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SHANGHAI BIENNALE
BODIES OF WATER:
THE 13th SHANGHAI BIENNALE

Chief Curator: Andrés Jaque
Curators: You Mi, Marina Otero Verzier, Lucia Pietroiusti
Head of Research and Publications: Filipa Ramos
Power Station of Art (PSA)
678 Miaojiang Road, Shanghai, China

Launched in 1996, the Shanghai Biennale is not only POWER STATION OF ART (PSA)
the first international biennial of contemporary art in Established on October 1, 2012, the Power Station of
mainland China but also one of the most influential art Art (PSA) is the first state-run museum dedicated to
events in Asia. contemporary art in mainland China. It is also home
to the Shanghai Biennale. Renovated from the former
In 2012, the Power Station of Art became the organizer Nanshi Power Plant, PSA was once the Pavilion of
and permanent venue of the Shanghai Biennale. Future during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

From Open Space in 1996, to Inheritance and Exploration The museum has not only witnessed the city’s vast
in 1998, Spirit of Shanghai in 2000, Urban Creation in changes from the industry age to the IT era, but also
2002, Techniques of the Visible in 2004, Hyper Design provided a rich source of inspiration for artists with
in 2006, Translocalmotion in 2008, Rehearsal in 2010, its simple yet straightforward architectural styles.
Reactivation in 2012, Social Factory in 2014, Why Not
Ask Again in 2016, and Proregress in 2018, the Biennale And as Shanghai’s generator for its new urban
has always maintained Shanghai as its primary locus, culture, PSA regards non-stopping innovation and
upholding the mission of supporting academic and progress as the key to its long-term vitality. The
cultural innovation, while continuously tracking social museum has been striving to provide an open
evolution and trends in knowledge production in a global platform for the public to learn and appreciate
context with an open view. Gathering in Shanghai every contemporary art, break the barrier between life
two years, the Biennale has also become a large-scale and art, and promote cooperation and knowledge
platform for the in-ternational presence and exchange of generation between different schools of art and
contemporary art. culture.

Power Station of Art on the bank of Huangpu River. © PSA

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