Gwangju Biennale 2024 explores soundscapes with 72 artists across 31 pavilions
The 15th Gwangju Biennale, named PANSORI: A Soundscape of the 21st Century, is open until December 1, 2024. Nicolas Bourriaud, the artistic director, characterized the main pavilion as chaotic. This edition features a record 72 artists from 30 nations across 31 pavilions, making it the largest biennale to date. Notable exhibitions include Cinthia Marcelle's reinterpretation of Não existe mais lugar neste lugar (2019–24), Mira Mann's homage to Korean nurses, and Sung Tieu's System’s Void (2024). Qatar debuts its first independent pavilion showcasing seven artists, among them Fatima Abbas and Farah Al Sidiky. The ASEAN Pavilion and other national displays are located at the Asia Culture Center, addressing themes of conflict and division.
Key facts
- The 15th Gwangju Biennale runs until 1 December 2024
- Features 72 artists from 30 countries across 31 pavilions
- Artistic director Nicolas Bourriaud described the main pavilion as chaotic and claustrophobic
- Qatar has the first standalone Arab country pavilion, curated by the National Museum of Qatar
- Main exhibition galleries use auditory metaphors: Feedback Effect, Polyphony, Primordial Sound
- Includes works by Cinthia Marcelle, Mira Mann, Sung Tieu, Deniz Aktaş, Max Hooper Schneider, Haseeb Ahmed, Marguerite Humeau, Bianca Bondi
- Lydia Ourahmane presents House of Hope Archives at Horanggasinamu Base Polygon in Yangnim
- A banner outside the Asia Culture Center questions art's role in a future built on genocide
Entities
Artists
- Nicolas Bourriaud
- Cinthia Marcelle
- Mira Mann
- Sung Tieu
- Deniz Aktaş
- Max Hooper Schneider
- Haseeb Ahmed
- Marguerite Humeau
- Bianca Bondi
- Lydia Ourahmane
- Abdulrahman AlMuftah
- Farah Al Sidiky
- Fatima Abbas
- Guillaume Rouseré
- Nada Elkharashi
- Hind Al Saad
- Sara Al Naimi
- Al-Shaima Ayoub
- Zulkefli Jais
- Theodor W Adorno
Institutions
- Gwangju Biennale
- National Museum of Qatar
- Asia Culture Center
- ASEAN Pavilion
- Philippines Pavilion
- Malaysian Pavilion
- Kwangju Bank Art Hall
- Horanggasinamu Base Polygon
- Canvas
Locations
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Yangnim
- Qatar
- Middle East
- East Asia
- Algeria
- Germany
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Korea