2026 Dalseong Daegu Contemporary Art Festival Movement: Flow-Ringer-Flux
Sep 11 – Oct 11, 2026 · Happening now · Daegu
Overview
The Dalseong Daegu Contemporary Art Festival is a contemporary art festival held around Gangjeongbo, carrying on the spirit of the 'Daegu Contemporary Art Festival,' where young artists in the 1970s challenged the rigidity of the established art world through diverse artistic experiments. Gangjeong, the venue of the Dalseong Daegu Contemporary Art Festival, holds significance as the site of Korea's first collective art event, held during the 3rd Daegu Contemporary Art Festival in 1977, in which about 200 artists—the largest number ever—participated.
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