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| Powerhouse international gallery White Cube will open its first permanent exhibition space in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, this fall. Courtesy of White Cube |
By Park Han-sol
Powerhouse international gallery, White Cube, announced on Thursday the scheduled opening of a permanent exhibition space in Seoul this autumn. The location will be its second outpost in Asia after Hong Kong.
White Cube Seoul's 300-square-meter venue will span the first floor of the ceramic-cloaked building in the capital city's Gangnam District, which also houses the local private museum Horim Art Center.
The space will be helmed by White Cube Korea representative and director Jini Yang. Its program is set to feature rising and established artists from within and outside of the gallery's roster.
Describing Korea as "a country with a discerning and deeply engaged community of collectors, and home to (dansaekhwa master) Park Seo-Bo, an artist I deeply admire," White Cube CEO and founder Jay Jopling said. "The inaugural edition of Frieze Seoul in 2022 was a testament to the region's growing importance in the global art market and we look forward to returning in September for the inauguration of our new gallery."
"The Korean art scene is characterized by deep connections with both the local and the global," Yang noted. "I look forward to deepening White Cube's connections with the local art community and contributing to Korea's growing ecosystem."
Founded in 1993 by Jopling in central London, White Cube has risen to become one of the leading contemporary art dealers, with spaces in London, Hong Kong, Paris, New York and West Palm Beach. It represents creators including Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer and Bruce Nauman.
With the slated opening of its Seoul location, the gallery will be joining the group of international exhibitors that have expanded their presence in Korea.
Pace Gallery, Lehmann Maupin, Thaddaeus Ropac, Perrotin, Gladstone Gallery and Esther Schipper are among some of the major players that have opened branches in Seoul in the last seven years.
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