What to C: Asia.

From: C: International Contemporary Art | Date: September 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Kwangju Biennale

The second Kwangju Biennale opens this September under the title "Unmapping the Earth." Kwangju is one of numerous new points of interest in a remapping of the international world of art. If, since the nineties, we have come to expect the inclusion of artists from outside of the Euro-American power centres in Western exhibitions, with Kwangju, we have another perspective on the exchange. And not unexpectedly, the perspective is framed by ideas of shiftin...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Kwangju Biennale Ends, Leaves Many Loopholes.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) ; These days, no one in Korea can be blamed for the general trend of loving and admiring only large-scale events and grandiose themes. Living in a small country that is vulnerable to pressures from surrounding powers like the United States, China and Japan, many people, particularly those in
Local Artists Boycott Kwangju Biennale.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) ; With less than three months to go before opening of the Kwangju Biennale, six of the nine Korean artists scheduled to take part in the international fair have decided to withdraw. They announced their decision during a press conference held at a cafe in Insa-dong yesterday, blaming limited
Laying Claim to the Memory of May: A Look Back at the 1980 Kwangju Uprising. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
Pacific Affairs ; LAYING CLAIM TO THE MEMORY OF MAY: A Look Back at the 1980 Kwangju Uprising. By Linda S. Lewis. Honolulu: University of Hawai'I Press. 2002. xxi, 189 pp. (B&W photos.) US$19.95, paper ISBN 0-8248-2543-8. Let me begin with a disclaimer. I have known Linda Lewis for over twenty years. In fact,
TEN YEARS LATER, KWANGJU STILL ENRAGES KOREANS
The Boston Globe ; KWANGJU, South Korea - Rain had softened the red clay of Mangwol-dong Cemetery to viscous mud. It smeared the sneakers, high heels and spit-shined oxfords of the thousands of mourners who had come to pay respect to the victims of a decade-old "incident" -- the government's neutral term -- whose
Kwangju sees vindication coming at start of Chun's massacre trial.(World)
The Washington Times ; KWANGJU, South Korea - When former President Chun Doo-hwan finally walks into a Seoul courtoom in his white prison robe, it will be a sight to savor for residents of this southern city. At that moment, true democracy begins, said Park Kang-bae, an official with a group that calls itself the