Busan Biennale 2018 reveals 65 artists from 34 countries for 'Divided We Stand' exhibition
The 2018 Busan Biennale, led by Cristina Ricupero and featuring curator Jörg Heiser along with guest curator Gahee Park and an advisory board, will present works from 65 artists and collectives hailing from 34 different countries. Titled 'Divided We Stand,' the exhibition will explore themes related to divided territories and is set to run from September 8 to November 11 at both the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan and the former Bank of Korea site. Among the showcased artists are Chantal Akerman, Yael Bartana, Phil Collins, Adrian Piper, Hito Steyerl, Lars von Trier, and Zhang Peili. This edition aims to highlight a diverse mix of established and emerging artists from nations like Brazil, Cyprus, and Ukraine, focusing on contemporary geopolitical issues.
Key facts
- Busan Biennale 2018 runs from September 8 to November 11
- Features 65 artists and collectives from 34 countries
- Title is 'Divided We Stand', exploring split territories
- Artistic director is Cristina Ricupero with curators Jörg Heiser and Gahee Park
- Venues are Museum of Contemporary Art Busan and former Bank of Korea site
- Includes artists like Chantal Akerman, Adrian Piper, Hito Steyerl, Lars von Trier
- Participating countries range from Cyprus to Singapore
- Selection involved collaboration with an advisory board
Entities
Artists
- Basel Abbas
- Ruanne Abou-Rahme
- Bani Abidi
- Chantal Akerman
- Dora Longo Bahia
- Maja Bajevic
- Khaled Barakeh
- Yael Bartana
- Jean-Luc Blanc
- Oscar Chan Yik Long
- Onejoon Che
- Mina Cheon
- Chin Cheng Te
- Sunah Choi
- Phil Collins
- Christoph Dettmeier
- Mauricio Dias
- Walter Riedweg
- Smadar Dreyfus
- Eva Grubinger
- Joana Hadjithomas
- Khalil Joreige
- Ramin Haerizadeh
- Rokni Haerizadeh
- Hesam Rahmanian
- Flaka Haliti
- Kiluanji Kia Henda
- Andy Hope 1930
- Hsu Chia-Wei
- Young Zoo Im
- Joo Hwang
- Yunsun Jung
- Nikita Kadan
- Wanuri Kahiu
- Amar Kanwar
- Hayoun Kwon
- Oliver Laric
- Minwhee Lee
- Yun Choi
- Gabriel Lester
- Minouk Lim
- Laura Lima
- Zé Carlos Garcia
- Lin + Lam
- Liu Ding
- Marko Lulic
- Fabian Marti
- Augustin Maurs
- Metahaven
- Nástio Mosquito
- Henrike Naumann
- Marcel Odenbach
- Melik Ohanian
- Ferhat Ozgur
- Kelvin Kyung Kun Park
- Susan Philipsz
- Adrian Piper
- Min Jeong Seo
- Bruno Serralongue
- Tayfun Serttas
- Hito Steyerl
- Jan Svenungsson
- Tamura Yuichiro
- Javier Téllez
- The Propeller Group
- Suzanne Treister
- Lars von Trier
- Nomeda Urbonas
- Gediminas Urbonas
- Jane Wilson
- Louise Wilson
- Ming Wong
- Ulrich Wüst
- Zhang Peili
Institutions
- Busan Biennale
- Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
- Bank of Korea
- ArtReview
Locations
- Busan
- South Korea
- Cyprus
- US
- Pakistan
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Syria
- Israel
- France
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
- UK
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Lebanon
- Iran
- Kosovo
- Angola
- Netherlands
- Ukraine
- Kenya
- India
- Canada
- China
- Sweden
- Japan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Lithuania
- Singapore
- Denmark