BUSAN (Korea Herald) -- Art Busan, the second largest art fair in South Korea, hit yet another record-breaking sales figure this year, attracting established collectors and younger generations of collectors.
“As of Sunday morning, we are expecting to see around 60 billion won ($50 million) in sales. It is another sales record,” Chae Seung-min from Art Busan told The Korea Herald.
Among the 133 galleries from 21 countries participating this year was Saradipour Gallery, the sole international gallery from the Middle East.
“Iran has a lot of good artists. We have just started to introduce Iranian art to South Koreans. It (Korean art market) is good to sell, but our main reason is not just for selling. We want to introduce culture of Iran and what is happening inside of Iran,” said Hassan Saradipour, founder of the gallery.
Saradipour Gallery presents works by Ali Zakeri, Dariush Husseini, Moslem Khezri, Shima Faridani and Ali Saeedi.
In 2021, South Korea’s art market was worth a record 922.3 billion won, based on transactions made at art fairs, auction markets and galleries’ sales, according to Korea Arts Management Service.