The 10th Gwangju Biennale
Burning Down the House
5 September–9 November 2014
Press & professional preview: 4 September, 10–18h
Opening ceremony: 4 September, 19–21h
Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall and select locations in Jungoe Park, Gwangju, South Korea
Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall
111 Biennale-ro, Buk-gu
Gwangju 500-070
South Korea
Hours: Daily 9–18h
T +82 62 608 4114
F +82 62 608 4229
biennale@gwangjubiennale.org
The 10th Gwangju Biennale, Burning Down the House, curated by Jessica Morgan, Artistic Director of the Biennale and Daskalopoulos Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, will open with a professional and press preview on Thursday 4 September, before opening to the public on Friday 5 September.
A series of performances will take place in and around the Biennale exhibition halls on both the preview and the first public day.
Ongoing performances, 4–5 September:
Allora & Calzadilla, Temperament and the Wolf, 2014
Ei Arakawa & Inza Lim, The Unheroed Theatre (Character Studies with Gwangdae, Shinmyoung, Tobaki, the Fictitious Aseupalteu), 2014
Heman Chong, Simultaneous (Gwangju), 2014
Okin Collective, Operation-For the Beloved and Song, 2014
Roman Ondák, Clockwork, 2014
Pierre Huyghe, Name Announcer, 2011
Specially scheduled performances, 4 September:
14–15h
OPEN BAR Library of Spirits-II presented by Banu Cennetoğlu and Donghee Kim
14:30–15:30h
Talk: “The History and Unresolved Issues of LGBT Rights in Korea” by Choi Hyun-sook, in the context of Carlos Motta’s We Who Feel Differently installation.
15–15:10h
Young In Hong, 5100 : pentagon
15–17h
Cecilia Bengolea & François Chaignaud, Sylphides
17–18h
Geumhyung Jeong, CPR Practice
21:30–22h
OPEN BAR Library of Spirits-II presented by Banu Cennetoğlu and Donghee Kim
21:30–22:30h
Cecilia Bengolea & François Chaignaud, Sylphides
Specially scheduled performances, 5 September:
11– 13h
Cecilia Bengolea & Francois Chaignaud, Sylphides
14:30–15:30h
OPEN BAR Library of Spirits-II presented by Banu Cennetoğlu and Donghee Kim
15–15:10h
Young In Hong, 5100 : pentagon
16–17h
Geumhyung Jeong, CPR Practice
Hosts
Gwangju Biennale Foundation
Gwangju Metropolitan City
Ticket office: T +82 62 608 4222
Opens: 8:30h
Last entry: 17:30h
Support
Official patrons:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ministry of Education, Science and Technology / Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism / Ministry of Security and Public Administration / Korea Customs Service / Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
Official sponsors:
Gwangju Shinsegae Department Store / Kwangju Bank / Asiana Airlines / Kumho Buslines
Promotional sponsors:
Shinhan Card / Ramada Plaza Gwangju / Holiday Inn Gwangju / Kumho Resort / Gwangju Family Land / Joongwoe Happy Land / SK Planet / Korail / Gwangju Convention & Visitors Bureau / WeMakePrice / Bohae
Artist commissions:
The International Production Fund 2014: Outset USA, Outset England, Outset Netherlands, NEON Organization for Culture and Development, D. Daskalopoulos / PKM Gallery / Fondation Saradar / Naver / Laura Rapp and Jay Smith / Dakis Joannou / Fundació Per Amor a L’Art / Yana and Stephen Peel / Ross Sappenfield / SBS Culture Foundation / National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea / Gallery Koo / Academy of the Arts of the World, Cologne / Maryam Eisler / Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Paris-France, FNAGP
Institutional support:
Naver Corporation / SAHA Association / British Council / Institut Français / Canada Council for the Arts
National Arts Council Singapore / Japan Foundation / Acción Cultural Española, Gobierno de España / US Embassy Seoul
Catalogue / guide supporters:
Hansol Paper / Irene Panagopoulos / Maria and Malek Sukkar / Maya and Ramzy Rasamny
Media support:
Naver Corporation / Hyperallergic
Artist dinner:
Sadie Coles / Lisson Gallery / Kurimanzutto / Esther Schipper / IPF & Sotheby’s
Opening party:
Lehmann Maupin / Kukje Gallery / Hakgojae Gallery
Additional support:
Mercedes Zobel and all those who wish to remain anonymous
