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Gwangju Biennale 2026: 16th edition

5 Sep – 30 Nov 2026 · Biennale · Gwangju, KR

Asia's oldest biennale (founded 1995) and one of the most curatorially serious. Gwangju's specific political context — the 1980 May 18 democratic uprising — gives the biennale a strain of engagement that distinguishes it from market-adjacent peers. National Pavilions programme.

Highlights

• Asia's oldest biennale (founded 1995)
• National Pavilions programme — curated country-by-country pavilions across the city
• Politically engaged tradition (rooted in the May 18 democratic movement)
• KTX from Seoul: 1h45 to Gwangju Songjeong; combine with Frieze Seoul (Sep 2–5)

See also

• All art events in the travel.art calendar
• travel.art — long-form visitor guides for major museums, biennales, and art fairs