FOCUS Art Fair London

FOCUS Art Fair London took place last week at London’s Saatchi Gallery. It featured the best new pop art from across Asia, including the hottest new artists from Korea, Japan, Bali, India, China and more. FOCUS Art Fair London brought a distinctly Asian flavour to the capital’s busiest art week.

For fans of K-Pop and J-Pop, highlights from the 4 day fair included Japanese popstar, artist and heart thob Kento Senga presenting FiNGAiSMas well as live sugar art demonstrations and art from Korean and Philippines most exciting artists who rarely exhibit in the UK includingKorean artist Meekyoung Shin, Japanese artist Ken Yashiki Philippines artist JUNYEE, andPhilippines artist Pong Bayog. 

FOCUS Art Fair London presented works by more than 50 contemporary Asian artists from over 15 countries and regions, including China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, and India,alongside diaspora artists from the UK, USA, and Europe.

Set in the heart of London’s vibrant Chelsea,FOCUS Art Fair London took over the iconic Saatchi Gallery for the weekend of the 17 – 19 October 2025 and hosted a colourful celebration of contemporary Asian Art, showcasing more than 50 contemporary world-class Asian artists, alongside emerging talent, established and new galleries, and an exciting talks programme. plus visions of art’s future. Featuring stunning artworks from across Asiaand its diaspora, this unmissable 2025 edition of FOCUS Art Fair London offered an eclectic cultural weekend to explore London’s vibrant and diverse arts scene.

Voted as the third most “Instagrammable” art gallery in the world in 2022, Saatchi Gallery is an exciting stage for championing artists and showcasing new trends in art, and this must-see art exhibition does just that, spotlighting the voices of established names, leading contemporary artists, galleries, and emerging talent in one of the world’s most prestigious art spaces.

Artists exhibiting at FOCUS ART Fair London 2025: Malaysian artist Sanker Ganesh, Korean artist Meekyoung Shin, Japanese artist Ken Yashiki,

FOCUS Art Fair returned to London this October for its 4^th UK edition and 11^th global edition, continuing its mission to connect Asian and contemporary artists with international audiences across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. As the only international art fair dedicated to this unique cultural bridge, FOCUS presents a vibrant, forward-thinking platform where tradition meets innovation, and East meets West, offering a truly global perspective on contemporary Asian art.

Founded in 2019 under the direction of Sungmin Hong and Jungwon Lee, FOCUS is an international art fair with editions across Europe and the USA, providing a platform for contemporary Asian art. Since its inception, FOCUS has hosted over 45 overseas exhibitions and international art fairs, spotlighting the voices of established names, leading contemporary artists, galleries, and emerging talent in some of the world’s most prestigious art spaces. From Paris, London, and Porto to New York, the fair continues to serve as a catalyst for redefining the global Asian art market by pushing the boundaries of contemporary Asian art internationally.

FOCUS Art Fair London’s specialisation in contemporary Asian art remains strongly represented in the 2025 edition through the participation of over 30 leading galleries including One East Asia, Singapore; Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi; SH Gallery, Tokyo; Artas Gallery, Petaling Jaya; Teravarna Art Gallery, Los Angeles; Hanmi Gallery, London, Seoul; Sobasuta Gallery, Tokyo; Hongik Art, Seoul; Jay Chung Gallery, New York.

Highlighted artists for 2025 include two distinguished Korean artists: Meekyoung Shin and Jaejun Lee. FOCUS will showcase MeekyoungShin’s reinterpretations of 16th–20th century Chinese porcelain and Buddha figures made from soap, alongside Jaejun Lee’s porcelain works, which combine innovative forms and glazing with traditional techniques. Both Shin and Lee represent a unique interplay between tradition and contemporary practice, that is both rooted in cultural heritage and boldly forward-looking. Shin’s bold pieces challenge conventional notions of material and history, using soap to evoke impermanence and cultural transience, while Lee’s work quietly explores the dialogue between life and thought through repetition, change, and the passage of time.