Kader Attia opens Irreparable Repairs in Seoul
Published on 08/28/2026 at 13:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Kader Attia opens Irreparable Repairs in Seoul on August 28, 2026. The Lehmann Maupin show runs through October 17, 2026, and the gallery says it is his first solo presentation in South Korea. AD HOC NEWS report on the Seoul opening
The Seoul show opens tonight
Irreparable Repairs centers on sculpture, installation, film, and canvas works. Lehmann Maupin places the exhibition at 213 Itaewon-ro in Seoul and schedules a public conversation with Soyoung Lee from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, followed by the opening reception from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
The gallery frames the project around repair, fragmentation, gathering, shamanism, and mysticism. Attia's long-running Mirrors series also appears in the show, linking the Seoul presentation to his broader material vocabulary.
How Venice sharpens the reading
Attia's Whisper of Traces is listed on the official Venice Biennale page for In Minor Keys, which runs from May 9 to November 22, 2026. The Biennale text describes the work through the lens of shamanic thought, ritual objects, and AI as a site of contested control.
That pairing matters. Seoul brings the work into a commercial gallery context, while Venice places it inside one of the highest institutional stages for contemporary art.
More news and background on Kader Attia
Recent exhibitions, awards, and institutional appearances on Kader Attia, collected in one place.
The work core in Attia's practice
Attia works across sculpture, installation, film, and research-based installation. His practice returns to repair, memory, colonial history, and the visible mark of damage rather than restoration as erasure.
That structure gives the Seoul show its force. The patched surfaces, ritual references, and mirrored materials make the idea of repair visible as both method and subject.
What comes next
Kader Attia's next confirmed date in the current window is the opening reception of Irreparable Repairs at Lehmann Maupin Seoul on August 28, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Key facts on Kader Attia
- Artist: Kader Attia
- Medium / Genre: Installation, sculpture, mixed-media practice
- Born: 1970, Dugny, France
- Place(s) of practice: Paris and Berlin
- Active since: Early 2000s
- Key work groups: Mirrors, Repair installations, Whisper of Traces
- Current/last exhibition: Irreparable Repairs, Lehmann Maupin Seoul, August 28 to October 17, 2026
- Major collections: Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin)
- Awards: Marcel Duchamp Prize (2016), Prix de sculpture of the Académie des beaux-arts (2026)
- Next date: August 28, 2026, opening reception of Irreparable Repairs at Lehmann Maupin Seoul
Frequently asked questions about Kader Attia
Where is Kader Attia currently on view?
Kader Attia is on view with Irreparable Repairs at Lehmann Maupin Seoul from August 28 to October 17, 2026. His project Whisper of Traces also appears in In Minor Keys at the Venice Biennale.
What defines Irreparable Repairs in Seoul?
The exhibition brings together new sculpture, installation, film, and canvas works. Lehmann Maupin links the show to repair, fragmentation, gathering, shamanism, and mysticism.
Which award did Kader Attia receive in 2026?
The Académie des beaux-arts awarded him its Sculpture Prize in May 2026. Mor charpentier announced the honor on May 26, 2026.
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