‘Galleries Art Fair 2022’ Installation view ©Galleries Association of Korea
Organized by the Galleries Association of Korea, ‘Galleries Art Fair’ is Korea’s longest-running art fair, celebrating its 41st edition this year and will be held at COEX, Seoul, starting with a VIP preview on April 12 and running through April 16.
This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 1.5 times the venue size of last year’s, using COEX Halls B and D. 156 domestic galleries will participate, showcasing 10,000 works by more than 900 artists. Galleries of various sizes will participate, including large galleries such as Gallery Hyundai, KUKJE Gallery, and ARARIO Gallery, as well as galleries that have recently joined the gallery association such as Everyday Mooonday and ATELIER AKI
Various programs will also be held during the art fair. The ‘ZOOM-IN’ special exhibition is the fourth edition of a program to discover emerging artists and will showcase a variety of works by 10 artists selected through an open call. Art talks will include artist talks, as well as lectures on the legalities of buying art, a collecting guide for beginner collectors, and how to care for and restore artworks.
In addition, ‘Gangnam Art’, hosted by Gangnam-gu Office, is a walking tour of 16 galleries located in the Gangnam-gu, and visitors can receive various freebies by collecting stickers after visiting each gallery.
As this is the largest gallery art festival ever held, it will showcase a variety of works and programs that span generations, and we hope that visitors will be interested in participating.
