South Korea Biennale Restores ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ Name After Artists Protest
The Chinese pavilion team later withdrew after Chinese diplomats pressed organizers to reverse the decision.
TL;DR
- Taiwan's exhibition at the 16th Gwangju Biennale will be called 'Taiwan Pavilion'.
- Organizers reversed an earlier decision to use the acronym 'NTMoFA Pavilion'.
- The name 'Taiwan Pavilion' was used during the project's proposal, review, contracting, and preparations.
- The Gwangju Biennale Foundation had classified the Taiwanese museum as an institutional participant.
- The foundation did not state that Chinese pressure caused the name change.