Welcome to Busan Biennale, a major international culture & art contents festival of the city of Busan. The international art event is not only the iconic event of Korea's marine capital city of Busan, but also features the nation's largest scale. The event was first created 10 years ago when a variety of voluntarily performed and visited local exhibitions were decided to be incorporated as had long been desired by many artists and citizens. Thanks to a great deal of efforts and sacrifices for the last 10 years, what was started as a local event has already been evaluated as one of Asia's major and event further the world's famous international art festivals. By brilliantly reflecting the local lives and culture into the exhibition, Busan Biennale also turns Busan into a city of culture and art. It's no doubt that your continuous interest and affection in Busan Biennale will redesign the city as a world-class cultural city where art & culture vibrantly thrive.
Hur Nam-Sik, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City,
Chairman of Busan Biennale Organizing Committee

Purpose and Direction
Busan Biennale is a comprehensive art festival that integrated three different festivals that had been held in the city: Busan Youth biennale, Busan Sea Festival, and Busan Outdoor Sculpture Symposium. With a long History of serving a s an art stronghold in Asia, Busan is a perfect place to host an art festival for the region and beyond. The biennial art event was intended to present an easy interpretation of the hard-to-understand contemporary art and make it more accessible to the general public. The festival serves as an arena where locals can mingle with people from other countries and communicate with each other. Busan Biennale will be entrenched as representative culture event of Korea and ultimately, achieve a worldwide recognition.