Talks Program: Frieze x Kiaf SEOUL
A program of conversations at COEX exploring subjects including the post-pandemic art world and the relationship between art and tech
A program of conversations at COEX exploring subjects including the post-pandemic art world and the relationship between art and tech
Kiaf and Frieze Seoul will co-present a Talks program to be held from September 3rd to 5th at Studio 159 located on the second floor of COEX. Nine sessions will take place across three days under the themes: Post-pandemic Art World; New Movements and Art & Tech. These themes reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the post-pandemic art market while exploring ways forward that integrate art and technology.
The Talks program will be held in compliance with the Korean government’s health and safety guidelines. Kiaf and Frieze ticket holders will be able to RSVP online here. Find the talks schedule below.
Saturday, September 3, 2022
11:30 – 12:30
Post-pandemic, Art Market Trends: 2022-2023
The post pandemic art market has seen unprecedented growth. The panel will analyze and predict rapidly changing trends in the art market caused by changes in collector demographics and the expansion of the on-line market.
Moderator: Julie Baumgardner (Editor in Chief at The Baer Faxt)
Panelists: Tim Schneider, Art Business Editor of Artnet News; Reena Devi, Arts Journalist and Editor; Professor Henna Joo of Hong-Ik University and formerly of Arario Gallery)
Saturday, September 3, 2022
14:00 – 15:00
A Wordless Dialogue with Art: What Art Does for Me
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed restrictions on the social lives of people in many parts of the world, forcing many into periods of involuntary solitude. Meanwhile, solitude is often a friend to creators who must dedicate time and space to unspoken thought and dialogue; each work of art holds within it a conversation between the artist and Art itself. How do we trace these complex relationships? What is the significance of individual perspectives? These and other questions will guide the discussion.
Moderator: Kate Lim, Curator and art critic
Panelists: Frè Ilgen, Artist; Lynn Stern, Artist; Hazen Taha Hussein, Artist; Kim Taek Sang, Artist
Saturday, September 3, 2022
16:30 – 17:30
Expansion of Art Through Tech
The term “artist scholar” refers to those who go beyond the simple act of making to become artists who suggest new perspectives, opening up entirely new horizons. This talk brings together experts working in post-digital exhibitions, cutting-edge art technologies, new media, and human-machine-human collaboration to discuss the expansion of art today.
Moderator: Jinsuk Suh, Director, Ulsan Art Museum
Panelists: Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Gallery; Hanna Haaslahti, Artist; Jinjun Lee, Artist and Professor at KAIST)
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Sunday, September 4, 2022
11:30 – 12:30
Millennial Collectors and the Art Market
In addition to being players in the art market, collectors actually shape and transform art history itself. This panel will discuss the rapid growth of the art market and hear directly from the millennial collectors driving this growth.
Moderator: Talenia Phua Gajardo, CEO of The Artling
Panelists: Peter Kahng, Lecturer on Economics of Contemporary Art, University of Texas; Samuel KIM, Director of Corporate Management at Byucksan Engineering Co., Ltd.
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Sunday, September 4, 2022
14:00 – 15:00
The Rise of Seoul: A 50-Year Overnight Sensation
Historically, the art market followed mainstream trends in finance, politics, and society. Recently, this movement is expanding from the West to Asia. Though Hong Kong has long been the Asian hub of the international art market, political instability and the pandemic has resulted in the world turning its gaze to Seoul, a city long under-appreciated but full of potential. This talk will explore hidden factors in the Asian art scene to provide a more accurate perspective of Asian contemporary art and what makes the Korean art world tick.
Conversation between Andrew Russeth (art critic and executive editor of ARTnews) and Joan Kee (Professor of Art History, University of Michigan)
Sunday, September 4, 2022
16:30 – 17:30
Post-pandemic Art World: How the Pandemic Changed the Museums
During the unprecedented pandemic, museums have had to devise entirely new ways of approaching their operations. Both M+ Museum in Hong Kong, forced to opened in the middle of the pandemic, and Museum MACAN, located in the rapidly developing country of Indonesia, have been actively pursuing different methods and technologies to rise to this occasion. Here, their directors discuss how museums are changing to meet this historical moment.
Moderator: Je Yun Moon, Project Director, Art Sonje Center
Panelists: Suhanya Raffel, Director of M+ Museum; Aaron Seeto, Director Museum MACAN
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Monday, September 5, 2022
11:30 – 12:30
NFT, DAO and ART
New technology brings about innovations and even drastic changes in our daily lives. Blockchain technologies in particular, including NFTs, are dramatically impacting the entire culture and the art ecosystem while DAOs, which are organizations of decentralized individuals with a common goal, continue to change the structure of the industry. How will NFTs and DAOs change the art market?
A discussion between Mikyung Lee, Director of NFT Business Dept., WEMADE and Kathleen E. Kim (Member of the NY Bar), Lawyer, Liwu Law Group
Monday, September 5, 2022
13:00 – 14:00
NFT Art, the Possibilities and the Future
As public interest in NFT art peaked last year, the record-breaking sale of a Beetle NFT at Christies stoked even more interest from investors. This year, NFT art is gaining more recognition across the art world as a legitimate medium of artistic experimentation beyond its status as an investment object. A discussion between curator, artist, and artistic director about the future of NFT artworks.
A discussion between Christopher Y. Lew, Chief Artistic Director, Horizon Art Foundation and Outland; Barry x Ball, Artist, and Cody Choi, Artist
Monday, September 5, 2022
15:00-16:00
Two Ways of Expansion of the Art Market: Online and Regions
The relatively positive effects of the pandemic on the art market can be understood as signaling the growth potential of online platforms. Galleries built on in-person engagement have been forced to come up with solutions for new customers and approaches based on the rapidly changing environment, easing many traditional barriers. The panelists share their experiences of the pandemic and discuss new roles and directions for galleries in these changing times.
Moderator: Mark Rappolt, Editor in Chief of ArtReview
Panelists: Alice Lung, Partner, Perrotin Gallery; Sarah Sohye Chun, Sales Director, Hauser & Wirth; Park Won Jae, Director, ONE AND J. Gallery)
김택상Kim Taek Sang, Resonance-6, 2022, Water, acrylic on canvas129 x 129 cm (258), Courtesy of the Artist and Leeahn Gallery
