21/5/2004
Busan Biennale 2004
Diverse locations, Busan
The Busan Biennale consists of three inter-related projects: the 'Contemporary Art Exhibition,' which invites international artists from various contemporary genres; the 'Sea Art Festival,' which presents installation works at Busan's scenic Haeundae Beach; and the 'Busan Sculpture Project,' which promotes an artistic environment through the construction of large-scale outdoor sculptures around the Eulsukdo Culture Centre.
May 22 - October 31, 2004 / Busan, Korea
Theme: Chasm
Host: Busan Metropolitan City
Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sea Art Festival, Busan Sculpture Project
As one of Korea's representative international art events, The Busan
Biennale traces its history back to the founding of the "Busan Young
Biennale" in 1981. Over time the "Young Biennale" amalgamated with other
emerging art events in Busan eventually becoming the "Pusan International
Contemporary Art Festival" (PICAF) in 1998 and finally the Busan Biennale
in 2002. Now, the Busan Biennale consists of three inter-related
projects: the "Contemporary Art Exhibition," which invites international
artists from various contemporary genres; the "Sea Art Festival," which
presents installation works at Busan's scenic Haeundae Beach; and the
"Busan Sculpture Project," which promotes an artistic environment through
the construction of large-scale outdoor sculptures around the Eulsukdo
Culture Centre.
The Busan Biennale, which has developed into a large-scale international
event, has been an endeavor to achieve the contradictory aims of
establishing local identity, and globalization. The theme of the Busan
Biennale 2004, "Chasm" reflects this endeavor.
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Busan Sculpture Project
May 22 - Aug. 29, 2004 / Eulsukdo Culture Centre, Busan
Under the same sub-theme of the Sea Art Festival, 'Crossing Over', the
Busan Sculpture Proejct is directed by Kim and curated by Lee. Since the
formation of the Olympic Sculpture Park in 1991, which is located in front
of the Busan Metropolitan Art Museum, the Busan Sculpture Project has been
devoted to the creation of outdoor sculpture parks in Busan including
Amnam Park.
This year's project will present large-scale outdoor sculptures to be
placed around Eulsukdo Culture Centre. Eulsukdo is the place where Nakdong
River meets the sea and is famous for the migratory birds that visit it.
The aim of this project is to create an environment where artworks are
integrated and harmonized with their natural surroundings. 20 renowned
international artists are contributing to the realization of this project.
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Contemporary Art Exhibition
Aug. 21 - Oct. 31. 2004 / Busan Metropolitan Art Museum
The Contemporary Art Exhibition, which is co-curated by Tae Man Choi
(Artistic Director/Professor, Kookmin University) and Manu Park
(Curator/Director of Exhibitions, Gwangju Biennale 2002) is composed of
three separate yet inter-related sections: "Point of Contact," "Hang in
There, My Dear Geum-sun" and "Moving Picture Desire".
Along with the Biennale's main theme 'Chasm' this exhibition incorporates
'N.E.T.' (Nexus/Encounter/Traveling, Negotiation/Environment/Transit) as
its sub-theme. Around 100 internationally renowned artists will
participate with works from various genres of contemporary art.
"Point of Contact," co-curated by Choi and Park will reflect various
trends of international contemporary art and allow diverse
interpretations of the themes "Chasm" and "N.E.T."
"Hang in There, My Dear Geum-sun," curated by Choi, will highlight
regional, historical and cultural peculiarities of Busan while dealing
with the topic of post-colonial trauma and various social and political
issues relevant to post-colonial discourse.
"Moving Picture Desire," curated by Park, purports to introduce
experimental and innovative media art that deal with the impact of
cinematic experience on contemporary art. It is intended that new methods
of communication between different genres through film be explored.
Venue : Busan Metropolitan Art Museum, Busan, South Korea
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Sea Art Festival
Oct. 9 - Oct. 31, 2004 / Haeundae Beach, etc., Busan
Sea Art Festival, which is directed by Kwang-Woo Kim (Artistic Director/
Professor, Dong-A University) and curated by Tae-Ho Lee (Curator/
Professor, Hongik University), will install 30 works, produced by
international artists under the sub-theme 'Crossing Over,' around Haeundae
Beach and other nearby public places. Taking advantage of peculiar natural
surrounding of the city of Busan, especially the scenic Haeundae Beach
that attracts many tourists, the Sea Art Festival seeks to provide an open
place where people can encounter artwork in a natural and relaxed setting.
Furthermore this event intends to be an exemplar of environment art in
which artworks are placed in an accessible setting.
In the image: Heribert Brinkmann Anatol, The house
Organiser: Busan Biennale Organizing Committee