It was 1981 when a 25-year-old Kwon Nyung-ho, filled with a pocketful of dreams and desires to see the celebrated works of Old Masters in person, set foot on European soil for the very first time in his life.
BUSAN - Art lovers and collectors have gathered in Korea s second-largest city on the first weekend of May for a major culture-filled outing: Art Busan.
Art Busan 2023, one of Korea s leading art fairs based in the southeastern port city, is set to return with its largest edition yet at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) early next month.
In the second of this two-part series, we talk to young Korean collectors about how they collect and what to watch out for in this Seoul art market boom.