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Space Elevator featuring Mire Lee
March 28–30 | MMCA Korea January 10, 2025 The MMCA Performing Arts 2024: Space Elevator is a year-long project at the MMCA Seoul Multi-Project Hall, running from May... Learn More -
Jeong Seon, Rodin, Louise Bourgeois, Mark Bradford: Art to see in 2025
The Korea Times January 1, 2025 The Korean art market faced headwinds in 2024, with a prolonged downturn that dampened auction and fair sales after the... Learn More -
50 years into art, Ha Chong-Hyun reinvents with luxury
Jing Daily January 1, 2025 In his 50-plus years of being an artist, Ha Chong-Hyun’s debut brand collaboration came with Dior in 2023 — a... Learn More -
Homecoming: The art of Pacita Abad comes home to the Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Daily Tribune December 29, 2024 The exhibition Pacita Abad: Philippine Painter opened recently at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila’s (The M) new home in Bonifacio... Learn More
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International appeal: Painters from all over the world whose work you should know
Flux Magazine December 27, 2024 Art is something of a universal language, as it exists all over the world and manages to portray themes that... Learn More -
Rewind 2024: Korea’s top 10 culture stories
Korea JoongAng Daily December 26, 2024 K-art everywhere It was an exciting year for the Korean art scene, as several of the nation’s well-respected artists found... Learn More -
Asia’s Art Market Had a Rollercoaster Ride in 2024. Here’s What to Expect in 2025
Artnet December 23, 2024 Time races by, and 2024 will be over before we know it. Here’s a quick recap of the top market... Learn More -
Meet 7 Artists Who Stole the Spotlight at the 2024 Venice Biennale
Artnet December 23, 2024 They don’t call the Venice Biennale the art-world olympics for nothing. Even making it to half of the pavilions and... Learn More
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Lee Ufan on art, technology, and the metaphysical
Artforum December 21, 2024 For this month’s episode of “Under the Cover,” artist Lee Ufan stops by the Artforum offices to speak with Editor... Learn More -
Three Essential Korean Painters Have Shows in New York Right Now. Run, Don’t Walk
Artnet December 20, 2024 New York galleries are about to shutter for their holiday breaks, but before they do, can I entice you to... Learn More -
Best New York City Art Shows of 2024
Hyperallergic December 12, 2024 2024 was a bustling year for art in New York, with blockbuster exhibitions at museums, museum-level shows at galleries —... Learn More -
2024 Was the Year of the Art World's High Fiber Diet
Art in America December 12, 2024 This year, the art world went on a high fiber diet. Abstract weavings, knotted sculptures, expressive basketry, shaggy wall hangings:... Learn More
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Mire Lee's 'Open Wound' inspires awe and terror in equal measure
stir world December 6, 2024 The ninth annual Hyundai Commission sees Korean artist Mire Lee transform the turbine hall in London’s Tate Modern into the... Learn More -
Venice Biennale is over, but its stars can be found in Miami
The Art Newspaper December 4, 2024 The 60th Venice Biennale ended on 24 November, but fairgoers in Miami are feeling its influence this week. Stands at... Learn More -
Five monumental works not to miss in Art Basel Miami Beach's Meridians sector
Art Basel November 29, 2024 This year, Art Basel Miami Beach will celebrate five years of Meridians, the show’s sector dedicated to large-scale works that... Learn More -
Pacita Abad exhibition to open at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila
adobo magazine November 24, 2024 Pacita Abad: Philippine Painter is a new exhibition opening on November 28, 2024 at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The... Learn More
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A Major New Show Traces 200 Years of Black Artists' Synergistic Relationship With Ancient Egypt
artnet November 21, 2024 In the foyer of the Met’s second-floor gallery, Cleopatra’s Chair sits empty, beckoning. This throne, constructed by legendary sculptor Barbara... Learn More -
6 Standout Artists at Prospect New Orleans Triennial 2024
Artsy November 18, 2024 A high school marching band approached New Orleans’s Tivoli Circle, blasting the Spice Girls hit “Say You’ll Be There.” Yes,... Learn More -
Embodied responses to climate emergencies at the Lahore Biennale 2024
stir world November 14, 2024 Material responses to anxious ecologies were at the centre of the recently concluded Lahore Biennale, Of Mountains and Seas ,... Learn More -
‘Pacita Abad’ is a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the late artist’s work
