More than 70,000 visitors, drawn from 36 countries, passed through the halls of this year’s inspiring second edition of Frieze Seoul. Hosted inside of the COEX mega-complex, a few floors above the Galleries Association of Korea’s Kiaf SEOUL art fair, Frieze paired leading South Korean institutions with a diverse range of exhibitors from international art markets. From this immense cultural confluence came an engaging discourse on art—with a spotlight on Seoul’s artistic communities. The following seven highlights, drawn from South Korean galleries and artists, merely scratch the surface of what Frieze Seoul had to offer this year.
Suki Seokyeong Kang at Tina Kim Gallery
The winner of Frieze Seoul’s prestigious Stand Prize (which honors the entire presentation within an installation), NYC-based Tina Kim Gallery curated thought-provoking works from an impressive roster of international artists. Among them all, Korean visual artist Suki Seokyeong Kang‘s “GRANDMOTHER TOWER #23-02” (2022-23), composed of painted steel, thread, silk, fabric and wheels, stands out for its captivating textural layers.
