Seoul (August 19, 2025) – Frieze reveals its highlights of the fourth edition of Frieze Seoul, returning to COEX in the vibrant district of Gangnam from September 3 – 6, 2025. This year’s fair will bring together over 120 leading galleries from across Asia and around the world, marking it as a key moment in the region’s cultural calendar. Taking place alongside Kiaf SEOUL, operated by the Galleries Association of Korea, Frieze Seoul continues to deepen its ties to the local ecosystem through special projects, institutional collaborations and curated programming that amplify voices from Korea and across Asia.
Frieze Seoul is supported by Headline Partner LG OLED, continuing a shared vision that unites art and technology. This year, LG will present a dedicated lounge honoring the legendary Korean artist Park Seo-Bo, whose pioneering work helped shape the foundations of Korean contemporary art. Created in collaboration with the PARK SEO-BO FOUNDATION, the lounge celebrates his enduring legacy and influence. Global Lead Partner Deutsche Bank continues its longstanding support of Frieze, marking over two decades of collaboration in a partnership of shared commitment to artistic excellence.
Patrick Lee (Director, Frieze Seoul) commented: ‘Now in its fourth year, Frieze Seoul continues to affirm the city’s role as a cultural cornerstone within Asia and the global art world. This year’s edition reflects the fair’s deepening roots in the region, with a majority of participating galleries operating spaces across Asia, while maintaining its international spirit. It’s a moment to celebrate both the strength of Korea’s creative community and the meaningful cross-regional and global dialogues that continue to flourish here. We are especially looking forward to marking this moment with the launch of Frieze House Seoul, our new permanent gallery space, beginning with the inaugural exhibition ‘UnHouse’ curated by Jae Seok Kim, exploring queer perspectives of home and identity.‘
Frieze Seoul 2025 will bring together leading galleries from across the globe, showcasing an international line-up of artists whose practices span generations, geographies and disciplines. Highlights include works by Anicka Yi, Kishio Suga, Sin Wai Kin, Lu Yang, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Pinaree Sanpitak, Shinro Ohtake, Keiichi Tanaami, Jeffrey Gibson, Marlene Dumas, Nathalie du Pasquier, Ibrahim Mahama, Maria Hassabi, Georges Braque, Yue Minjun, Petrit Halilaj, Oscar Murillo, Kaari Upson, Rafaël Rozendaal, Kohei Nawa, Bosco Sodi, Adel Abdessemed, Xiyadie and Zhao Zhao. Their diverse approaches and cultural perspectives reflect the fair’s commitment to cross-cultural dialogue and artistic innovation.
A strong presence from across Asia underscores the region’s growing influence on the global art scene, with significant participation from Japan, Taiwan and China, and notable representation from Indonesia and Thailand. Within this wider context, contemporary Korean art will play a central role, reflecting Korea’s rising visibility on the international stage. Presentations will bring together trailblazing figures such as Nam June Paik, KIM Whanki, Park Su-geun, Byun Wol-ryong (Pen Varlen), Kim Tschang-Yeul, Do Ho Suh, Kim Yun Shin, Yun Suknam, Ha Chong-Hyun, Yoo Youngkuk and Lee Ufan to contemporary voices including Dew Kim, Mire Lee, Chu Mirim, Im Youngzoo, Lee Bul, Zadie Xa and Sun Woo — offering a wide-ranging view of Korean art, from spiritual abstraction rooted in traditional philosophy to bold, experimental practices that challenge social norms.
The fair will once again feature two specialist sections that highlight both historical depth and new artistic directions across Asia and beyond.
Frieze Masters returns with a dedicated showcase of post-war and modern art from Asia and beyond, highlighting interconnected histories and overlooked global narratives. This year’s presentations include a rich mix of post-war and modern works, spanning Japanese abstraction, Taiwanese avant-garde and Korean modernism, alongside historically resonant installations.
In contrast, the Focus Asia section will spotlight ten solo presentations by emerging artists from across the region, offering bold, experimental practices that reflect the energy and complexity of contemporary life in Asia today.
SOLO PRESENTATIONS, CURATED DISPLAYS AND THEMED SHOWS
Frieze Seoul 2025 will feature a selection of solo booths, cross-generational group shows and thematic presentations, reflecting the dialogue between local perspectives and the international art scene.
