Bangkok Biennial
The Bangkok Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary art which was inaugurated in 2018.[1] The first edition ran from July 1 until September 30.[2] It was the first biennial/biennale event to take place in Thailand.[3] Organised in a decentralised and open-access manner, the 2018 Bangkok Biennial did not have a central curatorial team[4] and was made up of autonomous, self-organised pavilions.[4] Most of the pavilions were located in the city of Bangkok, additional pavilion were located in other parts of Thailand and in the Netherlands and Japan online.[5]
Preceding the Thailand Biennale and the Bangkok Art Biennale, the Bangkok Biennial is one of three very different biennial art events all inaugurated in Thailand in the second half of 2018[6]
The founders of the Bangkok Biennial have remained anonymous to date.[7] They have claimed this is in an effort to work against traditional 'top-down' approaches[8]
Artist in 2018 edition[]
An unknown number of artists were included in the first edition of the Bangkok Biennial. Originally billed as "150+" artists,[9] the event's website, published materials and mobile application listed 249 artists when the event opened in July 2018.[10] The actual number is likely higher.
References[]
- ^ "1st Bangkok Biennial to Open With Riverside Aerobics". 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Bangkok Biennial announces its official lineup of artists". bk.asia-city.com.
- ^ "Battle of the Biennials: Which Will Define Thailand?". 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Out of the shadows, almost".
- ^ "The boom in biennials - The Nation".
- ^ "Thailand's rising contemporary art scene – Prestige Online – Society's Luxury Authority".
- ^ "What's holding back Bangkok's art scene?". bk.asia-city.com.
- ^ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "A trio of biennials".
- ^ "Marvel at 150+ Artists at 1st Bangkok Biennial". 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Artists 2018 - Bangkok Biennial". bangkokbiennial.com.
External links[]
- Events in Bangkok
- Arts festivals in Thailand