The 16th Gwangju Biennale (제16회 광주비엔날레)

Dates · Venue

Dates

Sep 5, 2026 (Sat) ~ Nov 15, 2026 (Sun)

Venue

Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall (광주비엔날레전시관)

Address

111 Biennale-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City (전남광주통합특별시 북구 비엔날레로 111 용봉동)

Hours

10:00~18:00

Admission

- Regular ticket 20,000 won- Advance ticket 17,000 won- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City discount 14,000 won* For detailed fees, see the official website

Organizer

Gwangju Biennale Foundation (재단법인 광주비엔날레) / Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City (전남광주통합특별시)

Age / audience

All ages

Contact phone

062-608-4500

Dates and fees can change. Check the official website or call before you go.

About the event

The 16th Gwangju Biennale, opening on September 5, 2026, takes its title, 'You Must Change Your Life', from the last line of a poem published by Rainer Maria Rilke in 1908. In the poem, the speaker has an experience in which his way of seeing the world is turned upside down at the moment he faces a broken ancient statue. As perspectives and positions change, we realize that we can no longer go on living as before. I must change.

Main programs

• Opening week program
• [Participating artist performances]
• Dates : 2026. 9. 5.-9. 6.
• Angela Goh - 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00
• Kwon Byungjun, Park Chan-kyong - 12:00
• Place : Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall
• Main program : Participating artist performances
• [Exhibition-related talk program]
• Dates : 2026. 9. 5. 13:00-19:00
• Place : Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, Geosigi Hall
• [Curator exhibition tour]
• Dates : 2026. 9. 6. 13:00-17:00
• * Timetable
• Exhibition Room 1 : 13:00-14:00
• Exhibition Room 2 : 14:00-15:00
• Exhibition Room 3 : 15:00-16:00
• Exhibition Room 4 : 16:00-17:00
• Exhibition Room 5 : 17:00-17:30
• Place : Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall
• [Gwangju Biennale Academy]
• Dates : 2026. 9. 5.-9. 13., twice a day (11:00 / 14:00)
• 2026. 9. 19.-11. 15., every Saturday and Sunday, twice a day (11:00 / 14:00)
• * Days not operating : 9. 26., 9. 27., 10. 3., 10. 4.
• Place : Asia Culture Center (ACC) -> Eunam Art Museum -> Jeonil Building 245 -> 5·18 Democratization Movement Archives
• * Apply in advance by searching 'Changes of the City's Memory' on Naver Reservation

How to get there

111 Biennale-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Integrated City

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