stir world November 1, 2024 The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Canada is currently presenting Pacita Abad , the Canadian leg of the first... Learn More
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Kibong Rhee's Misty Landscapes Reveal Hidden Shadows
Impulse October 31, 2024 Tina Kim Gallery presents There is no place , a solo exhibition by artist Kibong Rhee (b. Seoul, 1957). While... Learn More -
The Mind-Body Split in Kibong Rhee’s Paintings
Hyperallergic October 22, 2024 In August of 2022, I spent an afternoon in Kibong Rhee’s studio in Gwangju, South Korea, about an hour north... Learn More -
Mire Lee's latest flesh-filled art installation takes over Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
Korea JoongAng Daily October 21, 2024 LONDON — The Turbine Hall at Tate Modern recently became home to a grotesque organism that will continue to evolve... Learn More -
In Conversation with Mire Lee
Aesthetica October 19, 2024 Dangling silicone tubes take on the impression of veins. Hanging membranous fabric mimics skin, accumulating as time goes on. Pink... Learn More
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Mire Lee’s Uncanny Installation ‘Open Wound’ Lays Bare Modern Man’s Hubris
Observer October 15, 2024 Majestically grotesque, uncanny and dystopic enough to tap into our deepest unconscious fears and desires—this is how we might describe... Learn More -
Channeling the Grotesque in Mire Lee’s “Open Wound”
ArtAsiaPacific October 14, 2024 Mire Lee Open Wound Tate Modern Oct 8–Mar 16, 2025 To coincide with Frieze London, Tate Modern unveiled its ninth... Learn More -
Mire Lee: 'I've started playing with potential technical failures'
The Art Newspaper October 11, 2024 The South Korean artist Mire Lee, who is based in Seoul and Amsterdam, makes sculptures that whirr and splutter, seemingly... Learn More -
Frieze London diary: the yolk's on Sarah Lucas, the (sort of) masked drummer, and Marc Spiegler gets on his bike
The Art Newspaper October 11, 2024 Tate show is a (brief) stinker There was much talk on the opening morning of the way in which Mire... Learn More
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Inside a Sprawling West Village Town House Defined by Elegant Juxtaposition
Architectural Digest October 11, 2024 “This town house was the coming together of our lives,” says Abigail Klem Spector of the 16,500-square-foot West Village abode... Learn More -
The Best of Frieze London — 10 Curious, Captivating Installations With Unexpected Homeware Potential
Livingetc October 11, 2024 Frieze London kicked off on Wednesday with a VIP welcome and is open to the public starting today. The 21st... Learn More -
Weekly News Roundup: October 10, 2024
ArtAsiaPacific October 10, 2024 Tate Modern Reveals Latest Turbine Hall Commission Korean artist Mire Lee’s large-scale kinetic sculptural installation Open Wound (2024) was unveiled... Learn More -
Shows to See in London, October 2024
ArtAsiaPacific October 10, 2024 The English capital is overrun every year with contemporary art events, as the sibling art fairs Frieze London and Frieze... Learn More
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Mire Lee transforms Tate Modern's turbine hall into eerie factory of skin-like sculptures
designboom October 10, 2024 HYUNDAI COMMISSION: MIRE LEE: OPEN WOUND Tate Modern today unveils a new large-scale sculptural installation by artist Mire Lee, who... Learn More -
Exhibitions to See in London this Autumn
Ocula October 10, 2024 When fair fatigue sets in, here's what to see across London's museums and galleries through autumn and beyond—from Haegue Yang's... Learn More -
Mire Lee at the Tate Modern is the Turbine Hall at its very best
City AM October 10, 2024 Wander into the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and you will be met by the unsettling sight of what look like... Learn More -
First S. Korean artist presents solo exhibition at Tate Modern London
The Chosun Daily October 10, 2024 A sense of outcry pervades the space as pale pink fabrics, eerily reminiscent of human skin, flutters in the air,... Learn More
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Mire Lee: Open Wound - Tate Modern unveils 9th annual Hyundai Commission Installation
New Wave Mag October 9, 2024 Unveiled yesterday at the Tate Modern’s legendary Turbine Hall, Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee is now open for viewing. The exhibition... Learn More -
What to see and do at Frieze London
Hero Magazine October 9, 2024 Yes, we know fashion week just ended, but art, much like fashion, never sleeps. It’s officially Frieze London once again... Learn More -
$8.5 million Arshile Gorky painting leads Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024 opening sales
Artsy October 9, 2024 Today, the 2024 editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters kicked off at Regent’s Park. At the conclusion of the... Learn More -
