Korean Artist Lim Hyejung Debuts at Vietnam International Art Fair 2024
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Korean contemporary artist Lim Hyejung (b. 1981) participated in the inaugural Vietnam International Art Fair (VIA), held from December 19 to 22, 2024, at Hotel Nikko Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City.VIA Art Fair is Vietnam's first international hotel art fair, bringing together leading galleries from Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia to present hundreds of contemporary artworks. Utilizing the guest rooms and common areas of the 5-star Hotel Nikko Saigon, the hotel art fair format offered visitors an intimate environment to appreciate the artworks.
Lim Hyejung exhibited a series of paintings that reconstruct nature through imagination. Her distinctive technique fuses Eastern and Western traditional materials to create transparent, flowing textures on canvas, with her unique approach incorporating silver and gold leaf attracting considerable attention from local visitors and collectors.
Ahlfah! Collective, a Seoul-based gallery in South Korea, participated as a partner gallery, supporting the introduction and sales of Lim Hyejung's works.
This participation marks Lim Hyejung's first entry into the Southeast Asian art market, signaling the expansion of exchanges with the Vietnamese contemporary art scene.
Exhibition Information
- Event: Vietnam International Art Fair 2024
- Dates: December 19–22, 2024
- Venue: Hotel Nikko Saigon (235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City)
- Organizer: VIA Art Fair
- Partner Gallery: Ahlfah! Collective (Seoul, South Korea)