Small galleries in Korea have multiplied at a breathtaking pace in recent years, buoyed by the arrival of Frieze Seoul in 2022 and the momentum of hallyu (the Korean Wave), turning the city into one of the world鈥檚 most buzzed-about destinations for gallery hopping.
Pace is presenting an exhibition of five recent installations by James Turrell鈥攊ncluding a new, never-before-seen, site-specific Wedgework made specifically for this presentation鈥攁t its Seoul gallery.
Widely recognized as one of the boldest innovators of postwar American painting, Gilliam emerged from the Washington, D.C. scene in the mid 1960s with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting.
On view first in Seoul from January 10 to March 29, 2025 and then in Tokyo from March 7 to April 19, 2025, this show brings together watercolors and Drape paintings created by the artist in the last several years of his life, between 2018 and 2022.
If you are looking for exhibitions to visit this winter to spend time indoors in the cold weather, here is a roundup of shows that are worth your visit in Samcheong-dong, Hannam-dong and Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul.