Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 Announces Further Artists and Venues
The Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) has revealed an additional 27 artists participating in its fifth edition, which is scheduled to run from October 29 to February 28, 2027.
Titled “Angels and Mara”—partly referencing the Thai meaning of Bangkok, “City of Angels”— the forthcoming exhibition will explore the tensions between the desirable and the abject, the virtuous and the corrupt, setting diverse cultural concepts of “divine messengers” against the demonic Mara, a Buddhist deity that symbolizes death, temptation, and fear. The curatorial team will be led by Apinan Poshyananda, chief executive and artistic director of BAB, alongside Adulaya Hoontrakul, director of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, and other curators and scholars.
The second cohort features local and international participants, including Thai British artist Channatip Chanvipava, Hong Kong-born painter Un Cheng, Japanese Swiss multimedia artist Leiko Ikemura, London-based artist-filmmaker Sin Wai Kin, and Korean sculptor and installation artist Hannah Woo, among others. Following this announcement, the current roster totals 42 artists.
Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 Announces Further Artists and Venues
The Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) has revealed an additional 27 artists participating in its fifth edition, which is scheduled to run from October 29 to February 28, 2027.
Titled “Angels and Mara”—partly referencing the Thai meaning of Bangkok, “City of Angels”— the forthcoming exhibition will explore the tensions between the desirable and the abject, the virtuous and the corrupt, setting diverse cultural concepts of “divine messengers” against the demonic Mara, a Buddhist deity that symbolizes death, temptation, and fear. The curatorial team will be led by Apinan Poshyananda, chief executive and artistic director of BAB, alongside Adulaya Hoontrakul, director of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, and other curators and scholars.
The second cohort features local and international participants, including Thai British artist Channatip Chanvipava, Hong Kong-born painter Un Cheng, Japanese Swiss multimedia artist Leiko Ikemura, London-based artist-filmmaker Sin Wai Kin, and Korean sculptor and installation artist Hannah Woo, among others. Following this announcement, the current roster totals 42 artists.
