ARARIO GALLERY will participate in FRIEZE Seoul 2023, Asia's largest art fair, from 6 to 9 September, presenting paintings, photographs, videos, and sculptures from ARARIO GALLERY's representative artists who have garnered attention in the art world this year.
At the ARARIO GALLERY booth, the works of Nalini MALANI, who has recently been awarded the Kyoto Prize in Art and Philosophy, will be a focal point. The artist, known for her iPad animation works, has been exhibited and collected at major art galleries and museums worldwide, including Tate Modern in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is a leading female artist from Asia. Nalini MALANI creates narrative stories by blending India's partition and history with her personal experiences, focusing on the ongoing chaos and conflicts arising from the mingling of languages and religions from various ethnicities, as well as the trauma resulting from it. ARARIO GALLERY in Seoul will hold a solo exhibition of Nalini MALANI's works starting on 1 September.
Notably, the fair will feature Scenery of Hanbok and the Moon (1998) by JUNG Kangja, a first-generation experimental artist from Korea. JUNG Kangja began to make a name for herself by participating as a member of the Korean avant-garde art group 'New Exhibition Coterie' in the monumental exhibition Korean Young Artists Association Exhibition (1967), which brought together young artists' challenges to mainstream art. The artist, known for works like Transparent Balloons and Nudes (1968) and Murder at the Han Riverside (1968), led Korea's early happenings and performances in the 1960s and 70s, greatly influencing Korean culture and society. As a member of the avant-garde action art group 'The Fourth Group,' she drew media attention with bold works and actions that didn't hide her femininity. The recently exhibited Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul is scheduled to tour to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York this September and the Hammer Museum in LA early next year. Also, a solo booth will be prepared at Frieze Masters in October, selected for the 'Modern Women' section.
In addition, works by KIM Soun-Gui, a pioneer of Korean contemporary experimental art, will be on display. KIM Soun-Gui captured the surrounding landscape using a pinhole camera in the 90s, resulting in analog print photographs. Alongside these, there will be new works by Subodh GUPTA, who paints on stainless steel kitchenware, expressing the glamorous exterior but empty interior, life and death, nature and circulation, and vanitas. Works by Geraldine JAVIER, Kohei NAWA, KIM Inbai, and LEE Jinju will also be exhibited.
September 6-9, 2023.
9am - 6pm Daily.
COEX, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Limited full-price general admission tickets are now on sale.
The fair will be led by Director Patrick Lee: 'Building on the success of last year's inaugural edition, Frieze Seoul 2023 features a line-up of exceptional galleries from across the globe, with a special focus on Asia-based exhibitors showcasing the best art from the region.'
Arario Gallery represents these artists: