Image: Pace Gallery, Seoul
Pace Gallery in Seoul will present Friedrich Kunath’s first solo exhibition at the gallery from September 1 to October 24, 2026. Titled 'The Nearest Faraway Place', the show is set to open during Frieze Seoul 2026, according to the gallery’s announcement.
The exhibition is described as exploring themes of distance and (re)location. Pace says the works included will consider a sense of longing between “the place you’re in and the place you’re destined to be,” framing the presentation around movement, separation and the emotional terrain of being in transit. The gallery’s announcement positions the Seoul exhibition as part of its wider Asia programming around the fair period.
Kunath’s Seoul debut follows the gallery’s broader preview of forthcoming exhibitions in Asia, which also highlighted Nigel Cooke’s first solo presentation in Tokyo. For Seoul, however, the focus remains on Kunath and this specific new body of work. The exhibition title, 'The Nearest Faraway Place', underscores the tension between proximity and remoteness that the gallery identifies as central to the project.
The show will be presented at Pace Gallery’s Seoul location at 267 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu. The gallery has not provided additional public details in the source material about the number of works, specific media, or installation format. What is confirmed is that this is Kunath’s first solo exhibition at the Seoul gallery and that it is timed to coincide with one of the city’s busiest contemporary art weeks.
Born in Germany and long associated with painting that blends atmosphere, image and text, Kunath is represented here through the lens of Pace’s thematic framing rather than a retrospective account of his career. The gallery’s release points to a contemporary, reflective presentation in which travel, displacement and aspiration become organizing ideas for the exhibition.
'The Nearest Faraway Place' will run from September 1 through October 24, 2026, at Pace Gallery, 267 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
