Tag: busan biennale

busan biennale

Latest News

2026 Busan Biennale 'Dissident Chorus' turns its attention to sound amid an overexposure to the visual

The 2026 Busan Biennale will open under the title “Dissident Chorus” on Aug. 29, with 44 artists and teams from 23 countries spread across three venues on two of the city’s islands.

2026.5.27

Visitors take part in the VIP opening of Frieze Seoul 2023 on Sept. 6, 2023, at Coex convention hall in southern Seoul. Frieze Seoul ran until Sept. 9 in tandem with KIAF, or the Korea International Art Fair, also in COEX. [YONHAP]

Culture Minister Yu In-chon gears up for Korea Art Festival

Culture Minister Yu In-chon visited the Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival, or Asyaaf, in preparation for the upcoming Korea Art Festival the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting this fall.

2024.8.14

Most popular

The 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicks off with its opening ceremony held at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae District on Oct. 4, 2023. [NEWS1]

Art, movies, games and more: Busan's cultural calendar bursts with events

Busan plays host to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), G-Star, the Busan Biennale and many other cultural events.

2024.5.29

'America, his unwavering attitude' (2021) by Bang Jeong-a, a participating artist in this year's Busan Biennale [BUSAN BIENNALE]

Experience art in Busan all year long at these fairs and exhibits

The Korea JoongAng Daily curated a list of major art events, both ongoing and upcoming, for whenever life takes you there next.

2024.4.3

The exterior of the warehouse in Pier 1 of Busan Port, which has been opened to the public for the very first time [BUSAN BIENNALE]

Busan Biennale is back and spread across four locations in the city

One of Busan’s major art events, the Busan Biennale, is back to take over the southeastern port city and make yet another contribution to its history. The Busan Biennale 2022, under the title “We, On The Rising Wave,” kicked off last week at four...

2022.9.7

Choi Jeong-hwa’s inflatable sculpture ’Fruit Travel“ installed at the Gyeongnam Art Museum. [MOON SO-YOUNG]

Calling all art lovers, head south this fall

Fall has been the best season for art lovers to travel through Korea. Now the social distancing regulations have loosened, two biennial exhibitions in major southeastern cities, the Busan Biennale and Changwon Sculpture Biennale, opened their doors..

2020.10.29

A 3-D configuration of the Busan Biennale event taking place in Yeongdo. [BUSAN BIENNALE]

Korea's biggest biennales find safe space online

Korea’s biggest art events are taking shelter online after vowing to tough out the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, yielding to the sudden outbreak of infections in the greater Seoul area which have called for the toughest measures...

2020.9.13

The poster for Busan Biennale 2020 [BUSAN BIENNALE]

Busan Biennale 2020 to go ahead despite coronavirus

Despite the streak of cancellations of major art events around the world due to Covid-19, the Busan Biennale 2020 has stepped up and decided to push forward with this year’s exhibition. "These are uncertain times, but we...

2020.7.24