Frieze, Kiaf Seoul ready for September with multidisciplinary programs

Jesse Chun's 'score for unlanguaging,' a performance with Yeonhee (KimHyangsooree, Ahn Yoohee) / Courtesy of Art Sonje Center

Art fairs have evolved beyond just sales events into vibrant citywide cultural celebrations, and Seoul is a prime example of this transformation. Since the arrival of Frieze three years ago, the city has become a dynamic hub for art enthusiasts in Asia. This September, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul will return for their third year of partnership, promising to ignite the country’s creative scene once again.

Over 310 established and emerging galleries will converge at COEX in southern Seoul for the simultaneous openings on Sept. 4. As with previous editions, visitors can enjoy the two mega-events with the purchase of a joint ticket.

Within and beyond the fair venue, the third edition of Frieze Seoul offers a string of specially curated programs of live performances, films and non-profit activations across the city.

This year, it will debut the Frieze Live program, featuring seven Korean artists and teams who merge poetry with performance art.

Bringing Buddhist rituals, Korean folk dance and wheelchairs to the stage, the inaugural iteration, titled “Nerve or Divine Pathway,” is curated by Moon Je-yun, project director at Art Sonje Center.

Another initiative in the lineup is Frieze Film, organized by curators Park Joo-won of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea 커뮤니티 Valentine Umansky of Tate Modern.

Jointly presented with the outdoor media art festival EMAP (Ewha Media Art Presentation), the program will host screenings of time-based media works by over 20 international creatives at Ewha Womans University from Sept. 2 to 6.

Participating artists under the title “All that Weaves the Universe: A Question of Quantum Entanglements” include Vitória Cribb, Alison Nguyen, Simon Speiser and Clemens von Wedemeyer.

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