Conference
Conference
An international talk program jointly organized by Kiaf SEOUL 2026,
the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), and Frieze Seoul.
Featuring 34 art professionals from Korea and around the world,
the program explores key issues in contemporary art and the latest
currents in Korean and global art through nine sessions.
Kiaf SEOUL x
KAMS X
Frieze Seoul Talks Program
- Theme
- Who Shapes the Future of Art?
- Date
- Sep 3 (Thu) -Sep 5 (Sat) 11:30 / 14:00 / 16:30
- Venue
- Studio 159, COEX
- Host
- Organizers
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Talk Program Schedule
※ Program details and panel composition are subject to change.
DAY1Sep 3 (Thu), 2026
11:30
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12:30
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12:30
Biennales and Curatorial Practice
- Moderator
- Kiyoung Peik (Head of Exhibition department, Gwangju Biennale)
Panel
- Namsoo Kim (Member of the Artistic Director Collective, 10th Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018)
- Binna Choi (Curator, the Korean Pavilion of La Biennale di Venezia 2026)
- Carol Yinghua Lu (Directorial Collective, 19th Istanbul Biennale 2027 & Director, Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum)
14:00
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15:00
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15:00
Nam June Paik in the Age of AI
- Moderator
- Wonjoon Yoo (Professor, Yeungnam University, Department of Aesthetics & Art history)
Panel
- Nam Hee Park (Director, Nam June Paik Art Center)
- Sook-Kyung Lee (Director, The Whitworth, The University of Manchester)
- Tobias Berger (Co-Founder and Curatorial Director, Serakai Studio, Hong Kong)
16:30
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17:30
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17:30
Sensory Realignment: The Intersection of Art and Brand
- Moderator
- Dongsun An (Journalist & Art Essayist)
Panel
- Osang Gwon (Artist)
- Meeyoung Kim (Artist)
- Sungseok Ahn (Artist)
DAY2Sep 4 (Fri), 2026
11:30
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12:30
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12:30
Minor Feelings
- Moderator
- Harry C. H. Choi (Independent Curator)
- Christine Y. Kim (Independent Curator)
Panel
- Ayoung Kim (Artist)
- Chan Sook Choi (Artist)
- Christine Sun Kim (Artist)
14:00
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15:00
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15:00
Global Collections and the Horizon of Korean Art
- Moderator
- Eunjin Kim (Director, ArtWell Conservation & Former Curator, MMCA Seoul)
Panel
- Cécile Dazord (Curator and head of the contemporary art collection, Guimet, National museum for Asian art, Paris)
- Meruro Washida (Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
- Eleanor Soo-ah Hyun (Korea Foundation and Samsung Foundation of Culture Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
16:30
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17:30
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17:30
Ryan Gander, The Find (2018) in Seoul
- Moderator
- Andrew Durbin (Editor-in-Chief, Frieze)
Panel
- Ryan Gander (Artist)
DAY3Sep 5 (Sat), 2026
11:30
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12:30
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12:30
The Evolution and Future of Biennales
- Moderator
- Ben Eastham (Editor-in-Chief, e-flux Criticism)
Panel
- Amal Khalaf (Artistic Director, Busan Biennale 2026)
- Hallie Ayres (Artistic Director, 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale & Associate Director, e-flux)
14:00
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15:00
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15:00
How Taste Becomes a Collection
- Moderator
- Arun Kakar (Senior Art Market Editor, Artsy)
Panel
- Michael Xufu Huang (Collector & Founder, X Museum, Beijing)
- Kuho Jung (Creative Director, Kiaf SEOUL 2026)
- Pessy Lee (Collector & Founder, Space 8, Taipei)
16:30
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17:30
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17:30
Alterity, Dialogue and Synthesis
- Moderator
- Mark Rappolt (Editor-in-chief, ArtReview)
Panel
- Minjeong An (Artist)
- Yoonhee Choi (Artist, G Gallery)
- Minki Hong (Artist, Show Show Show)
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