Seoul Auction, '2023 Zero Base x Jeonnam Cultural Foundation' Auction on the 10th

Starting Bid at 0 Won, Introducing 74 Works by 7 Local Artists

Seoul Auction announced on the 6th that it will hold the '2023 Zero Base x Jeonnam Cultural Foundation' auction in collaboration with the Jeollanam-do Cultural Foundation.

Seoul Auction announced on the 6th that it will hold the '2023 Zero Base x Jeonnam Cultural Foundation' auction in collaboration with the Jeollanam-do Cultural Foundation.
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This auction is hosted by the Jeonnam Cultural Foundation and organized by Seoul Auction. Bids can be placed through the Seoul Auction website until the 10th. Bidding will close in lot order starting from 2 PM on the deadline day.

'Zero Base' is an auction format where the buyer sets the price of the artwork, characterized by a starting bid of 0 KRW. The auction features 74 works by a total of 7 regional artists who have been actively working mainly in the Jeonnam area but have had limited opportunities to be recognized in the domestic art scene or art market.

The participating artists are ▲ Go Ma-eum ▲ Kim Gye-jin ▲ Lee Seol-je ▲ Lee Ho-guk ▲ Jeong Yoon-young ▲ Heo Jeong-rok ▲ Hong Eun-pyo.

Previously, three artists who participated in the Zero Base auctions in 2020 and 2021 ? ▲ Go Cha-bun ▲ Jeong Seon-young ▲ Han Im-su ? are invited as special guest artists and will exhibit 16 works. They plan to donate the proceeds from the sales of their auctioned works to support the participation fees of the current Zero Base artists.

The auction preview exhibition can be viewed free of charge at the Seoul Auction Gangnam Center 5th floor exhibition hall until the 10th.

A Seoul Auction representative stated, “Since 2020, we have been collaborating annually with the Jeonnam Cultural Foundation to support regional artists’ entry into the art market and their creative activities. Moving forward, we will continue to highlight all members of the art market to promote a virtuous cycle of creation, distribution, and enjoyment, striving for sustainable growth of our art ecosystem.”

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