Incheon Women Artists' Biennale

The Incheon Women Artists' Biennale, held in Incheon, South Korea, and inaugurated in 2004, subsequently had editions in 2007, 2009,[1] and 2011 that focused on the work of contemporary women artists.[2] It is the first and only art biennale in the world focused on the work of female artists.

The 2009 edition featured works by American feminist artists Faith Ringgold and Judy Chicago as well as 99 other artists from 25 other countries. Organized by Dr. Eunhee Yang, along with curators Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos and Sutthirat Supaparinya, the main exhibition "So Close Yet So Far Away" brought together artists from diverse countries whose works question and go beyond the cultural boundaries of given identities. It included the following artists: Claudia Aranovich, Golnaz Fathi, Bae Hyung Kyung, Parastou Forouhar, BanKyung Ran, Joan Giodano, Isabel Baraona, Marietta Hoferer, Bea Camacho, Hong Ju Hee, Jenny Chen, Hong Jiyoon, Judy Chicago, Hong Jin suk, Sharon Chin, Kang Eunsu, Angiola Maria-Riva Churchill, Kim Soon-im, Jan Fairbairn-Edwards, Kim Jung Hee, Kim Pill Rae, Mami Kosemura, Le Hien Minh, Lee Eun Sook, Lee Jongmee, Lee Hye Ryun, Patricia Leighton, Renee Magnanti, Matsui Fuyuko, Rakuko Naito, Sokuntevy Oeur, Oh Gwiwon, Sudsiri Pui-Ock, Jungwook Grace Rim, Susanne Ruoff, Annette Rusin, Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Mary Ting, Daniela Todorova, Marcia Widenor, Yeo Sanghee, Samira Abbassy, An Se-Eun, Hetty Baiz, Lucile Bertrand, Hong Insook, Aihua Hsia, Hwang In Ran, Mella Jaarsma, Jo Won Joung, Tina Karageorgi, Kim Deulnai, Kim Soo Ja, Kim Sookkyung, Kim Yu Na, Kim Hyeon Ah, Ko Kyoung-Wook, Angeliki Korkou, Lee Ju Eun, Lim Sunhee, Min Jung-Soo, Sonya Rademeyer, Shin Dong Won, Melati Suryodarmo, Imhathai Suwatthanasilp, Yoon Ji Seon, Hamra Abbas, Jane Ingram Allen, Chae Song Wha, Cho Hyun Jae, Choi Je-Hun, Jina Chung, Tiffany Chung, Chu Mi Rim, Natalya Dyu, Archana Hande, Im Sun Iy, Jane Jin Kaisen, Marie Christine Katz, Kim Min Kyoung & Chang Yunju, Kim Youngmi, Kim Eunmi, Kim Juyon, Kim Hwayong, Kwon Namhee, Despina Meimaroglou, Mandana Moghaddam, Park Yuna, Park Hyesoo, Project Group Yup, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Faith Ringgold, Pinaree Sanpitak, Fay Shin, Susan Stockwell, Sali Taylor, Penelope Thomson, Hong-Kai Wang, Won Seong Won.

Heng-Gil Han was the operating committee chairman and curator of the Tuning Exhibition of 2009 entitled "The 21st Century, the Feminine Century, and the Century of Diversity and Hope," and the work exhibited encompassing a larger variety of media such as multimedia, performances, film, writing, discussion, and animation, and included male artists. It included artwork by Eun Mi Choi, Disband, Coco Fusco, Donna Huanca, Akiko Ichikawa, Chang-jin Lee, Hyuk Kang, Bo Sub Kim, Se Won Kim, Lee Mingwei, Xaviera Simmons, Carolee Schneemann, and Lorna Simpson.[3] The Participation exhibition showed the work exclusively of Korean artists, and, like the main exhibition, the work only of women. Kyung-ae Kwon was the president of the biennale organizing committee, and Eunhee Yang the commissioner of the main exhibition.[1]

The main exhibition for the 2011 edition, entitled "Terra Incognita," was curated by Jane Farver, former director of MIT's List Visual Arts Center. It included the art of Joan Jonas, LaToya Ruby Frazier, and Yael Bartana, and 25 other women from a total 13 countries.[4] The Tuning Exhibition that year was co-curated by Han, Gyoung Mo Rhee, Kyoeng Sub Yue, and two others, and the work shown focussed on social practice art by artists regardless of gender. The Participation exhibition included the work of women artists active in women's artists organizations around the world and those who specifically contributed to the advancement of the Incheon Women Artists' Biennale.[5]

The Biennial was first conceived by local women artists in Incheon; many of them were fine art teachers in public and private schools. They had aspired to have large exhibitions that would connect with the rest of the world since 1996. But they had to fight against the prejudices about 'women artists' gathering.' The local male artists mounted an anti-biennale in 2006. The organizing committee lost its momentum in 2013 as the political environment was not friendly enough to secure funding from the government. The version of 2013 was held in a smaller scale with Korean artists, which became the last one.

References

  1. ^ a b "Spotlight on Women Artists at Incheon Biennale". Korea Times. 2009-07-30. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "2011 Incheon Women Artists' Biennale".
  3. ^ Han, Heng-gil, ed., 2009 Incheon Women Artists' Biennale, Tuning (catalogue)
  4. ^ "Main Exhibition: Terra Incognita". iwabiennale.org. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Exhibition Participation: Alone Together". iwabiennale.org. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

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