Gwangju

The 2026 Gwangju Biennale has opened with 43 participating artists, the smallest lineup since the Biennale was founded in 1995. The exhibition runs through November 15 in Gwangju, South Korea. Art watchers are weighing the reduced roster, with some seeing it as a deliberate curatorial choice toward intimacy and others questioning what a smaller edition signals for one of Asia's leading art events.

A Japanese-language article is spotlighting the South Korean film A Taxi Driver (택시운전사), describing it as a human drama based on an actual historical incident. The film depicts the 1980 Gwangju uprising through the story of a taxi driver who becomes involved in the events. Readers are being introduced to the movie's blend of real history and personal narrative.