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Transforming Gwangju: Towards the Asian Culture Center

The path towards the opening of the huge ACC (Asian Culture Center), located in the heart of the city of Gwangju, South Korea, is quickly approaching its culmination and the …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

06 Mar 2013

World Biennial Forum No.1 | Diary: day 3 and 4

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culture360.org writer and correspondent Veeranganakumari Solanki shares her thoughts and impressions on the World Biennial Forum No. 1, which took place in Gwangju, South Korea.

By Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Beppu’s convivial creative spirit | artists' projects in southern Japan

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culture360.org Editor Judith Staines visits the southern Japanese city of Beppu and discovers a lively contemporary arts scene alongside the traditional hot springs culture.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

06 Feb 2013

World Biennial Forum No.1 | Diary: day 1 and 2

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culture360.org writer and correspondant Veeranganakumari Solanki shares her thoughts and impressions from the World Biennial Forum No. 1, which took place in Gwangju, South Korea.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Jan 2013

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Focus on case studies from ASEM countries | The future of biennials in Asia

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The history of Biennales and how they have developed in Asia is very young when compared to Biennales in other parts of the world. However, with this Shifting Gravity, there …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

11 Dec 2012

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Interview with Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation

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The culture360.org contributor, Veeranganakumari Solanki interviews Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange at the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to get her views on the role of biennials in connecting the two …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

25 Oct 2012

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Interview with Marieke van Hal, Director Biennial Foundation

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Marieke van Hal (NL) is the Founding Director of the Biennal Foundation which is co-organising the world's first Biennal Forum this month in Gwangju, South Korea. The event is supported …

By Kerrine Goh

04 Sep 2012

Cinema explores the life of Korean adoptees

Jung strolled lonely through the streets of Seoul. He was five, hungry and lost, as many other kids in the immediate afterword of the Korean War. A police agent found …

By Llobet & Pons

29 Jun 2012

Busan Biennale | work in process

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Llobet & Pons look at the history and development of the Busan Biennale in South Korea and reflect on how it can find a balance between the local and the …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Nov 2010

10000 Lives: the 8th Gwangju Biennale

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Since the first Gwangju Biennale in 1995, Asia has seen a significant development of contemporary Asian art on the international circuit with more and more Biennales organised in the region.