Home > Archive > Biennale Review Theme . Beyond The Borders Period . Sep. 20 ¡­ Nov. 20, 1995 (62 Days) Venue . The Culture Belt of Joong Oe Park Contents . 4 Areas, About 660 Artistsfrom 58 Countries:: Festivals   About 12,000 Persons of 165 Art Troupesfrom 30 Countries   The first Gwangju Biennale opened in September 1995, presenting 817 diverse artworks by 660 artists from 58 countries. Under the theme ¡®Beyond the Borders¡¯, the main exhibition consisted of 6 sections based on geographical region: 1. West Europe & East Europe, 2. North America, 3. South America, 4. Asia, 5. The Middle East & Africa, and 6. Korea & Oceania. Presenting numerous artworks by innovative young artists, the '95 Gwangju Biennale provided diverse perspectives on the complex issues facing modern society, representing voices, which have been excluded from the international art scene. In addition to the exhibitions, festivals, concerts, and events were organized with the participation of 12,000 performers in 165 troupes from 30 countries. 1.6 million visitors, including some 50,000 guests from abroad attended the Biennale. North America | Kathy Halbreich, USA West Europe | Jean de Loisy, France East Europe | Anda Rottenburg, Poland South America | Sung Wan-kyung, Korea Asia | Oh Kwang-su, Korea Korea & Oceania | Yu Hong-joon, Korea Middle East & Africa | Clive Adams, UK Infoart Directed : Paik Nam-june and Cynthia Goodman Curated : Kim Hong-hee An international exhibition that explored the vast creative potential of high- tech art in an information society dominated by science and technology. 94 artists from 20 countries, including Gary Hill and Bill Viola. Art as Withness Curated : Lim Young-bang An international exhibition of monumental works reflecting struggles for peace and democracy in 20th century history. 39 artists from 19 countries, including Picasso, Beuys and Tatlin. Gwangju : Gwangju Memory of May Curated : Won Dong-suk and Kwak Dae-won An exhibition of Korean Minjoong art is about the movement, which emerged in the face of the political oppression in the 1980s. 33 artists including Tomiyama Taeko and Yi Eung-ro Estern Spring & Ink Painting Curated : Chang Suk-won An exhibition of ink painting showed the contemporary development of this archetypal East Asian art form. 32 artists from 7 countries, including Joong Kwang and Yu Kook-song. Originality in Korean Art Curated : Youn Bum-mo A retrospective of Korean art from the early 1900s to 1970 through the works of 18 Korean artists, including Kim Whan-gi. Korean Contemporary Curated : Seo Sung-rok and Yoon Jin-sub Exploring the state of Korean art in the 90s through the works of 32 young Korean artists