Taiwan Calls Renaming of National Pavilion at Gwangju Biennale ‘Political Censorship’

Taiwan Calls Renaming of National Pavilion at Gwangju Biennale ‘Political Censorship’

The Taiwanese Ministry of Culture has issued multiple statements saying it opposes the decision to rename its presentation at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale.

Gwangju Biennale accused of censoring pavilion title

Courtesy Gwangju Biennale Taiwanese participants in this year’s Gwangju Biennale have accused the biennial organiser of censoring the title of their pavilion. The dispute arose earlier this month when promotional materials of the biennial listed the Taiwanese participation under ‘NTMoFA Pavilion’ – named after the acronym of its organising institution, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts – instead of the title ‘Taiwan Pavilion’, which the in…