Outgoing Gwangju Biennale President Speaks Out Against ‘Unfounded Claims’ Amid Investigation

A controversy at the top of South Korea’s most important biennial has deepened, with its outgoing president calling claims of misconduct by its union “unfounded.”
Earlier this month, Sunjung Kim, who has served as president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation since 2017, announced that she would step down from the role when her contract expires at the end of June. She has been accused of a lack of transparency and “abandonment of duty” by the Gwangju Biennale Labor U