ABOUT


AfroAsia was founded by curator Sun A MOON, who has been exploring alternatives to Western-centered contemporary art and post-colonialism, and artist CHE Onejoon, who has examined the relationship between Africa and Asia from various perspectives. AfroAsia believes that an epistemological turn must occur along with a methodological turn for the expansion of contemporary art, and it envisions new solidarities between Africa and Asia inheriting the Bandung spirit.

Space AfroAsia was established as a contemporary art exhibition space in early 2021, and the following year, AfroAsia – Eco Museum was established on the same street to increase local residents’ access to contemporary art.

Bosan club street in Bosan-dong, Dongducheon-si, where the two spaces of AfroAsia are located, is a symbol of the US military base town where Camp Casey, one of the largest US military bases, has been stationed for about 60 years. As the US military presence declined rapidly around the 1990 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War, West Africans began migrating to Bosan-dong, establishing Korea's largest African village. Currently, Koreans, Africans, and Asian immigrants coexist in the town under capitalism, and the two spaces of AfroAsia has become places for them to share their experiences and lives. They function as community art spaces, educational venues, and exhibition halls that evoke memories and new experiences of the city and open the future through co-creation



MISSION




After the Bandung Conference in 1955, solidarity between Africa and Asia continued through the Non-Aligned Movement. However, the spirit of Bandung has faded over time and now remains an imaginary discourse. AfroAsia, inheriting the Bandung spirit, fosters new cultural solidarity in Bosan-dong. Bosan-dong, once an economic colony under the US military, has become a symbol of reviving the Bandung spirit's agenda through cultural solidarity that embraces the lives of diverse immigrants. AfroAsia aims to build new Africa-Asia solidarities and present alternatives and expansions of contemporary art.

AfroAsia strives to create opportunities to connect Korean history with global history through international exhibitions, photographic projects, collaborative art projects, and various archive projects. Additionally, it seeks to establish a discourse for a new model of coexistence and harmony by offering educational programs that form new relationships among the US military, local residents, and Afro-Asian migrant workers.


SPACE AFROASIA & AFROASIA - ECOMUSEUM

VISION
US military base cities in Korea are constantly evolving into multicultural cities while navigating colonialism, Cold War ideology, and capitalism. Bosan-dong, where the spaces are located, holds memories of the existing Cold War ideology and creates new memories for immigrant multinationals. Therefore, Space AfroAsia and AfroAsia – Eco Museum function as community art spaces and non-profit art exhibition centers where all of their memories are recalled and jointly created. The spaces have the goal of not only promoting the production of new works of art by communicating with Asian and African artists but also communicating with multinationals and constructing a discourse for a new model of coexistence and harmony that carries echoes of the Bandung spirit.

(1)ART
Providing an opportunity to link Korean history with international history through exhibitions and projects.

(2)ARCHIVES
Recording and archiving Bosan-dong, which experienced colonialism, Cold War ideology, and c apitalism, and has constantly changed its aspect as a multicultural city.

(3) EDUCATION
Conducting education programs to resolve misunderstandings between the US military, local residents, and multinational migrant workers.







Hours
THURSDAY - SATURDAY
12:00 - 19:00
RSVP is Required

Contact
+82 (0)70-8028-4267
SPACEAFROASIA@GMAIL.COM


Space AfroAsia
426-7, Bosan-dong, Dongducheon, Gyeonggi-do




AfroAsia Eco Museum
570-104, Saengyeondong, Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do