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Frieze is a media and events company that comprises three publications, frieze magazine, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week; and four international art fairs, Frieze London, Frieze LA, Frieze New York and Frieze Masters; regular talks and summits, led by frieze editors; and frieze.com - the definitive resource for contemporary art and culture.

In the lead up to Frieze Seoul, we asked CON_ director Hisatomo Kato and artist Minhee Kim (Minhee) to tell us how a cha...
25/08/2026

In the lead up to Frieze Seoul, we asked CON_ director Hisatomo Kato and artist Minhee Kim (Minhee) to tell us how a chance discovery on Instagram grew into a cross-city collaboration between Tokyo and Seoul, and, ultimately, a ‘relationship of trust.’
 
For their presentation, Minhee brings together new paintings alongside a site-specific wall work installed directly on the booth, extending her ongoing interrogation of glitch as a way to undo and question the idealised female image.
 
Since opening in Tokyo’s east side in 2022, CON_ has built a programme around emerging artists and experimental practices. At this year’s Frieze Seoul, brings showcases the young galleries and next-generation artists shaping today’s contemporary art landscape.
 
Swipe to hear from Kato and Minhee as they discuss how they developed their solo presentation, how they first met, and what they’ve learned from each other along the way.
 

2–5 September 2026
COEX
 
is the official partner of Focus.

‘He’s like a philosopher, an artist-thinker at core,’ says Caryn Quek, gallery director at Ames Yavuz, which is presenti...
21/08/2026

‘He’s like a philosopher, an artist-thinker at core,’ says Caryn Quek, gallery director at Ames Yavuz, which is presenting the work of Myanmar artist Po Po at Frieze Seoul this year.
 
Po Po’s work emerged from decades of cultural and economic isolation in Myanmar, developing largely outside the international art discourse. His work draws on Buddhist philosophy, semiotics and questions around life, death and the self, often through playful combinations of materials and forms.
 
At Frieze Seoul 2026, Po Po’s presentation in ‘Spotlight’, a new section curated by Wonseok Koh, brings together works spanning his nearly five-decade career, including newly uncovered drawings, sketches and miniature paintings from the 1980s and ’90s.
 
Hit the link in bio to read more
 
Frieze Seoul, 2 – 5 September 2026
 
Headline Partner, Frieze Seoul — 신세계그룹 공식 인스타그램
 
Global Lead Partner —
 

Art has a way of making even the most familiar seem strange, inviting us to look again at the ordinary things we might o...
20/08/2026

Art has a way of making even the most familiar seem strange, inviting us to look again at the ordinary things we might otherwise miss 🌠

With two weeks until 2026, swipe for a first look at works that re-enchant the everyday ☁️

Seen here: Keita Morimoto, ‘Fragmented Night’, 2025. Presented by KOTARO NUKAGA

Frieze Seoul
2–5 September 2026
COEX, Gangnam

Headline partner, Frieze Seoul — 신세계그룹 공식 인스타그램
Global lead partner — Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Art

Tomoyumi, ‘Foraging the Ordinary at Three in the Afternoon’, 2026.

Presented by Kaikai Kiki Gallery

Austin Lee, ‘Writing’, 2025.

Presented by Takuro Someya Contemporary Art

Yoo Jung Ellie Choi, ‘Three Figures’, 2026.

Presented by drawingRoom 드로잉룸

Maria Farrar, ‘Two Parking Tickets and a Speeding Fine,’ 2025.

Presented by Ota Fine Arts

Kyoungtack Hong, ‘Library’, 2022.

Presented by Gallery Planet

Jonathan Chapline, ‘The Workshop’, 2024.

Presented by NANZUKA UNDERGROUND

Tom Howse, ‘The Long Stroll Home Smelled Of Warm Summer Air’, 2026.

Presented by Duarte Sequeira

Miriam Cahn, ‘o.t., 15.7.25’, 2025.

Presented by Meyer Riegger Wolff

It starts with a phone call. For founder Paul William, one conversation with artist was enough to know they’d work tog...
17/08/2026

It starts with a phone call. For founder Paul William, one conversation with artist was enough to know they’d work together.

That instinct is what sits behind every solo presentation in Frieze Seoul’s section. Emerging galleries dedicate their booth entirely to one artist’s practice, giving that exchange room to unfold: a chance to shape new ways of working and arrive, together, at a shared vision.

This year, MAĀT Gallery brings Pithon’s ‘Four Seasons’ to Focus, extending the intimate botanical watercolours of his 2025 exhibition ‘Botanique Murmure’ into a fully immersive environment — the gallery’s first such booth, and a new scale for Pithon’s playful visual language.

