The Gwangju Biennale is a

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founded in September 1995 in

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

, South Jeolla province,

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. 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

* 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 * 2016: ''The Eighth Climate (What does art do?)'' *2018: ''Imagined Borders'' * 2021: ''Minds Rising Spirits Tuning'', curated by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala * 2023: ''Soft and Weak Like Water'', curated by Sook-Kyung Lee * 2024: ''Pansori, a soundscape of the 21st century'', curated by Nicolas Bourriaud

References

External links

Gwangju Biennale
{{List of Biennales Korean art Art biennials Gwangju Recurring events established in 1995