16th Gwangju Biennale Participating Artists Announced
43 artists and groups will participating in the Biennale, titled You Must Change Your Life
Park Chan-kyong, MANSHIN: Ten Thousand Spirits (still), 2013. Courtesy the artist
On 9 June e-flux published the full list of 43 participating artists and groups in the 16th Gwangju Biennale. The Biennale is titled You Must Change Your Life and will open on 5 September 2026. It has been led by Ho Tzu Nyen with curators Che Kyongfa, Park Gahee and Brian Kuan Wood.
The full list of artists and groups is as follows:
Matthew Barney, Jean Barth, James Benning, Mona Benyamin, Rossella Biscotti, CAMP, Nina Canell, Lygia Clark, Kiri Dalena & Ben Brix, A K Dolven, İnci Eviner, Angela Goh, Goldin+Senneby, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Rafik Greiss, Amanda Heng, Heo Baekryeon (Gwangju Agricultural Technical High School), James T. Hong, Tehching Hsieh, Sohrab Hura, Saodat Ismailova, Volcanoes of Jeju (Jeju Stone Park), Jeong Geumhyung, E Roon Kang, Sunik Kim, Július Koller, Daisuke Kosugi, Kwon Byungjun and Park Chan-kyong, Lu Yang, May Mothers House, Melvin Moti, Nam Hwayeon, Christian Nyampeta, Bhenji Ra, Rim Dong Sik and Nature Artist Woo Pyongnam (Jongsun), Ryu Hankil, Sasaki Ken, Suzuki Akio, Ullimsanbang (Huh Ryeon, Huh Hyeong, Huh Geon, Huh Lim, Huh Moon, Hur Jin), Wang Jiahao, Wang Tuo, Maya Watanabe
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