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"Gwangju Spirit of May" Reaches Buenos Aires - Gwangju Biennale Foundation opens a special exhibition dedicated to the 5·18 Democratization Movement on December 2 as part of series of shows, providing a venue to share the values of democracy, human rights, and peace. The Gwangju Biennale Foundation opens a special exhibition commemorating the 5·18 Democratization Movement. The show is held in Buenos Aries and will run from December 2, 2022 through March 5, 2023. This event, which opens in Buenos Aries, completes the series of special exhibitions that began in 2020 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 5·18 Democratization Movement, thereby continuing the Gwangju spirit. The show takes on greater significance for being held in the year that marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Korea and Argentina. The exhibition is called Myths of the Near Future, inspired by a short story of the same name by English novelist James Graham Ballard. The pl
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May Spirit on Display in Venice for 222 Days Gwangju Biennale Foundation closes to where the flowers are blooming, a special exhibition commemorating the May 18th Democratization Movement Well received by major media...draws a diverse array of visitors. A venue for sharing the Gwangju spirit is established as related educational programs are conducted. An MOU will be signed with environmental organization We Are Here Venice The Gwangju Biennale Foundation wrapped up a highly successful 222-day run of to where the flowers are blooming, which opened in Venice last April. The special exhibition elicits the assessment to the contemporary age regarding the value of democracy based on the "Gwangju Spirit," while aesthetically shedding new light on the May 18th Democratization Movement. Gwangju Biennale Foundation President Park Yang-woo said: "The May 18th Democratization Movement Special Exhibition reminds us of the spirit in which the Gwangju Biennale was founded in 1994 and opens for the
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Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project takes on largest-ever scale “culture and art environment during the Gwangju Biennale” - Nine Cultural organizations to participate, including the Netherlands, Switzerland, and other countries - Organizations to be matched with culture and art institutions in Gwangju to showcase exhibitions - Building sustainable exchange systems between local and overseas culture and art organizations Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall The Gwangju Biennale Foundation presents the Pavilion Project, which will take place during the 14th Gwangju Biennale. Initiated in 2018, the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project involves holding associated exhibitions with prominent overseas cultural organizations to bring the world’s art environments to Gwangju and communicate a message unique to the city. This year’s Pavilion Project is scheduled to be the largest in scale, with culture and art organizations taking part from nine countries, including Switzerland, Israel, and potentially Uk
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Ceremony Held to Start Gwangju Biennale D-100 Countdown - An event is held to declare the start of the 100-day countdown to the Gwangju Biennale opening and officially deliver the first ticket, expressing wishes for the Biennale’s success. - The first ticket is handed to artist Jung Eun-hye, who starred in the drama “Our Blues.” - Communication with civil society and collaboration to invigorate the local economy are also in the works - Mayor Kang Ki Jung: “We will create a festive venue for sharing the style and flavor of Gwangju with the people of the world.” On December 28, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Kang Ki Jung, Mayor) and Gwangju Biennale Foundation (Park Yang-woo, President) jointly hosted a ceremony to mark the beginning of the 100-day countdown to the 14th Gwangju Biennale opening and to deliver its first ticket to its owner. During the event, held in Citizens’ Hall, on the first floor of Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall, a sail was hoisted to express wishes for a highly successf
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The 14th Gwangju Biennale announces the first participating artists and further details The 14th Gwangju Biennale soft and weak like water 柔弱於水 Dates: April 7, 2023–July 9, 2023 Artistic Director: Sook-Kyung Lee Website: https://14gwangjubiennale.com/ The 14th Gwangju Biennale, soft and weak like water, announces the first participating artists and preliminary details on its curatorial themes, artist selection, artworks, venues and public program. Bringing together around 80 artists from different corners of the globe, the Biennale will present over 40 commissioned projects and new works. The Biennale is curated by Artistic Director Sook-Kyung Lee, alongside Associate Curator Kerryn Greenberg, and Assistant Curators Sooyoung Leam and Harry C. H. Choi. soft and weak like water takes its inspiration from a chapter of Dao De Jing, a fundamental Daoist text, which speaks of water’s capacity to embrace contradictions and paradoxes. The Biennale proposes to imagine our shared planet as a sit
