12 may - 13 june 2010

before completing its whole construction, KUNSTHALLE GWANGJU opened its doors for the first time on 12 may on the opening day of the "the flower of may" art exhibition, which commemorates the 18 may democratic uprising in gwangju 30 years ago. "flower of may" has been organized by gwangju biennale foundation and gwangju museum of art and consists of exhibitions, performance, and series of panel discussions with well-known international artists.

participating artists:
at gwangju museum of art
kader attia, candice breitz, baptist coelho, lee bul, chonggon byun, dora garcia, igor grubic, dalyong heo, alfredo jaar, sunguck kang, juyon kim, kyungho lee, leenam lee, tony ourseler, nam june paik, michaelangelo pistoletto, giuseppe stampone, caecilia tripp, ai weiwei, cai yuan & jian jun xi,

at kunsthalle gwangju:
baptist coelho, rainer ganhal, seungchan gwon, moonho ma, caecilia tripp

in front of kumnamro exhibition space of gwangju museum of art:
matthew schreiber

concert performance:
arto lindsay