Busan Biennale

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The country’s contemporary and historical artists from Seoul, Busan, Gwangju and Daegu are strongly represented at this year’s fair

From Sung Hwan Kim's solo show at Barakat Contemporary, Seoul, to a retrospective of General Idea at National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

BY Lisa Yin Zhang |

Both regional and international artists probe the history and identity of the port city, offering a template for other biennials to stave away hyper-globalist perspectives

From a celebration of local talent at the SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation to a major museum survey of Hiro Steyerl at MMCA, these are the exhibitions to see during the inaugural Frieze Week Seoul this year

BY Matthew McLean |

A collaborative effort between authors, musicians and visual artists, this year’s edition presents site-specific works that focus on quotidian experiences and hidden histories 

BY Wooyoung Lee |

This year's edition of the Busan Biennale, South Korea, finds eerie resonances of cold war divisions in present-day art and politics

BY Andrew Maerkle |

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