Saturday 23 

1~2:30 pm | “TG Talk: New Business Models for Galleries and New Ways of Collaborations”

Claes Nordenhake, Founder & Director of Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin/ Stockholm
Adam Sheffer, Partner and Sales Director, Cheim & Read, New York and President of the Art Dealers Association of America
Moderated by Jeffrey Boloten, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ArtInsight Ltd.

In the growing globalized art world, galleries must draw up new strategies to adapt to new environments. Galleries have realized that there is an urgent need to join forces and work together from a strategic point of view, adopting some new formulas: joint initiatives, pop-up galleries, online projects, among others. This conversation will bring together renowned gallerists from different contexts to share their experience and their view on alternative business models for galleries today.

3~4:30 pm | “Collector’s Talk: Asia Highlights”

Richard Chang, art collector
Uli Sigg, art collector
Moderated by Clara Kim, Chief Curator of Tate Modern

Both prominent collectors, Uli Sigg and Richard Chang, present their own art collections and aesthetic aspects of Asian and Korean art, in addition to exploring areas such as how to start contemporary art collection and what attracts them. The round-table with the panelists is led by Clara Kim, chief curator of Tate Modern in London as a moderator.

5~6:30 pm | “What’s Next? The Future of Asian Art Market” 

Clare McAndrew, Managing Director of Arts Economics
Adeline Ooi, Director Asia, Art Basel
Moderated by Melanie Gerlis, Art Market Journalist, Financial Times and The Art Newspaper, London

Front-row participants:
Amy Sherlock, Deputy Editor of Frieze
Filipa Ramos, Chief Editor of Art Agenda

This conversation aims at providing an overview of the present and future of Asian art in the global art market, addressing a question “Is Asian content competitive enough in the global art market?”

Sunday 24

1~2:30 pm | “Asian Abstract Art Talk: A Closer Look into Asian Abstract Art”

Emerson Wang, Curator & Art Critic
Shoichi Hirai, Senior Curator of the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
David Joselit, Professor of CUNY
Moderated by Jung-Ah Woo, Associate Professor of POSTECH

This panel discussion explores the specificity of contemporary abstract art, by focusing on East Asia and, in particular, the regions of Korea, China, and Japan. This session offers a platform for dynamic dialog among Korean and international professionals specializing in contemporary Asian abstract art such as Dansaekhwa, Gutai, and the Fifth Moon Group movement since the 1960s.

3~4:30 pm | “How Collectible Is Media Art?”

Mark Tribe, Chair of Fine Arts Dept. of the School of Visual Arts
Filipa Ramos, Editor-in-Chief of Art Agenda
McKenzie Wark, Professor of Culture and Media in Liberal Studies at The New School
Moderated by Won Joon Yoo, Director & Founder of Alice On

Front-row participant:
Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, UK editor for Artnet

How practical is it to buy media artworks—which are more easily reproducible and more ephemeral than painting or sculpture? The panel discussion addresses the worth and value of collecting media art, both for private and for institutional collections. This session consists of Korean and international curators, art critics, and collectors in the field of media art.

Venue

At COEX Convention Center, Seoul (First floor)
in front of the KIAF Exhibition Hall