It is said that 21st century is the century of culture. I think that the uniqueness is the most important element of culture. But the modern arts combined with the digital technology are characterized as unlimited duplication and simultaneous distribution overcoming the space and time barrier, thus having the possibility of losing the uniqueness of culture because of the trends.
Internationalization is a common sense.
But before we internationalize our society we should try our best to preserve the uniqueness of the local culture. The main reasons for asserting such efforts are to provide opportunity for promoting the status of local arts internationally, establishing tradition as an international art festival and internationalizing local arts. Firstly, the largest event among the 5 events is the Contemporary Art Exhibition inheriting the experimental and progressive characteristic of the Pusan Biennale which was held since 1981. This is a well known environmental art festival in Korea which fully utilizes the oceanic and cultural characteristics of Pusan. This particular festival consists of installation and live art, and the general public will be able to witness works of art performed by 28 artists working on the installation art and 9 artist working on the live art at the location.