Highlights include:
- Kukje Gallery, who will showcase a selection of works by Korean and Korean diaspora artists, from Dansaekwha masters, Park Seo-Bo and Ha Chong-Hyun to visionary women artists Kim Yun Shin, Kyungah Ham, Haegue Yang and Jang Pa, plus conceptualists Kim Yong-Ik and Ahn Kyuchul, and artists from the Korean diaspora including Byron Kim, Michael Joo, Lotus L. Kang and Gala Porras-Kim, highlighting the global breadth and vitality of Korean art today.
- Gagosian will return to Frieze Seoul with a group presentation centred on Takashi Murakami, known for his distinctive Superflat aesthetic, presented alongside a concurrent solo exhibition at APMA Cabinet.
- David Zwirner will present a painting from Yayoi Kusama‘s celebrated Infinity Nets and a signature pumpkin sculpture, alongside Wolfgang Tillmans‘ Greifbar 61, a new Lisa Yuskavage diptych, and new works by Katherine Bernhardt, coinciding with her Seoul Arts Center retrospective. Further highlights include artworks by Josh Smith, Walter Price, Oscar Murillo, Nate Lowman, Joe Bradley, Josef Albers, Ruth Asawa, Marlene Dumas, On Kawara, Bridget Riley and Robert Ryman.
- Gallery Hyundai brings together major works by three innovative Korean artists – Chung Sang-Hwa, John Pai and Kim Bohie – whose decades-long, disciplined practices bridge painting, sculpture and abstraction, reflecting profound connections to nature.
- Taka Ishii Gallery will present a solo presentation of Jadé Fadojutimi, whose layered canvases and gestural abstractions channel shifting identity, emotion and anime-inflected memories.
- Pace Gallery will explore global abstraction histories, anchored by Adolph Gottlieb‘s monumental 1962 painting Expanding and key works by Korean abstractionist Yoo Youngkuk, in conversation with new works by Elmgreen & Dragset, Pam Evelyn, Friedrich Kunath, Alicja Kwade, Kenjiro Okazaki, Lauren Quin and more.
- Blindspot Gallery‘s Frieze Seoul debut will feature Sin Wai Kin‘s dreamlike drag portrait Asleep, Yooyun Yang‘s uncanny cinematic ink paintings on Korean paper, and new works by Wing Po So and Angela Su, both participants in the upcoming Seoul Mediacity Biennale.
- White Cube will present works by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Darren Almond, Etel Adnan, Georg Baselitz, Tracey Emin, Mona Hatoum, Marguerite Humeau, Robert Irwin, Isamu Noguchi, Minoru Nomata, Park Seo-Bo and Danh Vo. Antony Gormley‘s first solo project in Seoul will be shown across White Cube and Thaddaeus Ropac, coinciding with his summer projects at Museum SAN.
- Hauser & Wirth‘s upcoming booth spans generations, pairing artworks by Louise Bourgeois and Cathy Josefowitz with contemporary voices Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Rita Ackermann, Avery Singer, Mark Bradford and Angel Otero and more.
- Antenna Space will join forces on a joint booth with Commonwealth and Council, showcasing a diverse lineup including Owen Fu, Hanna Hur, Mire Lee, Siyi Li, Shuang Li, Evelyn Taocheng Wang and Guan Xiao.
- sultana will showcase Matthias Garcia‘s vibrant, surreal landscapes, Dew Kim‘s subversive works fusing ritual, K-pop, and queer culture, Dan Kim‘s dynamic ceramics as acts of healing, Jaeheon Lee‘s introspective portraits of the unconscious, and Paul Maheke‘s multimedia explorations of the body as living archive.
- Gladstone Gallery will bring a group presentation spanning the gallery’s dynamic roster, comprising of new, recent, and historic works by Yayoi Kusama, Ugo Rondinone, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Anicka Yi, Philippe Parreno, Salvo and Robert Rauschenberg.
- Lisson Gallery returns to Frieze Seoul with new and recent works by Olga de Amaral, Leiko Ikemura, Oliver Lee Jackson, Sarah Cunningham, Anish Kapoor, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Julian Opie. Highlights include new paintings by Jackson, Ikemura’s sculptural and painted works, and Tabla 18 by Amaral, currently on view in her ICA Miami retrospective.