Go behind the scenes with Paul William and Geoffroy Pithon as they prepare for Seoul, sharing moments from their camera rolls and reflecting on what it takes to bring collaboration to life.


2–5 September 2026
COEX

is the official partner of Focus.

Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2026: A first look at this year’s programmeTaking place from 14 – 18 October 2026 in Th...
12/08/2026

Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2026: A first look at this year’s programme

Taking place from 14 – 18 October 2026 in The Regent’s Park, this year’s Frieze London and Frieze Masters programme celebrates London as the epicentre of the global art world — and puts artists centre stage. Dive into millennia of art history and discover the next generation of artists through new curated sections, talks, screenings, citywide events and special artist projects.

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Global lead partner — Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Art

Frieze Music returns for Frieze Seoul 2026 with Roy Kim.⁠⁠Roy Kim will perform an intimate acoustic set for the fourth e...
10/08/2026

Frieze Music returns for Frieze Seoul 2026 with Roy Kim.⁠
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Roy Kim will perform an intimate acoustic set for the fourth edition of Frieze Music Seoul, presented in collaboration with BMW Korea⁠. ⁠
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Taking place alongside Samcheong Night on Thursday 3rd, the night will also feature a set by producer and DJ APRO. ⁠
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Invite giveaway! 💌 ⁠ Like and comment on this post for a chance to win an invite to Frieze Music Seoul for you and a guest! ⁠
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Winners must be over 19 and based in South Korea to be eligible.⁠ ⁠
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게시물에 좋아요와 댓글을 남겨주시면, 추첨을 통해 선정된 1명에게 초대권(동반 1인 가능)을 드립니다. ⁠ ⁠
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*대한민국에 거주하는 만19세 이상 신청자에 한해 참여 가능합니다. ⁠ ⁠
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Image Courtesy of DEUL and Is Different.

07/08/2026

‘I pretend to be people online,’ says artist Ella Fleck (). ‘Mostly men. Heterosexual men.’
 
For ‘Training Material’, Fleck’s installation in ‘Focus’ with at Frieze London 2026, she spent months undercover as ‘Elliot’, a young man training to become an OnlyFans chatter. At Frieze, visitors will encounter a cloud of male voices, revealing the hidden scripts behind online relationships.
 
In this film, we follow Fleck from her studio to the London Butterfly Gardens in Bexley, where she reflects on pheromones, technology and the ways masculinity is performed both online and in the city.
 
Hit the link in bio to watch the full film.
 
Frieze London, The Regent’s Park, 14–18 October 2026
 
Global Lead Partner -

04/08/2026

For 50 years, has championed the artist book as a medium in its own right. Founded in New York in 1976 by a collective of artists and art workers, including Sol LeWitt and Lucy Lippard, the organization emerged in response to a growing need for an institution supporting practices that often sit beyond the conventions of the commercial gallery or mainstream publishing.
 
That ambition has evolved into something perhaps even more enduring: a hand in how contemporary art is circulated, discussed, and remembered. The nonprofit continues to get artists’ books and experimental publications into people’s hands — through its 11th Avenue storefront, its collection of rare materials, the New York and Los Angeles Art Book Fairs it founded in 2006 and 2013, as well as its online space, printedmatter.org
 
Over the decades, the space has grown into more than a bookstore. Printed Matter’s current home includes a dedicated exhibition area and continues a tradition of using its storefront and interior to show artists’ work alongside its shelves — proving that publishing can be as much about building publics and communities as it is about producing books.
 
Printed Matter is featured in the Summer Issue of frieze magazine. Hit the link in bio to read the full article
 

‘Even in my non-performance works, I feel like I’m still exploring the creation of illusions and the study of spectacle....
03/08/2026

‘Even in my non-performance works, I feel like I’m still exploring the creation of illusions and the study of spectacle. In ancient Greece, people believed that inducing shock could heal ailments... I think this is connected to why I tend to be fascinated by ancient techniques.’
 
Ahead of his presentation with N/A at Frieze Seoul 2026 and his solo show at Art Sonje Center, the Seoul-based artist speaks to us about his evolving practice, which draws on analogue techniques including hand-coloured photography, pinhole camera construction and leather craft to examine histories of colonialism and violence.
 
Working from his studio near Haebangchon, Kim reflects on his shift from video performance to tactile mediums and how learning historical processes has opened up new artistic possibilities. From photographs of Seodaemun Prison hand-coloured with dry pigments to sculptures made from leather, his new works explore the radical potential of forgotten techniques and the histories embedded within them.
 
Hit the link in bio to read the full interview.
 

 
Global lead partner - Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Art
 
Images courtesy of the artist.

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