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Gwangju Biennale

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Gwangju Biennale Exhibition

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.

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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