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Busan Biennale

The Busan Biennale is a biannual international contemporary art show that integrated three different art events held in the city in 1998: the Busan Youth Biennale, the first biennale of Korea that was voluntarily organized by local artists in 1981; the Sea Art Festival, an environmental art festival launched in 1987 with the sea serving as a backdrop; and the Busan International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium that was first held in 1991. The biennale was previously called the Pusan International Contemporary Art Festival (PICAF) before it launched.

The biennale has its own unique attribute in that it was formed not out of any political logic or need but rather the pure force of local Busan artists’ will and their voluntary participation. Even to this day their interest in Busan's culture and its experimental nature has been the key foundation for shaping the biennale’s identity.

This biennale is the only one like it in the world that was established through an integration of three types of art events such as a Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sculpture Symposium, and Sea Art Festival. The Sculpture Symposium in particular was deemed to be a successful public art event, the results of which were installed throughout the city and dedicated to revitalizing cultural communication with citizens. The networks formed through the event have assumed a crucial role in introducing and expanding domestic art overseas and leading the development of local culture for globalized cultural communication. Founded 38 years ago, the biennale aims to popularize contemporary art and achieve art in everyday life by providing a platform for interchanging experimental contemporary art.

Main Exhibition

Olivier Kaeppelin

Olivier Kaeppelin b. 1949 / France
Director of Fondation Maeght

Artistic Director

Education
  • D.E.A(Advanced Research) Sociology, University Paris 10
  • Master in Sociology, Sorbonne University
  • Bachelor, Contemporary Literature, Sorbonne University
Career
  • 2013 9th Blickachsen, Germany
    'Joan Miró, l'Arlequin artificier', Fonds Hélène & Edouard Leclerc, Landerneau, France 'E-motion', Foundation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
  • 2012 ‘Arcadia in Celle’, Foundation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
  • 2011 ‘Erik Dietman, Monomental’, Foundation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
  • 2010 Project ‘Sophie Calle', Prject 'Amos Gitai', Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
  • 2007-2011 Conception and Organisation of 'Monumenta', Grand Palais, Paris, France
  • 2010-2011 President of Palais de Tokyo
  • 2004-2010 Head of direction Visual Art Department of the Ministry of Culture France
  • 2002-2004 Consultant for Culture Program of the Radio France network
  • 1999-2001 Vice-Director of France-Culture

Kim, Sou-Hyeun

Kim, Sou-Hyeun b. 1960 / Korea
Independent Curator, Art Historian, Art Critic

Curator

Education
  • Bachelor, Arts, Ewha Womans University
  • Ph.D, Western Contemporary Art History, Panthéon-Sorbonne, University Paris Ⅰ
  • Certificate, Cinéma & Audio Visuel, Sorbonne-Nouvelle, University Paris Ⅲ
Career
  • 2006-2010 Curator for the Korean Cultural Center in Paris
  • 2003 ASEM-DUO Project participation, Researcher and Lecturer of Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Cinéma & Audio Visuel
  • 2001-2003 Researcher of Yonsei University Institute of Media Arts
  • 2010 'Néo-Graphie', Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
  • 2009 'Vide & Plénitude', Espace Commines, Paris

    Curator

    Education
    • Bachelor, Russia Language & Literature, Korea Unversity
    • Master, Aesthetics, Seoul National University
    Career
    • 2013 'Primavera', Amway Museum, Gyeonggi-do
    • 2012 ‘LIG Art Space Lnaugural Exhibition-ShanShui Man’, LIG Building, Seoul
    • 2009 ‘CLIO Cosmetic Art-cliopatra, Gana Art, Seoul
    • 2008 ‘Korean Established 10 painters-Garden of the moon, Coex, Seoul
    • 2003 ‘Paradiso(Oriental Painting)’, Posco Art Museum, Seoul
    • 2002 ‘Maestro of Korean Art, Kumho Museum, Seoul
    • 1999-2013 Editor in Chief at Monthly Art

Special Exhibition Asian Curatorial

서준호

Junho Seo b. 1979 / Korea
Curator

Curator

Education
  • Master Course finished, Art Theory, Korea National University of Arts
  • Bachelor, Art Theory, Korea National University of Arts
Career
  • 2013 'Common sense of the East‘, Gallery 175, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    ‘Site Explorer', Gallery Ado, Kumamoto, Japan
    ‘Twilight-the Prospects of Asian Industry', Howl Space, etc, Tainan, Taiwan
    Touch: Korea Myanmar collaborative project', New Zero Art Space, Yangon, Myanmar
  • 2011 ‘Peace Like River’, Space 99, etc, Seoul, Republic of Korea

하나다신이치(Hanada Shinichi)

Hanada Shinichi b. 1972 / Japan
Co-curators

Co-curators

Education
  • Bachelor, Aesthetics and Art History, Kyushu University
Career
  • 2014 Chikugo Art Farm Project, Kyushu Geibunkan Community Centre, Chikugo, Japan
  • 2012 Machiju Art in Kitakyushu 2012 ART FOR SHARE, Kitakyushu, Japan
  • 2010 Nagasaki Art Plant Project 2010 in Ioujima Island, Nagasaki, Japan
  • 2010-present he land school 2010-2015, Tsukida Elementary School, Kitakyushu, Japan
  • 2008-present Chigusa Hotel Courtyard Project - Art Hospitality, Chigusa Hotel, Kitakyushu, Japan
  • 2001 The 6thKitakyushu Biennale, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Kitakyushu, Japan

리우 춘펑(Liu Chunfeng)

Liu Chunfeng b. 1981 / China
Co-curators

Co-curators

Education
  • Master, Art Management department, Central Academy of Fine Arts in China
  • Bachelor, Art History department, Central Academy of Fine Arts in China
Career
  • 2013 Curated ‘@What-New Contemporary Art of China’, held in ARKO
  • 2010 Curated ‘Fabrique en Chine', in 798 Art Zone Beijing, China
    Curated 'Yang Na and Mu Lei New Work Show', Taiwan MOCA, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2008 Curated 'Facing Reality - Selection of Chinese Contemporary Art', NAMOC, Beijing, China
  • 2007 Curated ‘Floating: New Generation of Art in China', co-curated by NAMOC and National Contemporary Art Museum of Korea

Joleen Loh

Joleen Loh b. 1988 / Singapore
Co-curators

Co-curators

Education
  • Master(2014∼), History of Art, University College London
  • Bachelor, Art History and Asian Studies, University of Melbourne
    Co-curated 'SOUND: Latitudes and Attitudes', Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Career
  • 2014 Coordinating curator, 'Lost to the Future: Contemporary Art from Central Asia', Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
    Co-curated ‘Superposition(s)', Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
  • 2013 Co-curated ‘Flux - City of Change' Starta Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, England
    Co-curated ‘INTERPLAY', Art Stage Singapore 2013, Singapore
  • 2012 Curated 'Looking at the Overlooked', George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2011 Curated ‘From Wonder to Ruins', Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne, Australia
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