Gladstone Gallery will move its Seoul location to the city’s Hannam-dong neighborhood later this year.
Designed by Minsuk Cho of Seoul-based firm Mass Studies, Gladstone’s new outpost will take over two floors of the 739-28 Hannam Building at Yongsan. Across the street is Pace Gallery’s Seoul location and down the street is the Leeum Museum of Art.
The space is scheduled to open in the late summer, ahead of Frieze Seoul in September. A solo exhibition for Ed Atkins, his first in the city, will inaugurate the space.
“Gladstone has always approached its program from a global perspective, creating opportunities for our artists to reach audiences across different regions and cultural contexts,” Gladstone senior partner Max Falkenstein said in a statement. “The opening of our new space marks an important milestone for the gallery and strengthens the international platform through which we engage with leading institutions, private collectors, and arts enthusiasts worldwide.”
Gladstone opened in Seoul’s Gangnam district in 2022, as part of a wave of Western galleries, such as Thaddaeus Ropac, setting up shop there, just ahead of the launch of Frieze Seoul that year. In the past four years, it has mounted solos for Ugo Rondinone, Jaider Esbell, Joan Jonas, Cecily Brown, Ian Cheng, and Alex Katz, among others, at the space.
The Seoul gallery has acted as Gladstone’s flagship in Asia and this expansion, according to a release, “further strengthen[s] Gladstone’s presence in Asia.” Gladstone plans to expand its participation in regional fairs in Asia, including PhotoFairs Shanghai and Art Busan, both in May, in addition to continuing presenting at Art Basel Hong Kong and Frieze Seoul.
“Asia has become an increasingly important part of Gladstone’s program and global network,” Gladstone partner Paula Tsai said in a statement. “Our new space in Seoul allows us to further strengthen the relationships we have built with collectors, curators, and museums across the region while continuing to support our artists’ engagement with audiences throughout Asia.”
