Alternative visions: in a provocative curatorial gesture, this year's Gwangju Biennale was largely dedicated to--and determined by--independent artist groups and alternative spaces. (Report From Gwangju).(Critical Essay)
From: Art in America
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Date: 11/1/2002
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Author: Napack, Jonathan
"Basically," a harried Hou Hanru let slip, as preparations for the 2002 Gwangju Biennale threatened to descend into chaos, "you could call my strategy `Fuck the Museum.'" Hou's provocative joke--or was it?--somehow captures the spirit of the event's Project 1, "Pause," one of the most unusual exhibitions ever to sneak past a budget committee. Hou and co-curator Charles Esche didn't stop at breaking one mold; they chose to shatter several--and all at the same time. The result was both ...
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