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#SHANGHAIBIENNALE #BODIESOFWATER
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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