PICAF2000

Outline

The 2000 Pusan International Contemporary Art Festival(PICAF2000)

֔(Pa)-Togetherness in life

The 2000 Pusan International Contemporary Art Festival(PICAF2000) was held at Busan Museum of Modern Art, Olympic Park, Haeundae Beach, Busan Cultural Center, ect. from October 2 to November 27, 2000.
Its theme was '֔(Pa)-Togetherness in life'. Around 600,000 visitors came to see 750 artworks from 37 countries(among them, 600 pieces had entered the international art fair in PICAF 2000. It established itself as the largest intergral festival of art in Korea. It also complimented as a "miracle exhibition", in that it set an exemplary, innovative exhibition model with a small-size budget.

Theme

֔(Pa)-Togetherness in life

Period

Oct. 2 ~ Nov. 27, 2000 (57days)

Venue

Busan Museum of Modern Art, Olympic Park, Haeundae Beach

Total amount of visitors

607,337(Foreign:30,166)

Host
Busan Metropolitan City, Busan International contemporary Art Festival Organizing Committee
Support
Ministry Culture & Tourism Republic of Korea, MOFAT, Korea National Tourism Organization, The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education
Exhibition
¢¹International Contemporary Art Exhibition : Oct. 2~Nov. 27, 2000, 108 works from 35 countries
¢¹The Sea Art Festival : Oct. 2~Oct. 16, 2000, 37 works from 5 countries
¢¹The Symposium of Air Sculpture : Oct. 2~Nov. 27, 2000, 13 works from 7 countries