Thursday at Frieze Seoul
Your guide to performances, talks and events at the fair and across the city on Thursday 5 September
Your guide to performances, talks and events at the fair and across the city on Thursday 5 September
At the Fair
Gallery Highlights
Begin your exploration of Frieze Seoul 2024 at COEX with Focus Asia section with ten solo artist presentations from Asia-based galleries opened in or after 2012. Standouts include Jun Sojung’s video Syncope (2023), commissioned by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's Korea Artist Prize and presented at the fair by Barakat Contemporary Seoul; and Kingsley Gunatillake (Blueprint 12) whose work is a visceral response to Sri Lanka’s history of civil war.
Across the fair, don’t miss presentations by artists participating in the 15th Gwangju Biennale, including Istanbul-born artist Hayal Pozanti (Jessica Silverman), who has her first solo exhibition in Asia at Frieze Seoul and will be featured in the American Pavilion; and Marguerite Humeau and Marina Rheingantz (both showing with White Cube).
LIVE Performances
Experience Frieze LIVE’s inaugural edition titled 신·경(神經): ‘Nerve or Divine Pathway’ at COEX.
At 12pm and 4pm, don’t miss Kim Wonyoung and Project YYIN’s performance Becoming-dancer. Reimagining Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A (1968) with performers in wheelchairs, the work poses the question “if dance is open to all movement, is all movement open to all bodies?” (Hall D, P2, Next to C24 Booth).
Talks Programme
Frieze Talks with Kiaf SEOUL and KAMS, addresses the most pressing issues in the art world today. Thursday has three different conversations, including one on Asian Feminisms, featuring curator Myung Ji Bae, who will talk about her group exhibition ‘Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists’ which is currently on view at MMCA Seoul.
Talks on Thursday include:
11:30: The interplay between art and society
2pm: The biennial’s role in shaping the contemporary art scene and the interconnected art market
4:30pm: on Asian Feminisms
Across the City
Cheongdam Night
Explore the city in the evening by taking part in late openings and special events across glamorous neighbourhood of Cheongdam.
White Cube, Atelier Hermès and Songeun Art Museum has late openings on Thursday, until 10pm. Receptions are held at Meyer Riegger for the opening of “Horst Antes Eine Form von Figur” and at Shinsegae Gallery Cheongdam for “Sterling Ruby: The Flower Cutter Rests on Dust Covered Steps.” Take a night stroll through Garosu-gil to reach the southeast side of Han River, with a direct view of Hannam district on the other side.
EMAP X FRIEZE FILM SEOUL also takes place at Ewha Woman’s University from 2 – 6 September at 18:00-22:00. Audiences can also join remotely on frieze.com.
Explore more openings and special events during Frieze Week here: https://www.frieze.com/ko/fairs/frieze-seoul/program
Further Information
Frieze Seoul, COEX, 4 – 7 September 2024.
Limited tickets for Frieze Seoul are on sale – don’t miss out, buy yours now. Alternatively, become a member to enjoy premier access, multi-day entry, exclusive guided tours and more.
A dedicated online Frieze Viewing Room opens in the week before the fair, offering audiences a first look at the presentations and the ability to engage with the fair remotely.
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Frieze Seoul is supported by Headline Partner LG OLED, in a collaboration that merges the worlds of art and technology, and Global Lead Partner Deutsche Bank, continuing over two decades of shared commitment to artistic excellence.
Main Image: EMAP Archive, Courtesy: Ewha Woman University
