SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) —Prominent international art auction houses are poised to unveil a remarkable collection of artworks, each valued in the tens of billions of won, during the upcoming Frieze Seoul event—a renowned international art fair scheduled for early September in Seoul. Notably, the art auction house Christie’s, in collaboration with Hyundai Card, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Ufan’s painting titled “East Winds” has sold for 3.1 billion won (US$2.66 million), becoming the most expensive artwork by a living South Korean artist, an auction house said Wednesday. At an auction held in Seoul on Tuesday, the 1984 masterpiece broke the previous record of 2.2 billion won, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The online art auction market has expanded despite a slump in the overall art market. The Korea Arts Management Service reported that a total of 26,668 artworks were presented at the 192 on-and-offline auctions hosted by eight local auction houses in 2019, 16,867 of which were sold. The success [...]
LONDON, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – VistaJet, the first and only global private aviation company, showcases today three exclusive experiences to enrich the exhibitions and global tour of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, the most valuable auction of a private collection entirely dedicated to raising funds for philanthropic causes. Following the unveiling of early [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Thursday that it will legislate a new law regarding artwork distribution in an effort to root out the distribution of counterfeit works, recover public trust in Korea’s art market, and establish a healthy trading platform for creative crafts. The law will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A Kim Whan-ki painting has become the most expensive Korean artwork to be sold at auction after reaching US$4 million in Hong Kong, a South Korean auction house said Tuesday. The oil painting known only as “19-VII-71 #209″ went for HK$31 million at a Hong Kong auction Monday, Seoul [...]
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