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Kiaf Highlights Award

Kiaf Highlights Award

Kiaf Highlights Award는 공동 주최사인 코엑스의 지원으로 Kiaf 조직위원회가 새롭게 선보이는 프로그램으로, 오늘날의 시대정신을 대변하고 형성하는 작업을 하는 신진 및 중견 작가를 홍보하고 지원하기 위한 취지로 마련되었습니다.
첫 수상자로는 분페이 카도, 리정옥, 이유진 작가가 선정되었으며, 미술계 인사로 구성된 심사위원단의 심사와 Kiaf SEOUL 2023 관람객의 투표를 거쳐 각각 1천만 원의 지원금을 받게 됩니다.

Kiaf Highlights Award is a brand-new initiative presented by the Kiaf Organizing Committee with the support of co-organizer Coex, aimed to promote and support emerging and mid-career artists exhibiting at Kiaf whose practice represents and shapes today’s zeitgeist.
The inaugural cohort of awardees include Bunpei Kado, Ri Jong Ok, and Yi Youjin, each receiving a grant of 10 million Korean won after rounds of selection review by a panel of art world leaders as well as visitors to Kiaf SEOUL 2023.

The winning artists

Bunpei Kado | Mankind’s Problems… Sculptures That Add Wit to Everyday Objects and Bring Them to Life
Art Front Gallery

Ri Jong Ok | ‘Such a Blue Sky’ as Seen by a Third-generation Zainichi North Korean Living in Japan
Gallery Q

Yi Youjin | Creating a path of abstract art between Korea and Germany
Wooson Gallery