Six participating artists of ‘Now & Next.’ Clockwise from top left: Kim Bohie, Yunchul Kim, Lee Jinju, Nosik Lim, Yumi Chung, Sojung Jun © CHANEL

Global luxury brand CHANEL and Frieze, one of the world’s three major art fairs, present the fourth season of the “Now & Next” video series, which highlights the perspectives and voices of contemporary Korean artists.
 
Sponsored by CHANEL and produced by Frieze, this project brings together artists from diverse generations and backgrounds, creating a platform for creative dialogue through the shared language of art.
 
In “Now & Next 2025,” three pairs of artists are featured: Yunchul Kim & Sojung Jun, Kim Bohie & Yumi Chung, and Lee Jinju & Nosik Lim. Launched in 2022 and now in its fourth edition, the project has consistently focused on artists who are expanding the boundaries of contemporary art.
 
The selected artists have each been highly regarded in their respective fields for their distinctive artistic practices and outstanding technical abilities.
 
Yunchul Kim integrates technology into art, presenting works that utilize various media such as installation, drawing, and sound, while Sojung Jun explores contemporary aesthetics and political contexts through video and text.
 
Kim Bohie captures the natural world by combining traditional painting techniques with keen observation, and Yumi Chung creates works that explore abstract landscapes at the boundary between memory and imagination through traditional methods.
 
Lee Jinju, inspired by East Asian painting, recreates memories from everyday life and unfamiliar scenes from the unconscious, while Nosik Lim continues to pursue attempts to capture invisible presences through the process of painting.
 
The selected artists will present video works exploring themes such as time and connectivity, Seoul as a global art hub, and the rapidly changing world, around the time of Frieze Seoul, held from September 3 to 6 at COEX. The works will be released sequentially through the Frieze website.
 
CHANEL Korea stated, “‘Now & Next’ has evolved into a cultural platform that provides meaningful opportunities for Korean artists to gain broader recognition and engage in significant exchange since its inception,” adding, “Through the collaboration of carefully selected artists in its fourth season, we expect it to open new horizons in contemporary art discourse.”

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