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Theme |
. Unmapping The Earth |
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Period |
. Sep. 1 ¡ Nov. 27, 1997 (88 Days) |
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Venue |
. There is a separate hall for each theme. |
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Host |
. Gwangju Biennale Foundation,Gwangju City |
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Artists |
. 117 Persons from 39 Countries |
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Contents |
. Main Exhibition, Special Exhibition, Satellite Exhibition,
Satellite and Spon
sored Exhibitions-:: Festivities
. Pre opening, Opening & Closing Ceremony, Gala Festivities,
Foreign Folk
Performance, World Art Wear Show |
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The theme "Unmapping The Earth"
aimed to bring about a turning point by inciting them to change all
thoughts and behaviors that oppress their lives. The exhibition consisted
of 5 sections of Speed/Water, Space/Fire, Hybrid/Wood, Power/Metal,
and Becoming/Earth.
High-level artworks were displayed by internationally distinguished
commissioners. |
| Speed | Herald
Szeemann, Switzerland, Director of '97 Lyon Biennale |
| Space | Kyong
Park, America, Director of StoreFront |
| Hybrid | Richard
Koshalek, America, Director of LA Contemporary Art Museum |
| Power | Sung
Wan-kyung, Korea, Professor of Inha University |
| Becoming | Bernard
Marcade, France, Art Professor of Cergy- Pontoise University |
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| Memory and Hostory
: Korean Art and Visural Culture 1945 |
| Curator : Kim Jin-song (Art Critic)
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| Contents : Reflections of Korean
Art and Visual Culture after 1945 |
| Venue : Gwangju City Art Museum
Main Hall |
| Artists : 37 Persons |
| Nomadic Passage
: Folk Beliefs and Korean Contemporary Art |
| Curator : Park Young-taik (Art Critic
and senior curator at Kumho Art Museum) |
| Contents : Korean cultural traditions,
living customs and visual images) |
| Venue : Gwangju City Art Museum
Main Hall |
| Artists : 27 Persons |
| Crossing East and
West |
| Curator : KYu June-sang (Executive
Director of Seoul Arts Center) |
Contents : It includes major paintings
and artworks of the masters east and west,
which seeks to provoke a re- examination of aesthetic value. |
| Venue : Gwangju City Art Museum
Main Hall |
| Artists : 35 Persons |
| Gwangju Aperto |
Curator : : Yu Jae-kil (Professor
of Hong-ik University) Oh Byeung-ouk
(Professor of Won-kwang University) Cho Kwang-suk (Art Critic) |
Contents : Reflections of the main
interest of younger generation of Korean artists &
cultural changes |
| Venue : Education & PR Center |
| Artists : 54 Persons |
| Urban Vision - Public
Art Project |
| Curator : Park Ho-jae (Editorial
writer of Kwangnam Daily News) |
Contents : It's focused on the
project and direction about city environmental
development & cultural infra. |
| Venue : Nambong Gallery & Downtown
Gwangju |
| Artists : 104 Persons |
| Satellite Exhibition |
| Title of exhibition : The 2nd Gwangju
Reunification Art Festival |
| Curator : Park Young-taik (Art
Critic and senior curator at Kumho Art Museum) |
Contents : To commemorate the recognition
of May 18 as a National Memorial Day
and to promote the desire of reunification into art. |
| Venue : May 18 Cemetery |
| Dates : Aug. 15 ¡ Oct. 15, 1997 |
| Artists : About 180 Persons |
| Organizer : Gwangju Reunification
Art Festival Committee |
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