Inclusive Design, Selfie Spots, and a Hint of the Future: Gwangju’s 2025 Design Biennale

By Luis Andrés González The 2025 Design Biennale opened its doors on August 30, and after interviewing the artistic director [see Gwangju News, September issue], I couldn’t wait to visit … Read More

The Sheep, The Seat, and The Subway

Hurry, Hurry – But Why? By Muthukumar Elangovan Every act is a tiny battle. Like getting an elevator from the top floor, darting out of the office, and making it … Read More

Book Review: The Plotters

Reviewed by Michael Attard The Plotters By Un-su Kim 304 pages, Doubleday, 2029 ISBN-10: 0385544383; ISBN-13: 978-0385544382 The setting is early 21st-century South Korea. The main character of this crime … Read More

Upcoming Events – October 2025

FESTIVALS     Chungjang Street Festival Gwangju Kimchi Festival EXHIBITIONS                                    Art for All, Sound for Art The ACC’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition: “Manifesto of Spring” 2025 Gwangju Design Biennale Exhibition: Rose Rabbit Salt … Read More

Summers Written by Mosquitoes

By Franceska Duong The summer of my 2023 Gwangju year was one of peace. Aside from the small battles against mold, I was fortunate enough to have an insect-free apartment. … Read More

Book Review: Around the World on a Bicycle

By Michael Attard Around the World on a Bicycle is more than a young man’s memoir covering almost two years of his life. It is an exotic adventure over mountains, … Read More

Upcoming Events – September 2025

EXHIBITIONS                                                                                            Special Exhibition in Celebration of the ACC’s 10th Anniversary: “Masters of New York: The Generation of Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Krasner” 2025 ACC Focus “Ryoji Ikeda” *This exhibition … Read More

ACE Fair Gwangju 2025: Where Culture Content and Commerce Conjoin

By Saqib Sharif This  August,  Gwangju’s  Kim  Daejung Convention  Center  will  once  again transform  into  Asia’s  premier  content and entertainment hub as the 2025 Gwangju ACE Fair (Asia Content and … Read More