Frieze Seoul
Early September· COEX, Seoul
Why the circuit stops here
The art market’s newest Asian beachhead, riding Korea’s chaebol collections and pop-culture wealth: the week Seoul’s galleries, conglomerates and K-content money converge.
The money signal
Korea built one of Asia’s top art markets in five years; this fair is the proof of stake.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideFrieze takes COEX in Gangnam; the palaces are across the river.
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Frieze Seoul: reading the art layer, 19 September
The COEX fair concludes its early September run. We review the capital flows from chaebol collections and Korean content wealth that solidified the Asian gallery circuit.
Read article DispatchFrieze Seoul: the proof of stake, 16 September
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Read articleWho's there
Chaebol family collections, K-entertainment wealth, the Asian gallery circuit post-Hong Kong.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in September: Fashion Month · Cannes Yachting Festival · Singapore Grand Prix · Monaco Yacht Show · Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez