• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.245-253
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• 2018

The purpose of this research is to analyze how the transformation of Gwangju Biennale policy change their exhibitions. The research analyzed the Gwangju Biennale Declaration which announced upon the foundation of Biennale, as well as the following development plans to examine how the Biennale's aim has changed. There're any Biennale which has the declaration except Gwangju. We can see the keywords of art criticism at that time in the declaration and the innovations suggested on the 20th anniversary of Gwangju Biennale. This research shows the 20 years development of the declaration of Gwangju Biennale which visualize Gwangju spirit achieved more universal expansion by displaying artworks. The achievement of Gwangju Biennale which universalize the Gwangju spirit and expansion of community art parallelize the development of Korean contemporary art.