Un Cheng and Sin Wai Kin will participate in Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 “Angels & Mara”.
“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.
BAB 2026 will take place across 10 citywide venues, which range from sacred temples and landmarks to cultural institutions and public urban spaces. The locations are: Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Wat Prayoon, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, the Museum Siam, One Bangkok, centralwOrld, the National Museum Bangkok, Siam Paragon, and the Art Centre at Silpakorn University. In a press release, BAB remarked that these multifaceted sites will “invit[e] audiences to encounter art in spaces that reflect the city’s rich heritage and dynamic contemporary spirit.” – AAP
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