐구하는 장소특정적 조각 설치 작품입니다. 작품의목재 구조물은 프리즈 서울의 갤러리 부스가 만들어지는 방식을 연상시키며, 그 안에는 한국 불교 도상의 인물에서 영감을 받은 반투명한 라텍스조각이 자리합니다. 빛이 조각을 통과하며 벽면에 끊임없이 변화하는 그림자를 드리우고, 작품을 따라 휘어지고 변형되는 유동적인 형태는 야광이 말하는 ‘트랜스(trans)’, 즉 조각이 또 다른 존재의 단계로 이행하는 상태를 탐구합니다.
불가리는 올해로 4년 연속 ‘프리즈 서울 아티스트 어워드’를 후원하며, 한국을 기반으로 활동하는 아티스트들이 새로운 작품을 선보이고 한 단계더 성장할 수 있도록 지속적으로 지원하고 있습니다.
야광의 새로운 작품 은 2026년 9월 2일부터 5일까지 코엑스에서 열리는 프리즈 서울에서 만나볼 수 있습니다.

03/09/2026

Discover Frieze Seoul’s 2026 section 🔍
 
Focus is advised by Seolhui Lee, Senior Curator & Head of Creative Partnership at MAPS, bringing together 16 emerging galleries. Each stand presents a solo artist exhibition made specifically for Frieze Seoul.
 
Hit the link in bio to learn more about our Focus section 🔗
 
Frieze Seoul, COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, from 2–5 September 2026, in partnership with Kiaf SEOUL.
 
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For the third consecutive year, American Express returns to Frieze Seoul with a lounge experience shaped by thoughtful d...
03/09/2026

For the third consecutive year, American Express returns to Frieze Seoul with a lounge experience shaped by thoughtful design and architecture. This year’s American Express Lounge reimagines Jumak – a space created for Cardmembers and guests to pause, connects and get inspired in the fair. Visit the American Express Lounge at Freize Seoul 2026 for your moment of calm and discovery.⁠
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Visit the Shinsegae Lounge at Frieze Seoul to experience “L'Immensité du Quotidien: The Monumental Everyday,” an exhibit...
03/09/2026

Visit the Shinsegae Lounge at Frieze Seoul to experience “L'Immensité du Quotidien: The Monumental Everyday,” an exhibition by French artist Paul Cox. It brings together 336 works from his Diary series in its first major presentation. Intimate in scale, these paintings emerge from the artist's daily meditations on the landscapes, light, and colours of everyday life. Encountered together, these small works reveal the extraordinary power of accumulation, inviting us to slow down, look closely, and rediscover the beauty of the everyday. ​⁠
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Headline Partner, Frieze Seoul — Shinsegae
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