Seoul Auctions hosts ‘Connect Seoul 2024,’ a series of exhibitions and events from August 24 to September 13 at its Gangnam Center, to coincide with Frieze-Kiaf Seoul Week. Connect Seoul consists of two special exhibitions highlighting major Korean and international artists of modern and contemporary art, a group exhibition of media art, and a preview of upcoming auctions.
 
The first special exhibition is a solo exhibition of Japanese artist Yoshimoto Nara on the 5th floor of Gangnam Center until September 13. The exhibition brings together more than 30 of the artist's paintings, sculptures, and drawings, including large-scale paintings and sculptures that are rarely seen, such as Green Eyes (2000), which depicts a child with large green eyes. 

On the 1st basement level, “Mindfulness,” a two-person exhibition by ceramicist Park YoungSook and Dansaekhwa painter Lee Ufan, is on view until September 12. More than 40 works of white porcelain by Park, paintings by Lee, and collaborative works by the two artists are on display, providing a glimpse into their 40-year-long exchange and collaboration, as well as their experimental process of combining ceramics and painting.
 
In addition, “Lunar Water,” a group exhibition of media art organized by Hong Kong's K11 Art Foundation, will be held from September 3 to 7 on the 4th basement level. The exhibition features A'strict, Cheng Ran, and Tyler Hobbs. All exhibitions will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with extended hours until 9 p.m. on September 5, ‘Cheongdam Night,’ when galleries around Cheongdam-dong will stay open late.

In addition, on the third and sixth floors, the auction preview exhibition “Contemporary Art Sale” will be on view until September 10, when the auction will take place. As the sale takes place during Frieze·Kiaf, which attracts art lovers from around the world to Seoul, the preview exhibition will feature the “Color of Korea” section, which explores the unique characteristics of Korean contemporary art.
 
Highlights include Yoo Youngkuk's Work, which expresses the vibrancy of nature through the arrangement of colored surfaces; Park Seo-Bo's Ecriture No. 080420, which combines the deep colors of autumn leaves with the irregularities of a delicate hand; and Kim Whanki’s Cross Composition 13-VII-69 #86, which is a contrast of blue and red. Other works from Yee Sookyung’s 'Translated Vase' series include Translated Vase Baby Elephant in the form of a baby elephant and Haegue Yang's installation Sonic Rope.
 
Seoul Auction will also operate a shuttle bus connecting Seoul Auction's Gangnam Center and COEX from September 4 to 6 during Frieze·Kiaf Seoul.

References

• 서울옥션 (Seoul Auction)
• 매일신문, 서울옥션 ‘2024 커넥트 서울’ 개최, 2024.08.26