Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 has announced the second group of participating artists for its fifth edition, taking place from Oct 29 to Feb 28 next year under the theme "Angels & Mara".
Among the highlights is celebrated Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, whose provocative and deeply personal images have shaped contemporary photography for more than five decades.
Thai artist Tawan Wattuya presents expressive paintings that merge political commentary, social critique, and popular culture, reflecting on the complexities of contemporary society.
Japanese-Swiss artist Leiko Ikemura, one of the most influential artists working between Asia and Europe today, brings her distinctive visual language of hybrid beings, landscapes and dreamlike figures.
French artist duo Pierre & Gilles continue their exploration of mythology, pop-culture, religion and fantasy through their iconic hand-painted photographic tableaux.
Thai artist Udom Taephanich presents a multidisciplinary practice spanning visual art, performance and social engagement, encouraging audiences to reconsider everyday life through imagination, humour and creativity.
Indonesian artist Arahmaiani, a pioneering voice in Southeast Asian contemporary art, continues her longstanding engagement with social justice, spirituality, environmental concerns and intercultural dialogue.
Chinese artist Liu Jianhua contributes works that transform everyday materials into explorations of fragility, absence, and perception.
American artist Max Hooper Schneider presents speculative ecosystems that blur the boundaries between nature, technology and civilisation.
Japanese-Korean artist Sumi Kanazawa creates large-scale installations from layered newspaper drawings that dissolve linear notions of time and reveal histories that continue to shape the present.
Thai artist Channatip Chanvipava approaches painting as a process of self-discovery, using memory as both subject and method. Working intuitively without preparatory sketches, he transforms fragments of personal recollection into richly textured compositions and immersive painting installations.
Chinese artist Yanran Chen constructs a distinctive visual language through a recurring "girl" figure that weaves together mechanical, organic, and cybernetic elements, exploring the tensions between alienation and resilience in the digital age while inviting direct dialogue with the viewer.
Canadian-UK artist Sin Wai Kin creates alternate worlds that reflect on language, reality, time, identity and duality. Through moving image, installation, performance, writing and print, Sin employs speculative fiction to challenge accepted narratives, question idealised images and reconsider the collective gaze.
Participating artists also include Cedric Arnold, Beyond Pressure, Un Cheng, Yeoh Choo Kuan, Renato Leotta, Breda Lynch, Ong Kian Peng, Chetsada Phuwiang, Nazanin Pouyandeh, Naraphat Sakarthornsap, Sylvie Selig, Mika Tamori, Sudaporn Teja, Ralf Tooten and Woo Hannah.
For more information about artists and venues, visit bkkartbiennale.com.
