7080 Chungjang-ro Recollection Festival

Written by Marion Gregory Photographs courtesy of Chungjang-ro Festival Organizing Committee Originally published November 2010 #105   On a typical day Chungjang-ro attracts shoppers with its storefronts and coffee shops. … Read More

Gwangju Biennale 2018: Imagined Borders

Written by Maria Lisak Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Biennale The Biennale is always an excellent critique on society. One may think that the exhibits on offer at the Biennale are … Read More

You, The One, Standing in the Prosperous Land

Written by Robert Grotjohn Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Museum of Art and Robert Grotjohn   During the last week of June, the foyer of the Gwangju Museum of Art (광주시립미술관) … Read More

From the Streets of Resistance to the Walls of the Gallery: The From Vietnam to Berlin Exhibition at the ACC

Written and photographed by Saul Latham The world has acted out, written down, and turned over many pages of political resistance. From Vietnam to Berlin skims back through some of … Read More

A Juxtaposition of Moving Optimism

Written by W.I. Archie Photograph courtesy of Asia Culture Center   The contemporary art installation of Tomas Saraceno at Gwangju’s Asia Culture Center was at times morbid and overwhelming. However, … Read More

Orchestral Music Warms the Soul on a Cold Winter’s Night

Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Symphony Orchestra Blustering winds. And I mean serious gusts. Freezing temperatures. Literally. Way below zero. A friend and I forge a path … Read More

Gwangju Design Biennale and the 4th Industrial Revolution

Written and photographed by Matt Furlane Throughout history, there have already been three industrial revolutions: The 1st industrial revolution took place during the 18th and 19th centuries and involved the … Read More

Ten Years After : Gwangju Design Biennale Fair Curator Song Seong-hee Embraces the “New Normal”

Written by Anastasia Traynin Song Seong-hee interview interpretation by Gwangju Design Biennale Photographs by Lorryn Smit The present seems to be a scary place, with wars and natural disasters devastating places … Read More