The DOOSAN Yonkang Foundation (Chairman Park Yong-hyun) is participating as a sponsor of the Korean Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, held at the Giardini in Venice, Italy, from May 9 to November 22 local time.
 
This year, the Korean Pavilion takes “Liberated Space” as its theme, examining the political events and historical transitional periods of Korean society from liberation in 1945 to the present day. The exhibition is directed by Artistic Director Binna Choi, with Hyeree Ro and Goen Choi participating as exhibiting artists. In addition, novelist Han Kang, farmer and activist Huju Kim, artist and musician Lang Lee, photographer Yezoi Hwang, and artist Christian Nyampeta are participating as fellows.
 
The DOOSAN Yonkang Foundation joined as a sponsor of the Korean Pavilion for the first time this year as part of its visual arts support initiatives. The participation of artist Hyeree Ro, who previously took part in the foundation’s emerging artist program DOOSAN Art Lab, and Artistic Director Binna Choi, who currently serves as a supervisor for the DOOSAN Curator Workshop, further added significance to this year’s Korean Pavilion exhibition. 

Hyeree Ro first gained exhibition experience at DOOSAN Gallery in Seoul’s Jongno District through DOOSAN Art Lab, the emerging artist support program of the Doosan Yonkang Foundation, in 2017. Last year, she also held her solo exhibition 《August is the cruelest》 at the same venue.
 
For this year’s exhibition, Ro presents Bearing, a new work that further deepens her artistic practice through an expanded exploration of the properties of fragile materials and imperfect structures.
 
Meanwhile, Binna Choi, the Artistic Director overseeing the Korean Pavilion, previously served as a curator for the 2016 Gwangju Biennale, co-artistic director of the 2022 Singapore Biennale, and co-artistic director of the Hawai‘i Triennial. Since 2025, she has also been serving as a supervisor for the DOOSAN Curator Workshop.
 
A representative of the DOOSAN Yonkang Foundation stated, “It is especially meaningful for us to encounter at the Venice Biennale artists with whom we have long shared dialogue and growth,” adding, “We will continue to support artists who build distinctive artistic practices and pioneer new artistic worlds.”

References

• 두산연강재단 보도자료 (DOOSAN Yonkang Foundation Press Release)