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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.

2022

《물결 위 우리》
We, on the Rising Wave

Busan Biennale 2022

기간, 장소, 전시감독, 큐레이터에 대한 정보제공
Period 2022. 9. 3. – 11. 6. (65days)
Venue Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Pier 1 of Busan Port, Yeongdo, Choryang
Artistic Director Haeju Kim
Volume 64 teams from 25 countries (80 artists)

Host

  • 부산광역시

  • 부산비엔날레조직위원회

Sponsors

  • 신세계

  • 부산은행

  • 모모스

  • 부가부

Supports

  • 문화체육관광부

  • 부산항만공사

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