Venice Stars Dominate the Opening of Frieze London, But the Fair’s Controversial New Layout Is the Real Buzz
artnet October 9, 2024 Facing up to the competition from Paris, Frieze London is doing what it does best: championing the new in contemporary... Learn More
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5 Shows to See Around London During Frieze
ARTnews October 9, 2024 The circus has rolled into town. Frieze London and Frieze Masters open their doors to the VIPs today, but are... Learn More -
Tate Modern opens Mire Lee Turbine Hall commission
artsy October 9, 2024 Yesterday, South Korean artist Mire Lee unveiled the ninth annual Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern with her installation, “Open Wound.”... Learn More -
The Shows You Need to See in New York This October
Elephant October 8, 2024 This month’s edition features a variety of emerging talent, mixed media, and galleries that have traversed various models ranging from... Learn More -
Mire Lee is Risking It All
Elephant October 8, 2024 “I never actually wanted to become an artist,” Mire Lee confesses. “It’s just one thing that I never wanted to... Learn More
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Observer's Guide to the Must-See Shows Opening During Frieze Week
Observer October 8, 2024 Frieze Art Week has officially kicked off in London with its first openings, as the local community and international visitors... Learn More -
Asian Artists Are Everywhere During Frieze London, With K-Art (and K-Pop!) Front and Center
artnet October 8, 2024 At a recent luncheon for the Delfina Foundation in London, a week before Frieze madness began, two artists with Asian... Learn More -
Toronto Best Bets: October 8-14 —Art Month, Tynomi Banks, Halloween Events, & More
She does the city October 8, 2024 As we move further into autumn, Toronto is winding down from Nuit Blanche and revving up for even more art,... Learn More -
Mire Lee's Massive New Work in Tate's Turbine Hall Provokes Awe and Disgust
artnet October 8, 2024 If El Anatsui’s cascading monuments made of bottle caps, which filled Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall last October, were awe-inspiring, this... Learn More
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Mire Lee, Tate Modern: The Turbine Hall has been turned into a fabulous gore-fest
The Telegraph October 8, 2024 You’re not going to like it. In fact, you might hate it. But this year’s commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine... Learn More -
Mire Lee: Open Wound review—a horrible yet heavenly Turbine Hall show
The Times October 8, 2024 Tate Modern has a ladder in its tights. Rarely have I seen such a ratty collection of torn stockings and... Learn More -
Mire Lee: Open Wound
TimeOut October 8, 2024 A vast engine spins, spilling noxious, viscous liquid onto the floor of the Turbine Hall. Mire Lee’s machine is draped... Learn More -
Mire Lee: Tate Unveils Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission 2024
Artlyst October 8, 2024 Tate Modern has revealed a new sculptural installation by artist Mire Lee, who has reimagined the vast Turbine Hall as... Learn More
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Mire Lee: Open Wound the Turbine Hall Commission
Fad Magazine October 8, 2024 Tate Modern today unveiled a new large-scale sculptural installation by artist Mire Lee. Lee reimagines the Turbine Hall as the... Learn More -
Artist Mire Lee on her visceral Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission
Financial Times October 8, 2024 “I always make things that aren’t really working,” Mire Lee tells me over coffee. The Korean artist is not just... Learn More -
‘Chances of Contact: Contemporary Prints from the Philippines and Singapore’: A masterful curation organised by STPI and The M
Tatler October 7, 2024 In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Philippines and Singapore’s diplomatic relationship, esteemed curator, academician, and critic Patrick Flores... Learn More -
Korean art in full swing in UK this fall
The Korea Herald October 7, 2024 Korean art will be at the center of attention in the UK this fall, with a variety of exhibitions featuring... Learn More
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Raphael Fonseca's Top Picks from Frieze Viewing Room
Frieze October 7, 2024 The Curator from Denver Art Museum selects works at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024, from Pacita Abad to Oren... Learn More -
Turbine Hall Star Mire Lee: 'You can't control a sexual fetish – it feels like art'
The Telegraph October 6, 2024 Inside an empty auditorium at Tate Modern, Mire Lee is discussing addiction. “Everybody watches porn sometimes,” says the 36-year-old Korean... Learn More -
The Hypeart Guide to Frieze London 2024