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The title of the 14th Gwangju Biennale is Soft and weak like water Soft and weak like water curated by Sook-Kyung Lee Aerial view of the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall. Courtesy of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation. The 14th Gwangju Biennale Soft and weak like water 柔弱於水 Dates: April 7, 2023–July 9, 2023 Artistic Director: Sook-Kyung Lee Gwangju Biennale Foundation announces the title of the 14th Gwangju Biennale. Curated by Sook-Kyung Lee the title of Soft and weak like water takes its inspiration from a chapter of Dao De Jing which speaks of water’s capacity to embrace contradictions and paradoxes. The exhibition will take place from April 7 to July 9 of next year for 94 days at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall and other venues in Gwangju. Below is the curatorial statement by Sook-Kyung Lee. Curatorial Statement The 14th Gwangju Biennale proposes to imagine our shared planet as a site of resistance, coexistence, solidarity and care by thinking through the transformative and resto
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The Gwangju Biennale Foundation and the City of Gwangju present "to where the flowers are blooming" 5.18 Democratization Movement special exhibition in Venice at Spazio Berlendis from April 20 to November 27, 2022. A celebration of the 5.18 Democratization Movement, "to where the flowers are blooming" began in Seoul, Korea, in May 2020 and toured around Taipei, Cologne, and Gwangju to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 5.18 movement and reflect on the history and contemporaneity of the spirit of Gwangju, which drove Korea’s democratization. After two years of postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition has finally arrived in Venice. Reflecting on today’s humanity, the exhibition presents the spirit of Gwangju as explored through artistic language: its title is borrowed from the phrase “to where the flowers are blooming” from the final chapter of Han Kang’s novel “Human Acts”, which deals with the lasting trauma of May 1980 on Gwangju and questions which historical
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Gwangju Biennale Foundation Launches $100,000 Art Award 'Gwangju Biennale Park Seo-Bo Art Prize' GIZI Foundation commits $1 million in total as prize Winning Gwangju Biennale artist will receive $100,000 First award to take place in 2023 at the 14th Gwangju Biennale From left: GIZI Foundation Chairman Park Seong-ho, artist Park Seo-Bo, Gwangju Biennale Foundation President Park Yang-woo at the signing ceremony The Gwangju Biennale Foundation, in tandem with the GIZI Foundation launches ‘Gwangju Biennale Park Seo-Bo Art Prize,’ a new award program to create a more sustainable, creative environment for visual arts. The GIZI Foundation was founded in 2019 with funding by artist Park Seo-Bo, who spearheaded the Dansaekhwa(Korean monochrome painting) movement. The two foundations held a ceremony on February 7 at the premises of the GIZI Foundation located in Yeonhee-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, to sign a sponsorship agreement for the newly launched award. Present at this event were artist Par
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Artistic Director of the 14th Gwangju Biennale 2023 is Sook-Kyung Lee The Gwangju Biennale Foundation appoints Sook-Kyung Lee, Senior Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, as the Artistic Director for the 14th Gwangju Biennale which opens in April 2023. Sook-Kyung Lee. Photo: Roger Sinek. After much deliberation, the Gwangju Biennale Foundation appointed Sook-Kyung Lee, Senior Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, as the Artistic Director of the 14th Gwangju Biennale. With her appointment, the Gwangju Biennale Foundation anticipates her to create a balance between regionality and globality in the process of planning and organizing the Biennale. “Nearly 30 years have passed since the inception of the Gwangju Biennale. As we approach a historic turning point, there are many meanings to a South Korea-born curator with an international presence taking lead in enhancing an organic link between Korean and international arts,” added the Foundation. The last time a Korean-born Ar
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The 14th Gwangju Biennale to Unveil in 2023 The 14th Gwangju Biennale will be held from April 7 to July 9 in 2023 for 94 days, making it the longest run in its history. The Gwangju Biennale Foundation officially announced that the 14th Gwangju Biennale will be held for 94 days from April 7 to July 9 in 2023. The Biennale is known to be held in even years for 66 days, opening on the first Friday of September, and closing on the first Sunday of November. The 13th edition was postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 14th Gwangju Biennale is scheduled to open in 2023 to secure sufficient time for preparation. There have been suggestions that the customary two-month period is relatively short considering the Gwangju Biennale is an international mega art event. A similar consensus was shared among the Board of Trustees during its 177th meeting. With its extended dates, the 14th Biennale is expected to provide visitors with ample opportunity to enjoy diverse cultures a
