The Gwangju Biennale is a contemporary art biennale founded in September 1995[1] in Gwangju, South Jeolla province, South Korea.[2] The Gwangju Biennale is hosted by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the city of Gwangju. The Gwangju Biennale Foundation also hosts the Gwangju Design Biennale, founded in 2004.

Gwangju Biennale Exhibition

History

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  • 1995: Beyond Borders
  • 1997: Unmapping the Earth
  • 2000: Man and Space
  • 2002: P_A_U_S_E
  • 2004: A Grain of Dust A Drop of Water
  • 2006: Fever Variations
  • 2008: On the Road / Position Papers / Insertions
  • 2010: 10,000 LIVES
  • 2012: ROUNDTABLE
  • 2014: Burning Down the House, curated by Jessica Morgan, Fatoş Üstek and Emiliano Valdes[3][4]
  • 2016: The Eighth Climate (What does art do?)[5]
  • 2018: Imagined Borders[6]
  • 2021: Minds Rising Spirits Tuning, curated by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala[7]
  • 2023: Soft and Weak Like Water, curated by Sook-Kyung Lee[8]
  • 2024: Pansori, a soundscape of the 21st century, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Gwangju Biennale – Story". Pentagram. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Gwangju Biennale".
  3. ^ Jeesun Park (4 October 2014). "Gwangju Biennale: Burning Down The House". Ocula.
  4. ^ "Burning Down the House – Gwangju Biennale 2014". South South Art.
  5. ^ Rachael Rakes (9 November 2016). "The Eighth Climate (What Does Art Do): the 11th Gwangju Biennale". Ocula.
  6. ^ Hili Perlson (11 September 2018). "The Gwangju Biennale Is Overly Ambitious, Muddled, Difficult to Navigate—and, at Times, Extremely Rewarding". artnet.
  7. ^ Tessa Solomon (18 November 2020). "South Korea's Gwangju Biennale Reveals Artist List for Star-Studded 2021 Edition". ART News.
  8. ^ Andrew Russeth (10 April 2023). "Water World: At a Charismatic and Incisive Gwangju Biennale, Artists Navigate Crises". ART News.
  9. ^ "15th Gwangju Biennale announces theme and artists". artreview.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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