The Facts
On August 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a presentation uniting Lee Kang So and the late Georg Baselitz at an art fair in Seoul. The presentation connects two distinctive approaches to painting and sculpture, coinciding with Lee Kang So’s major solo exhibition at Lotte Museum of Art and Baselitz’s retrospective at Sehwa Museum of Art. The gallery’s fair appearance is part of a wider institutional moment in Seoul, with both museums hosting concurrent shows that deepen the context for the works on view.
The Signal
For collectors and curators, the pairing of Lee Kang So, a celebrated Korean artist known for his meditative paper works, with the German painter-sculptor Baselitz offers a rare cross-generational dialogue. The presentation leverages the heightened Seoul art scene during the fair period, where institutional exhibitions of both artists provide added validation and visibility. This strategic alignment underscores Thaddaeus Ropac’s commitment to the Korean market and signals the growing importance of Seoul as a nexus for international contemporary art.
- Artists: Lee Kang So, Georg Baselitz
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Museums: Lotte Museum of Art, Sehwa Museum of Art
- Locations: Seoul
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