- Leeahn Gallery brings together a cross-generational selection of artists including Kwangho Lee, Nam Tchun-Mo, Anna Park, Yoon-Hee, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Jongsuk Yoon and leading pioneers of Korea’s avant-garde movement Lee Kun-Yong, Lee Kang-So, Lee Jin-Woo, Kim Keun-Tai and Kim Tschoon-Su.
- Lehmann Maupin presents a selection of new and significant works by Do Ho Suh, Hernan Bas, Dominic Chambers, Teresita Fernández, Liza Lou, Tammy Nguyen, Anna Park, Lari Pittman, David Salle and Cecilia Vicuña, with highlights by Do Ho Suh whose work is currently the focus of a major survey at Tate Modern, London, UK.
- Mind Set Art Center returns to Frieze Seoul with Chora: A Feminine Space, presenting works by Juin Shieh, Ana Maria Micu, Marina Cruz, Lo Yi-Chun, Lee Jo-Mei and Yang Yu-Ning. Through painting, mixed media, and installation, the six artists explore female identity, memory, and embodied experience in an intergenerational dialogue of transformation.
- de Sarthe debuts at Frieze Seoul with new works by Lov-Lov and Zhong Wei, exploring digital identity, virtual memory and techno-societal collapse through canvas, code and an interactive video game installation by Mak2.
- Almine Rech foregrounds Korean masters Ha Chong-Hyun and Kim Tschang-Yeul in a dynamic presentation spanning generations, joined by contemporary voices such as Brian Calvin, Claire Tabouret, Chloe Wise, Szabolcs Bozó and Roby Dwi Antono, alongside historical works by John Giorno and Heinz Mack.
- Make Room and Apalazzogallery will collaborate to present Sun Woo‘s Weavers’ Room, immersing viewers in scenes of women at work reimagined as termite mound-like forms, intertwining histories of labour, migration, and Asian identity with themes of resilience, vulnerability, and healing.
- SAC Gallery will present the Frieze Seoul debut of Prapat Jiwarangsan with The Portrait of Asian Families, reworking 1980s–1990s portraits through digital and AI techniques to remove markers of class and identity, alongside Dust Under the Feet (2012) and the award-winning film Parasite Family (2022), exploring equality, time, and the boundaries between human and artificial intervention.
- Thaddaeus Ropac brings together a selection of works by Georg Baselitz, Oliver Beer, Tom Sachs, David Salle and Erwin Wurm, coinciding with Sachs’ major exhibition at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, and a new textile work by Turner Prize-nominated Zadie Xa.
- Tina Keng Gallery and TKG+ unite for Coordinates of the Unseen, spotlighting artists from Taiwan, China, Cambodia, Singapore, and India, Su Meng-Hung, Jam Wu, Chiu Chen-Hung, Su Xiaobai, Sopheap Pich, Jane Lee and Amol K. Patil, whose layered, materially charged works trace memory, power, and identity through absence, emotion, and the unseen.
- Sprüth Magers spans generations and media with works by George Condo, Jenny Holzer and Mire Lee, anchored by Robert Morris‘ performative felt wall piece and Kaari Upson‘s intimate final series, Cuppies, shown amid her posthumous retrospective at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, and many more artists including Anne Imhof, Gala Porras-Kim, John Baldessari, Rosemarie Trockel, Lucy Dodd and Thea Djordjadze.
- Jessica Silverman will present a group booth of four women artists, Andrea Bowers, Clare Rojas, Davina Semo, and Chelsea Ryoko Wong, exploring the psychological and social textures of human existence, elevating the everyday into the otherworldly.
- Station returns for its third year to present a dual exhibition of Tomislav Nikolic and Del Kathryn Barton, highlighting the diversity of contemporary Australian painting. Nikolic’s layered geometric abstractions explore colour’s emotive power, while Barton’s intricate, self-referential works draw on femininity, folklore, and the cosmos.
- Taro Nasu will present a concept-driven group show featuring Pierre Huyghe, Ryoji Ikeda, Ryan Gander, Mika Tajima, Simon Fujiwara, Koichi Enomoto and Futo Akiyoshi exploring systems, media, perception and abstraction.
- STPI returns to Frieze Seoul to present new works by Do Ho Suh, Lee Bul, Shinro Ohtake and Tobias Rehberger, developed over their residencies at the workshop.
FRIEZE MASTERS
Frieze Masters returns with presentations ranging from rare manuscripts to significant works of the late 20th century, offering fresh perspectives on artistic production across eras. The section highlights connections across cultures and time, presenting works that transcend geographic and historical boundaries.
