Busan Biennale 2008

Expenditure

The Busan Biennale 2008 unfolded at the Busan Museum of Art, Gwangalli Beach and APEC Naru park between Sep. 6th and Nov. 15th under the theme of 'Expenditure'. Culture and Art are more closely related to wasteful activities where products are released and consumed to go back to the beginning of the cycle, rather than activities fo production, construction, preservation and augmentation. In this regard, the theme of the Busan Biennale 2008 'Expenditure' is a positive expression that defines today's culture and art.

Theme
Expenditure
Period

Sep. 6~Nov. 15, 2008(71 days)

Venue

Busan Museum of Modern Art, Gwangalli Beach, APEC Naru park, etc.

Artistic Director

- Contemporary Art Exhibition  : Won Bang Kim (Professor of Hongik University)
- Sea Art Festival  :  Jun Seung-bo (independent curator)
- Busan Sculpture Project  :  Lee, Jeong-Hyung(sculptor)


Total amount of visitors

896,815(Foreign:62,777)

Host

Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Biennale Organizing Committee

Partronized Organization
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Exhibition
¢¹Contemporary Art Exhibition : Sep. 6~Nov. 15, 2008, 92 artists from 22 countries
¢¹Sea Art Festival : Sep. 6~Nov. 15, 2008, 77 artists from 26 countries
¢¹Busan Sculpture Project : Sep. 6~Nov. 15, 2008, 20 artists from 10 countries