Ayoung Kim Wins Inaugural ACC Future Prize in South Korea
South Korea's National Asian Culture Center (ACC) has awarded its first biennial Future Prize to Seoul-based artist Ayoung Kim. The prize, worth KRW 300 million ($210,000), will fund a commissioned work at ACC Creation Space 1, a 1,560 square-meter venue in Gwangju. Kim's interdisciplinary practice spans video, VR, game simulation, and sonic fiction, exploring biopolitics and futuristic themes. The jury praised her 'distinctive approach' and 'multi-layered visual elements.' Her work is held in major collections including Tate, Kadist Foundation, and MMCA Seoul. The exhibition runs from August 30, 2025 to February 16, 2025.
Key facts
- Ayoung Kim is the inaugural winner of the ACC Future Prize
- Prize is biennial and worth KRW 300 million ($210,000)
- Commissioned work will occupy ACC Creation Space 1 (1,560 sq m) in Gwangju
- Kim is based in Seoul and works with video, VR, game simulation, sonic fiction
- Her work addresses biopolitics, memories, ancestral origins, and futures
- Jury cited her 'distinctive approach' and 'multi-layered visual elements'
- Works held in Tate, Frac Lorraine, Kadist Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation, MMCA Seoul, and others
- Exhibition dates: 30 August 2025 to 16 February 2025
Entities
Artists
- Ayoung Kim
Institutions
- National Asian Culture Center (ACC)
- Tate
- Frac Lorraine
- Kadist Foundation
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- MMCA Seoul
- Seoul Museum of Art
- Busan Museum of Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
- Joaquim Paiva Collection at Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Gwangju
- London
- Metz
- San Francisco
- Sharjah
- Busan
- Rio de Janeiro