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Frieze London 2026, running October 14–18, 2026 at The Regent's Park, features 172 galleries from 42 countries and regions, according to the organizer.
Frieze Seoul 2026 will take place at COEX from September 2 to 5, 2026, with a citywide program of 10 exhibitions across major Seoul institutions.
Thaddaeus Ropac's Seoul gallery is taking part in the second edition of Hannam Saturdays, offering a range of its publications at a special price. Catalogues available for purchase include titles on Georg Baselitz, Robert Rauschenberg, and Tom Sachs.
Tate Modern opens "Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography," the first major exhibition to treat Pictorialism as a global movement.
On September 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist KAWS has been named to the inaugural TIME100 Art list, recognizing the most influential figures in the global art landscape.
On August 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a presentation uniting Lee Kang So and the late Georg Baselitz at an art fair in Seoul.
On September 1, 2026, Lisson Gallery published an interview with British artist Ryan Gander, conducted by Tom Faber for the Financial Times.
On August 26, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that the Sehwa Museum of Art will present a broad retrospective of Georg Baselitz, encompassing 60 years of the artist's work. It is the first Korean exhibition since Baselitz's death earlier this year.
On August 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that artist Heemin Chung, a finalist of the 22nd SONGEUN Art Award in 2022, is participating in a group exhibition titled “SONGEUN x Unboxing Project: Generative Forms.” The show marks the 25th anniversary of the SONGEUN Art Award and brings t.
On August 13, 2026, the Sehwa Museum of Art announced a retrospective covering the 60-year career of Georg Baselitz (1938–2026), the first exhibition in Korea since the artist's death.
Frieze Seoul opened its fifth edition on August 19, 2026, at the COEX convention center in Seoul, South Korea, connecting the global art world with Asia through new curated sections and an expanded programme.
Gladstone Gallery will open a new expanded space in Seoul's Hannam-dong district on August 31, 2026, doubling its exhibition area. Designed by Minsuk Cho and Seoul-based architecture firm Mass Studies, the new gallery occupies two floors in the 739-28 Hannam Building.
Glenn Ligon, the celebrated American conceptual artist, has opened 'Black Moons,' his first solo exhibition in South Korea, at the Amorepacific Headquarters in Seoul.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Emergence and Dissolution', a major exhibition of Korean artist Lee Kang So at the LOTTE Museum of Art in Seoul, coinciding with Frieze Seoul.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul is participating in the inaugural edition of Hannam Saturdays by offering guided tours of the group show That Inward Eye and Alex Katz Studies, both currently on view at the gallery.
On June 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac presented an exhibition of paintings by Alex Katz at its gallery in Seoul. The works on view date from the 1990s to the present and depict recurring subjects including friends, flowers and forests rendered as quick studies painted directly from observation.
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