“Is all of this design?” Gwangju Design Biennale
review – The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk reports from Korea on the Gwangju Design Biennale – The Guardian
Curated by Ai Weiwei and Seung H-Sang, the biennale runs until 23 October. Exhibits include designs for bombs, plastic surgery for fighters and blueprints for public executions, plus a series of temporary follies built around the city by renowned architects including Atelier Bow-Wow, Peter Eisenman and Dominique Perrault.
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