The catalogue of the 1995 Kwangju Biennale is published in a five volume series. The International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, 'Beyond the Borders', is presented in Volume 1 of the series. As the main feature at the inaugural biennale, 'Beyong the Borders' attempts to bring forward art from the 'Western World' together with that of the 'Third World'. Lim Young Bang, Chairperson of the Kwangju International Biennale Organizing Committee commented in the preface, 'the Kwangju Biennale has adopted the theme "Beyond the Borders", by which all participants can wholeheartedly pursue the goal of harmony and common prosperity regardless of nation, race, ideology and religion'.

'The theme “Beyond the Borders” conveyed a message of global citizenship that transcended divisions between ideologies, territories, religion, race, culture, humanity, and the arts. Aesthetically, it manifested itself in art’s ability to overcome meaningless pluralism and intended to establish new orders and relationships between the arts and mankind.
The exhibition was composed of six regionally focused sections: West Europe and East Europe / North America / South America / Asia / The Middle East and Africa / Korea and Oceania.' - from organiser's website.

Each colour plate is accompanied with biographical notes of the artist and a short writeup about the artwork. Also included in the catalogue are floorplans of the venue and a list of related events.

Other participating artists included: Mario Airo, Osi Audu, Chant Avedissian, Jacques Bedel, Luis F. Benedit, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Carlos Capelan, Maurizio Cattelan, Marek Chlanda, Chuck Close, Milena Dopitova, Roza El-Hassan, Nina Fisher & Maroan El Sani, Beatriz Gonzalez, Douglas Gordon, Selma Gurbuz, Ken Hardy, Kay Hassan, Jose Antonio Hernandez-Diez, Irene & Christine Hohenbuchler, Fabrice Hybert, Carsten Holler, Graciela Iturbide, Alfredo Jaar, Ikram Kabbaj, Alexis Leyva Kcho, Richard Killeen, Joachim Koester, Guillermo Kuitca, Zofia Kulik, Vladimir Kuprijanov, Guto Lacaz, George Lappas, Yuri Leiderman, Geoff Lowe, Dalibor Martinis, Tracey Moffatt, Oscar Munoz, Philip Lindsay Napier, Mindaugas Navakas, Ernesto Neto, Juri Ojaver, Gabriel Orozco, Mabel Palacin, Steven Pippin, Puhiatau Pulehatau, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Franck Scurti, Penny Siopis, Jana Sterbak, Beat Streuli, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Diana Thater, Olga Tobreluts, Eulalia Valldosera, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Marijke Van Warmerdam, Vedova Mazzei, Xavier Veilhan, Jeff Wall, Carrie Mae Weems