Founded in 1995 in memory of spirits of civil uprising of the 1980 repression of the Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Biennale is Asia's oldest and most prestigious biennial of contemporary art. Under the helm of previous curators that include Kerry Brougher, Sukwon Chang, Okwui Enwezor, Charles Esche, Hou Hanru, Honghee Kim, Yongwoo Lee, Youngchul Lee, Kwangsoo Oh, Wankyoung Sung, and Harald Szeemann, the Gwangju Biennale has established itself as a highlight of the international contemporary art biennale circuit.
Centered on the Biennale Hall in Gwangju’s Jungoui Park, the presence has elevated the city of 1.4 million to become a cultural hub of East Asia. It is home to some of the best-preserved cultural relics in the nation, and is known locally as the “City of Art, Cuisine and Culture.”
Host: Gwangju Biennale Foundation & Gwangju Metropolitan City Principal: Yongwoo Lee (President, Gwangju Biennale Foundation) Visiting Professors: Jens Hoffmann (Director of Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, 2[...]
May 8, 2012
Host: Gwangju Biennale Foundation & Gwangju Metropolitan City Principal: Yongwoo Lee (President, Gwangju Biennale Foundation) Faculty members: The 9th Gwangju Biennale Co-Artistic Directors (Nancy Adajania, Wassan Al-K[...]
April 24, 2012
▪ Hosted by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation & the Metropolitan City of Gwangju ▪ Chaired by Yongwoo Lee (Executive Vice President, Gwangju Biennale) ▪ Directed by Co-Directors, 2011 Gwangju Design Biennale (Ai W[...]
May 11, 2011
▪ Sponsored by the Gwangju Biennale Foundation & the Metropolitan City of Gwangju ▪ Chaired by Yongwoo Lee (Executive Vice President, Gwangju Biennale) ▪ Directed by Co-Directors, 2011 Gwangju Design Bi[...]
April 26, 2011
The Gwangju Biennale hosts second edition of International Curator Course from August 9 to September 5. The International Curator Course, which drew much attention last year from young curators around the globe, will tak[...]
April 14, 2010
The first International Curator Course of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation released the final list of the twenty-seven participants. This International Curator Course is a unique curator education program, which in this f[...]
June 3, 2009
Formations of Global Civil Society and Domains of Public Culture Plenary Sessions: Tuesday, October 28 - Saturday, November 1, 2008 Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) People's University of China http://www.g[...]
August 25, 2008
The Politics of Spectacle and the Global Exhibition A symposium September 24 to September 27 Gwangju Biennale Korea http://www.gwangju-biennale.org Image above: DANIEL FAUST From the Series Alaska, 2008 Copy right: D[...]
July 31, 2008
Call for Applications 7th Gwangju Biennale Global Institute: Experiments in Transnational Education Workshops in Seoul and Gwangju, Korea August 11 to 23, 2008 Deadline for applications: July 18, 2008 http://www.gb.or.kr[...]
June 27, 2008
