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
Chang Wen-Hsuan, “Data Exceeds the Limit” (2023–24) (photo Bruno Ruiz, courtesy the artist)

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