Highlights across Frieze Masters include:
- Regis Krampf Gallery will present Georges Braque‘s post-Cubist paintings (1920–1960), featuring earth-toned works like Les Rougets (1937) and Baigneuse II (1930–31) that reveal his shift from Cubism to nature-inspired reflection.
- Hakgojae Gallery unites nine forward-thinking Korean artists exploring the spiritual and aesthetic legacy of the 18th-century moon jar, featuring works by KIM Whanki, Park Soo Keun, Byun Wol-ryong (Pen Varlen), Lee Joon, Ryu Kyung Chai, Nam June Paik, Yun Suknam, Song Hyun-sook and Park Young-Ha.
- Les Enluminures brings illuminated manuscripts and exceptional Medieval and Renaissance heritage treasures, including a rare emerald ring possibly from Colombia’s Muzo mines, a unique Renaissance court necklace with a Golconda diamond, and the richly illustrated 14th-century Roman de la Rose.
- Tokyo Gallery + BTAP will highlight Japanese and Korean contemporary art from the 1960s avant-garde movements Mono-ha and Dansaekhwa to today, featuring key figures like Koji Enokura, Park Seo-Bo and Kumi Sugai; reflecting the gallery’s longstanding role in fostering Asian artistic exchange since the 1970s, with a special focus on generational dialogues and evolving contemporary practices.
- Gana Art‘s group presentation will highlight Oh Su-Fan‘s God of Valley series, melding Eastern philosophy and modern aesthetics, will feature in highlighting the landscape of Korean art history.
- Spurs Gallery will present a solo exhibition of Ulay, featuring early works including radical interventions, Auto-Polaroids, and Relation Works with Marina Abramović, reflecting his boundary-pushing approach to photography, performance, and identity.
- Mazzoleni will feature key post-war and contemporary Italian artists including Agostino Bonalumi, Enrico Castellani, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Salvo.
- Asia Art Center will bring together revolutionary Taiwanese artists Chu Weibor, Ju Ming and Yuyu Yang, showcasing rare works from the post-war era that trace Taiwan’s avant-garde movements and lasting cultural impact.
- gdm will present a group exhibition featuring artists such as Zheng Chongbin, Wu Chi-Tsung and Gordon Cheung, whose works challenge aesthetic traditions and societal norms through experimental approaches to ink, technology and materiality.
- Art Front Gallery brings together two of Japan’s most celebrated artists, Tadashi Kawamata and Tatsuo Kawaguchi, in a rare dual showcase of radical 1980s works, Kawamata’s site-responsive wood structures meet Kawaguchi’s sealed sculptures and elemental materials, tracing transformation, decay and the unseen.
- Sun Gallery‘s solo presentation of Chungji Lee showcases key works from the 1980s and 1990s by the celebrated artist, the only Korean female abstract painter to devote her career to monochromatic painting.
- Kotaro Nukaga spotlights the radical calligraphy of Yu-ichi Inoue (1916–1985), a pioneering postwar artist whose expressive, avant-garde practice bridged Japanese tradition with global modernist movements.
FOCUS ASIA
Focus Asia will return for its fourth year, advised by Hyejung Jang (Chief Curator, DOOSAN Gallery) and Joselina Cruz (Director and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila). A defining feature across all Frieze fairs, Focus presents a dynamic cross-section of emerging voices in contemporary art, with galleries from across Asia, including South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, China, and Taiwan.
Among the highlight presentations in Focus Asia are:
- kohesi Initiatives, presenting a meditation on colonial memory from Indonesian artist Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, conjuring a fictional ethnographic archive that blurs documentary, myth and dream.
- Ptt Space will debut Christine Tien Wang‘s new meme-laced paintings that skewer late capitalist mythologies, including Bitcoin Sign Guy (2024), a portrait of speculation and moral collapse.
- CON_ will stage Taiki Yokote‘s sculptural installation of suspended rubble and fractured walls, haunting fragments frozen in a moment of collapse
- Linseed presents a sci-fi elegy by Liang Fu, where cosmic scale and diasporic longing will meet in mineral pigment, sculpture and abstraction.
- Baik Art will show Chu Mirim‘s site-specific installation unites web interfaces with the urban landscape, by merging pixels, grids and satellite imagery into paintings, videos and multimedia works that bridge analog and digital.
