Big crowds, smaller checks as Frieze and Kiaf open in Seoul

Wednesday's preview at Coex was VIPs and press only, but it hardly felt that way. By early afternoon, the aisles were packed with collectors decked out in designer bags and statement jewelry; gallery staff had already spent much of the day walking clients behind the booth walls to talk numbers. Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul opened side by side for a fifth year, kicking off what has long become the biggest event on the city's art calendar. Frieze brought 133 galleries from 30 countries and regions,