SKAA is built on three core principles:

1. Contemporary Vision. Insight into current artistic practice, international market, and primary market dynamics.

2. Rigorous Evaluation. Appraisal, authentication, valuation, and due diligence grounded in scholarship and market intelligence.

3. Integrated Advisory. A unified approach where advisory and evaluation inform each other at every stage of collection

In a market defined by complexity and rapid change, collecting require more than access. It requires informed judgment, verified value, and long-term perspective.

SKAA’s integrated structure ensures that works are:

• Selected with curatorial and market awareness

• Evaluated with scholarly and financial rigor

• Positioned responsibly for future stewardship

1. Modern and Contemporary Art Advisory

   Advising on acquisitions, collection development, and market positioning through close engagement with international galleries, collectors, and institutions.

2. Appraisal, Authentication & Valuation

   Providing rigorous evaluation services including provenance research, condition assessment, and valuation to support acquisitions, estates, and secondary market decisions.

3. Collection Strategy & management

   Aligning contemporary relevance with verified value to support sustainable, long-term collecting.

SKAA is co-founded by Soyeon Sylvia Kim and Sanggoo Kong, whose complementary expertise forms the core of the firm’s advisory model.

• Soyeon Sylvia Kim leads modern and contemporary art advisory, bringing international market insight, curatorial sensibility, and collection strategy.

• Sanggoo Kong leads appraisal and evaluation, contribution decades of experience in authentication, valuation, and secondary market expertise.

Together, they enable SKAA to operate across contemporary vision and rigorous evaluation as a single, cohesive advisory practice.