- sangheeut showcases Eugene Jung‘s post-apocalyptic urban sculptures, unveiling hidden social narratives within decaying cityscapes.
Focus Asia is supported by Stone Island, who continues to provide subsidies that enable young galleries’ participation in the fair. The brand further promotes emerging talent by partnering with a local artist showing in Focus to create fair staff uniform shirts: at Frieze Seoul 2025, these will draw on Sungoo Im‘s artworks on display with drawingRoom.
PARTNER ACTIVATIONS AT FRIEZE SEOUL
A dynamic group of partners creating distinctive activations that celebrate the intersection of art, culture and innovation across the fair.
LG OLED honours Park Seo-Bo with Colors Drawn from Nature
At the LG OLED Lounge, a special exhibition celebrates Park Seo-Bo, a pioneering figure in Korean Dansaekhwa. Titled Park Seo-Bo X LG OLED: Colors Drawn from Nature, the exhibition reimagines the artist’s iconic works through the lens of LG OLED. From his early monochromatic pieces to his later color series inspired by nature, the exhibition traces Park’s artistic evolution and explores his philosophy of meditation and harmony with the natural world. By digitally reimagining the process of translating nature’s colors onto canvas, LG OLED offers a modern tribute—bringing Park Seo-Bo’s legacy into the language of today’s digital age.
American Express Lounge with Jae Yong Kim
American Express returns with a lounge created in collaboration with Korean artist Jae Yong Kim, whose vibrant ‘donut’ sculptures merge cultural symbols with global references. The collaboration with Kim, who expresses diversity and joy through his artworks, embodies Amex commitment to creating unique art experiences to card members with special benefits at the lounge to commemorate this event.
Other highlights across the fair include BMW‘s lounge and its support for Frieze Music Seoul’s live performance series. Korean musician Crush will be headlining the third edition. Joining him are rising K-pop stars, Baby DONT Cry, with sets by legendary Korean DJ icons DJ Soulscape and DJ Plastic Kid. Stone Island champions Focus Asia with bursaries for participating galleries and a new official fair uniform designed with artist Sungoo Im.
adidas CONFIRMED transforms its boutique platform into the immersive CONFIRMED UNIVERSE. The adidas CONFIRMED lounge at Frieze Seoul will feature works by Vakki, Ahn Jun and Emi Kusano who will each interpret the core values of CONFIRMED – discovery, individuality, and cultural edge. Meanwhile, the CONFIRMED UNIVERSE pop-up in S-Factory, Seongsu, will present interactive media installations, artist collaborations and live performances. NAMUHX presents its wellness robot alongside a moon jar–inspired work by artist Young Wook Choi.
Long-standing partner Ruinart debuts Julian Charrière‘s photolithographs for its global Conversations with Nature series. NOROO adds bespoke colours across the fair as it supports the Frieze Main Stand Prize. illycaffè unveils its latest artist-designed cups by Sol Calero. VIP guests can step inside Salon de UPPERHOUSE, a contemporary reimagining of the 18th-century salon.
FRIEZE WEEK PARTNERS
Animating the city beyond the fair, Frieze Week Seoul brings together a range of brand collaborations, exhibitions and events across key cultural districts.
Loewe marks the week with a special exhibition by Inchin Lee, Loewe Craft Prize 2023 finalist, at Casa Loewe, and an official Cheongdam night party with art, music and champagne. Lemaire presents Wearable Sculptures, a travelling exhibition of leather works by Chilean artist Carlos Peñafiel, opening with a cocktail evening hosted by Creative Director Sarah-Linh Tran during Hannam Night (2 September) at the Hannam flagship.
CHANEL returns for the fourth season of NOW & NEXT, a video series pairing Korean contemporary artists in intergenerational dialogue. MCM launches exclusive BE@RBRICKs during its immersive exhibition at MCM HAUS. 60 years of the Le Corbusier®, Pierre Jeanneret®, Charlotte Perriand® Collection edited by Cassina. Cassina presents this emblematic collection in an installation that questions the role of modernity in the contemporary world. Come and visit the Cassina Store Seoul Samcheong from September 3-6, 2025.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Tickets to Frieze Seoul 2025 are now available at frieze.com.
A dedicated online Frieze Viewing Room will open a week before the fair, offering digital audiences a first look from afar.
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