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         THE SHANGHAI BIENNALE


         Launched in 1996, the Shanghai Biennale is not
                                                              Heather Phillipson, Music for Rats, 2021, paper, card, cardboard, marker
         only the first international biennial of contemporary   pen, expanded cork, audio, dimensions variable, installation view at the
         art in mainland China but also one of the most       13th Shanghai Biennale PHASE 03: AN EXHIBITION, 2021. Courtesy Power
                                                              Station of Art, photo by Chen Hao.
         influential art events in Asia. In 2012, the Power
         Station of Art became the organizer and permanent
         venue of the Shanghai Biennale. From ‘Open Space’    maintained Shanghai as its primary locus, upholding
         in 1996, to ‘Inheritance and Exploration’ in 1998,   the mission of supporting academic and cultural
         ‘Spirit of Shanghai’ in 2000, ‘Urban Creation’ in    innovation, while continuously tracking social
         2002, ‘Techniques of the Visible’ in 2004, ‘Hyper    evolution and trends in knowledge production in
         Design’ in 2006, ‘Translocalmotion’ in 2008,         a global context with an open view. Gathering in
         ‘Rehearsal’ in 2010, ‘Reactivation’ in 2012, ‘Social   Shanghai every two years, the Biennale has also
         Factory’ in 2014, ‘Why Not Ask Again’ in 2016,       become a large-scale platform for the international
         and ‘Proregress’ in 2018, the Biennale has always    presence and exchange of contemporary art.

                                                              Carlos Casas, 1883/Krakatoa, 2021, sound installation, dimensions
                                                              variable; continuous loop (approx 40 min cycles), commissioned by
         Tabita Rézaire, Mamelles Ancestrales, 2019, color video with sound, 45:45   the 13th Shanghai Biennale/Power Station of Art, installation view
         minutes, installation view at the 13th Shanghai Biennale PHASE 03: AN   at the 13th Shanghai Biennale PHASE 03: AN EXHIBITION, 2021.
         EXHIBITION, 2021. Courtesy Power Station of Art, photo by Chen Hao.   Courtesy Power Station of Art, photo by Chen Hao.





































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