Taiwanese Artists Accuse South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale of Censorship

The Biennale’s decision to exclude “Taiwan” from the pavilion’s official name “is a threat to freedom of expression and the global art community,” the artists said.

Taiwanese Artists Accuse South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale of Censorship
A visitor walks past a poster for the 13th Gwangju Biennale on April 1, 2021. (photo Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwanese artists are accusing the Gwangju Biennale of political censorship after event organizers axed the country's name from promotional materials.