Hypebeast October 4, 2024 Frieze has come a long way since it was founded as an arts publication back in 1991. A decade on,... Learn More -
Art Basel Miami Beach Shakes Up Meridians Sector
Ocula October 3, 2024 Institutionally-minded' large-scale installations will take centre stage at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach. Led by director Bridget Finn, who... Learn More
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Changwon Sculpture Biennial Opens in South Korea
Ocula October 2, 2024 Korea's only sculpture biennial opened in the industrial port city of Changwon on Friday with 86 artists and collectives from... Learn More -
Frieze London 2024: everything to see and do
Wallpaper October 2, 2024 Frieze Week means the opening of the latest Tate Turbine Hall installation, and this year it is by Mire Lee,... Learn More -
Maschinen Wie Wir
Monopol October 1, 2024 Monopol October 2024 Issue featuring Mire Lee Learn More -
Seoul Diary: Two Art Fairs, Dozens of Shows, and One Metropolis in 52 Photos
artnet September 30, 2024 The single best thing that I saw during Frieze Seoul ? A friend asked me right when I got back... Learn More
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12 amazing London art exhibitions and events you can't miss in October 2024
TimeOut September 27, 2024 Are you healthy, robust and capable of staggering feats of endurance? Well, if you want to take on October’s insane... Learn More -
The Uncontainable Mire Lee
ArtReview September 27, 2024 The Korean artist’s haunting, lo-fi kinetic sculptures offer new spins on sensing and thinking, and perhaps new ways of being... Learn More -
Art Basel Paris : 5 œuvres d'art monumentales à voir gratuitement pendant la foire d'art contemporain
Vogue France September 26, 2024 Que peut-on attendre du retour d'Art Basel Paris en 2024 ? Beaucoup de choses, à vrai dire. Comme de nombreux... Learn More -
'It has to be sloppy'
Tate Etc September 16, 2024 As Mire Lee works on her new commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, artist and writer Ami Lien talks to... Learn More
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Frieze Seoul 2024: What Sold and What the Dealers Had to Say
Artlyst September 9, 2024 Seoul, Korea — Frieze Seoul concluded its third edition on September 8th, 2024, with strong sales, an electric atmosphere, and... Learn More -
Lee Ufan Forges Meaning from Emptiness
Ocula September 6, 2024 New works by Korean artist Lee Ufan bring the rich hues of Australia's natural landscape into view at the Art... Learn More -
6 Shows to See in Seoul During Frieze
ARTnews September 6, 2024 As the third edition of Frieze Seoul heads into its final day today, many international visitors are likely already on... Learn More -
The 10 Best Booths at Frieze Seoul 2024
Artsy September 5, 2024 Visitors to Seoul’s COEX center in Gangnam were blessed with pleasant weather yesterday for the VIP preview of Frieze Seoul... Learn More
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The Best Booths at Frieze Seoul, From a Christ-Like Justin Bieber to a Metaphor for Fair Fatigue
ARTnews September 4, 2024 In the press, there’s always a lot of ink spilled over a fair’s inaugural edition: Will it make the big... Learn More -
Meet the Dynamic New York Gallerist Who Put Korean Art Front and Center
The Grand Tourist September 4, 2024 Today the global art community will flock to South Korea for the Frieze Seoul art fair. More and more, both... Learn More -
Interview | Pas de deux between Mark Rothko and Lee Ufan
The Korea Times September 3, 2024 'I think we're the three people left in the world who knew Mark Rothko.' It was a Monday morning in... Learn More -
The 10 essential art exhibitions to see in autumn 2024
The Telegraph September 3, 2024 From Monet’s views of the Thames to mind-bending “tech art”, here are ten shows to see before the end of... Learn More
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8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in September
Galerie September 3, 2024 Rounding up the best gallery exhibitions across the United States each month, Galerie journeyed from New York to California to... Learn More -
She expanded consciousness with her exuberant use of colour. A bold new AGO show spotlights an underrated artist’s singular career
Toronto Star September 2, 2024 The AGO’s retrospective of Pacita Abad — a standout show of the fall art season in Toronto — is the... Learn More -
What Mire Lee Is Bringing to the Tate Turbine Hall
Frieze August 30, 2024 Dream last night: A small, round, silver thing has sprouted in my face. It’s the size and shape of a... Learn More -
What to See at Frieze Seoul 2024
Ocula August 28, 2024 Now in its third edition, Frieze Seoul will draw collectors and art enthusiasts to COEX in the city's Gangnam district... Learn More
